OpenAI · Privacy Policy (ROW)

AI Model Training Using Conversation Content

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Why it matters (compliance & risk perspective)

This means everything you type into ChatGPT — including personal details, health concerns, financial questions, or private matters — could become training data for future AI systems unless you explicitly opt out.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

OpenAI collects a wide range of personal data including your conversation content, device identifiers, location, and information from third-party sources, and may use this data to train its AI models. Users who do not opt out may have their personal conversations — including sensitive topics discussed with ChatGPT — incorporated into future model training. You can opt out of model training by going to your ChatGPT account Settings > Data Controls and disabling 'Improve the model for everyone.'

How other platforms handle this

TikTok Medium

You can use third-party applications and services that integrate with the Platform, such as when you log in to the Platform using a single sign-on tool or share content on other social media platforms. The Platform may also integrate third-party services, including software and products, to provide ...

Wealthfront Medium

By linking and sharing an account to a shared view, you authorize Wealthfront to share with your co-owner, for the duration such account is rightfully linked, certain personal information collected from you, including your name, the name of the linked financial institution, the name of your linked a...

WhatsApp Medium

Businesses you interact with using our Services may provide us with information about their interactions with you. We require each of these businesses to act in accordance with applicable law when providing any information to us. When you message with a business on WhatsApp, keep in mind that the co...

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We may use your Personal Data to develop, improve, and train OpenAI's services and technologies, including our AI models. You may instruct us not to use your content to train our models by following the steps described in the Help Center article. Please note that this may limit the ability of our services to better address your specific use case.

Applicable regulations

BIPA
Illinois, USA
CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
COPPA
United States Federal
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
DMA
European Union
FCRA
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
GLBA
United States Federal
HIPAA
United States Federal
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
April 27, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-002436
Document ID
CA-D-00006
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
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f3c083059dff1a3f26f2ce10f0072ca60f38c6921517ae6dd07e528e4bfc7ce2
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How to Cite
ConductAtlas Policy Archive
Entity: OpenAI | Document: Privacy Policy (ROW) | Record: CA-P-002436
Captured: 2026-03-10 03:38:17 UTC | SHA-256: f3c083059dff1a3f…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/openai/privacy-policy-row/ai-model-training-using-conversation-content/
Accessed: May 4, 2026
Classification
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High
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What does OpenAI's AI Model Training Using Conversation Content clause do?

This means everything you type into ChatGPT — including personal details, health concerns, financial questions, or private matters — could become training data for future AI systems unless you explicitly opt out.

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