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Prohibition on Prohibited End Uses Under Trade Laws

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You are prohibited from receiving our products, services, or software under applicable laws.

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Our Services may not be used for any end use prohibited by applicable trade laws, and your Input may not include material or information that requires a government license for release or export.

Excerpt from OpenAI's Terms of Use (ROW)

Provision details

Document information
Document
Terms of Use (ROW)
Entity
OpenAI
Date stated by the document
Jan. 1, 2026
As printed in OpenAI’s text (version CA-V-000068), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
March 10, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-000068, captured March 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-017245
Document ID
CA-D-000007
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Archived bytes SHA-256 (version CA-V-000068)
3a064f11bc2cb0f491e5ad76938f2712026c1d020c9f8b50528f8c7b639a4f7f
Analysis generated
March 10, 2026 03:31 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found verbatim in version CA-V-000068 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: OpenAI
Document: Terms of Use (ROW)
Record ID: CA-P-017245
Version: CA-V-000068
Captured: 2026-03-10 03:21:23 UTC
SHA-256: 3a064f11bc2cb0f4…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/openai/terms-of-use-row/provision/CA-P-017245/prohibition-on-prohibited-end-uses-under-trade-laws/
Accessed: Oct. 8, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
Categories

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What does OpenAI's Prohibition on Prohibited End Uses Under Trade Laws clause do?

The clause states: “Our Services may not be used for any end use prohibited by applicable trade laws, and your Input may not include material or information that requires a government license for release or export.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 182 platforms. See the full comparison.

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