These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, excluding California's conflicts of law rules. Except as provided in the Dispute Resolution section, any disputes will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of courts in San Francisco County, California.
Non-US users who are not covered by the arbitration clause may still be required to litigate in California courts under California law, which creates a significant practical barrier to seeking legal remedies abroad.
OpenAI's Terms of Use give the company a broad license to use content you submit — including your conversations with ChatGPT — to train and improve its AI models, which means your personal inputs could influence future AI behavior at scale. The mandatory arbitration clause and class action waiver significantly limit your ability to seek collective legal remedies if something goes wrong, a provision that may surprise many everyday users. You can opt out of having your data used for model training by going to Settings > Data Controls in your ChatGPT account and disabling 'Improve the model for everyone.'