OpenAI · Terms of Use (ROW)

Content License Grant to OpenAI

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Why it matters (compliance & risk perspective)

This means the creative writing, questions, images, and other content you submit to OpenAI may be used to train future AI models, potentially including sensitive or personal information you share during conversations.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

OpenAI's Terms of Use require all users to resolve disputes through binding individual arbitration, waiving their right to join class action lawsuits — a significant restriction on legal recourse in the event of harm. Users also grant OpenAI a broad license to use their inputs and conversations to improve and train AI models, which has privacy implications for anything shared during interactions. You can opt out of having your conversations used to train OpenAI's models by navigating to Settings > Data Controls in your ChatGPT account and disabling 'Improve the model for everyone'.

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We need certain permissions from you to provide our Services. When you use our Services, you provide us with different types of content, including text, images, audio, and other content ('Input'). By using our Services, you grant OpenAI a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, distribute, and create derivative works of the Input as needed to provide and improve our Services and comply with applicable law.

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
Terms of Use (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-002443
Document ID
CA-D-00007
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
SHA-256
3a064f11bc2cb0f491e5ad76938f2712026c1d020c9f8b50528f8c7b639a4f7f
Verified
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Change verified
How to Cite
ConductAtlas Policy Archive
Entity: OpenAI | Document: Terms of Use (ROW) | Record: CA-P-002443
Captured: 2026-03-10 03:31:52 UTC | SHA-256: 3a064f11bc2cb0f4…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/openai/terms-of-use-row/content-license-grant-to-openai/
Accessed: May 4, 2026
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does OpenAI's Content License Grant to OpenAI clause do?

This means the creative writing, questions, images, and other content you submit to OpenAI may be used to train future AI models, potentially including sensitive or personal information you share during conversations.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 1 platforms. See the full comparison.

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