Effective: January 1, 2026 (Previous version⁠) Thank you for using OpenAI! These Terms of Use apply to your use of ChatGPT, DALL·E, and OpenAI’s other services for individuals, along with any associated software applications and websites (all together, “Services”). These Terms form an agreement between you and OpenAI OpCo, LLC, a Delaware company, and they include our Service Terms⁠⁠ and important provisions for resolving disputes through arbitration. By using our Services, you agree to these Terms. If you reside in the European Economic Area, Switzerland, or the UK, your use of the Service

Indemnity If you are a business or organization, to the extent permitted by law, you will indemnify and hold harmless us, our affiliates, and our personnel, from and against any costs, losses, liabilities, and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) from third party claims arising out of or relating to your use of the Services and Content or any violation of these Terms. Dispute resolution YOU AND OPENAI AGREE TO THE FOLLOWING MANDATORY ARBITRATION AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER PROVISIONS: MANDATORY ARBITRATION. You and OpenAI agree to resolve any claims arising out of or relating to these Terms or o

Informal dispute resolution. We would like to understand and try to address your concerns prior to formal legal action. Before either of us files a claim against the other, we both agree to try to resolve the Dispute informally. You agree to do so by sending us notice through this form⁠. We will do so by sending you notice to the email address associated with your account. If we are unable to resolve a Dispute within 60 days, either of us has the right to initiate arbitration. We also both agree to attend an individual settlement conference if either party requests one during this time. Any st

Arbitration procedures. The arbitration will be conducted by videoconference if possible, but if the arbitrator determines a hearing should be conducted in person, the location will be mutually agreed upon, in the county where you reside, or as determined by the arbitrator, unless the batch arbitration process applies. The arbitration will be conducted by a sole arbitrator. The arbitrator will be either a retired judge or an attorney licensed to practice law in the state of California. The arbitrator will have exclusive authority to resolve any Dispute, except the state or federal courts of Sa

Batch arbitration. If 25 or more claimants represented by the same or similar counsel file demands for arbitration raising substantially similar Disputes within 90 days of each other, then you and OpenAI agree that NAM will administer them in batches of up to 50 claimants each (“Batch”), unless there are less than 50 claimants in total or after batching, which will comprise a single Batch. NAM will administer each Batch as a single consolidated arbitration with one arbitrator, one set of arbitration fees, and one hearing held by videoconference or in a location decided by the arbitrator for ea

We may delete or disable content that we believe violates these Terms or is alleged to be infringing, and will terminate accounts of repeat infringers where appropriate.Copyright AgentOpenAI, LLC, Legal Department1455 3rd StreetSan Francisco, CA 941588.2 Written claims concerning copyright infringement must include the following information:A physical or electronic signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interestA description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed uponA description of where the allegedly infringing material is locate

The arbitrator has the authority to grant motions dispositive of all or part of any Dispute.9.5 Exceptions. This section does not require informal dispute resolution or arbitration of the following claims: (i) individual claims brought in small claims court; and (ii) injunctive or other equitable relief to stop unauthorized use or abuse of the Services or intellectual property infringement or misappropriation.9.6 CLASS AND JURY TRIAL WAIVERS. You and OpenAI agree that Disputes must be brought on an individual basis only, and may not be brought as a plaintiff or class member in any purported cl

In addition, the Service-Specific Terms Indemnity, as of the Effective Date, is included in this Agreement, is not subject to any liability cap, and OpenAI may not materially reduce Customer’s protections under the Service-Specific Terms Indemnity without Customer’s written agreement.13.2. By Customer. Customer agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold OpenAI and its affiliates and licensors harmless against any liabilities, damages, and costs (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) payable to a third party arising out of a Claim related to: (a) use of the Services in violation of this Agreement; (

In that case, these Terms only limit our responsibilities to the maximum extent permissible in your country of residence.OPENAI’S AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS, LICENSORS, AND DISTRIBUTORS ARE INTENDED THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES OF THIS SECTION.13. Dispute resolutionYOU AND OPENAI AGREE TO THE FOLLOWING MANDATORY ARBITRATION AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER PROVISIONS:MANDATORY ARBITRATION. You and OpenAI agree to resolve any claims arising out of or relating to these Terms or our Services, regardless of when the claim arose, even if it was before these Terms existed (a “Dispute”), through final and binding arb

