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This clause establishes the procedural mechanism by which policy modifications are communicated and implemented. It creates a notification requirement tied to materiality, establishing when users receive advance notice of substantive policy revisions versus routine updates.
Users operate under privacy terms that may be modified unilaterally by OpenAI, with notice obligations that distinguish between material changes (requiring advance notification) and non-material updates (requiring only posting and date updates). The specific threshold for 'materiality' is not defined in the clause.
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This clause establishes the procedural mechanism by which policy modifications are communicated and implemented. It creates a notification requirement tied to materiality, establishing when users receive advance notice of substantive policy revisions versus routine updates.
Users operate under privacy terms that may be modified unilaterally by OpenAI, with notice obligations that distinguish between material changes (requiring advance notification) and non-material updates (requiring only posting and date updates). The specific threshold for 'materiality' is not defined in the clause.
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