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Despite the prohibition, ChatGPT is widely accessible online without robust age verification, creating a gap between the stated policy and practical enforcement that may affect child safety and regulatory compliance.
Interpretive note: The policy does not describe a proactive age verification mechanism; whether the reactive deletion approach satisfies COPPA's affirmative obligations is a matter of regulatory interpretation and enforcement posture.
The policy states that OpenAI collects content users submit, including conversations, uploaded files, images, audio, and video, and may use that content to train AI models. Data may also be shared with third-party API operators, vendors, affiliates, and in connection with business transactions such as mergers or asset sales, meaning user data could be transferred to entities with different privacy practices. You can opt out of having your content used to train AI models by navigating to Settings, then Data Controls in your ChatGPT account, and disabling the 'Improve the model for everyone' option.
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You may not use the Services to attempt to circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with safety-related features of the Services, including features that prevent or restrict the generation of certain types of content.
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Despite the prohibition, ChatGPT is widely accessible online without robust age verification, creating a gap between the stated policy and practical enforcement that may affect child safety and regulatory compliance.
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