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AI Model Training on User Conversations

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The clause establishes a default operational practice where conversation data contributes to model training unless affirmatively disabled, creating a distinct data processing pathway separate from service delivery. This structure places the burden of opting out on users rather than requiring affirmative consent to training use.

Clause Stability Stable

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Changes
3
Months Monitored
Apr 27, 2026
First Seen
Apr 27, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 261 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Under this provision, conversations are authorized for model training purposes by default, and users must take specific action in account Settings to prevent this use. The terms permit OpenAI to process conversation data for training unless the user exercises the available opt-out mechanism.

How other platforms handle this

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We may use your Autocomplete User Content to improve our discriminative machine learning models, which are models that rank or assign scores to code generations in order to understand the boundaries between different sets of code. We will never use your Autocomplete User Content to improve generativ...

Supabase Medium

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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We may use your personal data to train and improve our models and services. When you use our Services, your conversations with our models may be used to train and improve our Services, unless you opt out. You can turn this off by going to your account Settings and turning off 'Improve the model for everyone.'

— Excerpt from OpenAI's Privacy Policy (ROW)

Applicable regulations

EU AI Act
European Union
California AB 2013 AI Training Data Transparency
US-CA
Colorado AI Act
US-CO
EU AI Act - High Risk Provisions
EU
GDPR
European Union
Texas AI Act
Texas, USA
Trump Executive Order on AI Policy Framework
US
UK GDPR
United Kingdom

Provision details

Document information
Document
Privacy Policy (ROW)
Entity
OpenAI
Document last updated
March 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
March 10, 2026
Last verified
May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-003131
Document ID
CA-D-00006
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
f3c083059dff1a3f26f2ce10f0072ca60f38c6921517ae6dd07e528e4bfc7ce2
Analysis generated
March 10, 2026 03:38 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: OpenAI
Document: Privacy Policy (ROW)
Record ID: CA-P-003131
Captured: 2026-03-10 03:38:17 UTC
SHA-256: f3c083059dff1a3f…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/openai/privacy-policy-row/ai-model-training-on-user-conversations/
Accessed: June 18, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does OpenAI's AI Model Training on User Conversations clause do?

The clause establishes a default operational practice where conversation data contributes to model training unless affirmatively disabled, creating a distinct data processing pathway separate from service delivery. This structure places the burden of opting out on users rather than requiring affirmative consent to training use.

How does this clause affect you?

Under this provision, conversations are authorized for model training purposes by default, and users must take specific action in account Settings to prevent this use. The terms permit OpenAI to process conversation data for training unless the user exercises the available opt-out mechanism.

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