The parties agree to sever and litigate in court any request for public injunctive relief after completing arbitration for the underlying claim and all other claims. This does not prevent either party from participating in a class-wide settlement. You and OpenAI knowingly and irrevocably waive any right to trial by jury in any action, proceeding, or counterclaim. Batch arbitration. If 25 or more claimants represented by the same or similar counsel file demands for arbitration raising substantially similar Disputes within 90 days of each other, then you and OpenAI agree that NAM will administer

PLEASE READ THIS ARBITRATION AGREEMENT CAREFULLY. IT APPLIES TO YOU AND OPENAI. This Arbitration Agreement is a contract and covers important issues relating to your rights. It is your sole responsibility to read it and understand it. You are free to seek assistance from independent advisors of your choice outside the Company or to refrain from doing so if that is your choice. Este Acuerdo de Arbitraje es un contrato y cubre aspectos importantes de tus derechos. Es tu absoluta responsabilidad leerlo y entenderlo. Tienes la libertad de buscar asistencia de asesores independientes de tu elección

But the Delegation Provision does not apply to any disputes about the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act, and/or any claim that all or any part of the Class Action Waiver or California PAGA Individual Action Requirement is unenforceable, inapplicable, unconscionable, void, or voidable, which will be determined only by a court of competent jurisdiction and not by an arbitrator. Excluded Claims and Limitations on How this Agreement Applies. These claims are not covered under this Agreement: (i) claims for workers’ compensation benefits, state disability insuran

All determinations of final relief, however, will be decided in arbitration, and pursuing Provisional Relief shall not waive rights under this Agreement. Notice and Demand, Cooling Off Period, and Informal Settlement Conference. OpenAI and You agree that the party initiating the claim must make a written demand for arbitration of the claim to the other party by the expiration of the statute of limitations (deadline for filing) that the law requires for the claim. The demand for arbitration shall identify the claim(s) asserted, the facts upon which such claims are based, and the relief and/or r

If the Parties cannot mutually select an Arbitrator through the processes in the preceding paragraph, the arbitration will be administered by JAMS, and except as provided in this Agreement, will be under the then current JAMS Employment Arbitration Rules & Procedures (“JAMS Rules”). The JAMS Rules are available upon request through the Company via email to employmentarbdemand@openai.com), or via the internet at https://www.jamsadr.com/adr-rules-procedures/, or by using a service such as www.google.com to search for “JAMS Employment Arbitration Rules & Procedures”; provided however, that if the

Each party shall pay for its own costs and attorneys' fees, if any, but if any party prevails on a claim which affords the prevailing party attorneys' fees and costs, the arbitrator may award reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs to the prevailing party as provided by law. You and OpenAI are entitled to adequate civil discovery sufficient to explore the factual basis of the claims and defenses asserted. Accordingly, each party may take the deposition of three (3) individual fact witnesses and any expert witness designated by another party. Each party also may propound requests for production of

To the maximum extent enforceable by law, this Agreement applies to any covered claims that OpenAI may have against You or that You may have against OpenAI and/or its Related Parties (defined below), and/or its Related Parties have against You. OpenAI’s past, present, and future: (i) officers, directors, shareholders, employees, members, agents; (ii) parents, subsidiaries, or affiliates; (iii) benefit plans, the plans' sponsors, fiduciaries, administrators, affiliates, or agents; and (iv) successors (collectively, the “Related Parties”) are intended beneficiaries of this Agreement and may enfo

Despite anything to the contrary in these Advertising Terms: (a) you may choose to use Beta Services in your sole discretion; (b) Beta Services may not be supported and may be changed at any time without notice; (c) Beta Services may not be as reliable or available as the Advertising Services; (d) Beta Services have not been subjected to the same security measures and auditing as the Advertising Services; and (e) OPENAI WILL HAVE NO LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH BETA SERVICES – USE AT YOUR OWN RISK.11. Suspension; Cancellation; Termination.11.1. Cancellation; Changes to Campai

Sanctions, Export Control, and International Trade ComplianceWith respect to all of its activities pursuant to these Terms, Merchant, including its respective officers, directors, employees, subsidiaries, and/or any other person acting on its behalf: shall comply with all applicable international trade, economic sanctions, and export control laws and regulations with respect to its activities pursuant to these Terms, including U.S. (including the regulations administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Controls (“OFAC”) and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bur

These may include disclosures to the public, or to a more limited set including to CERTs, CISA and other bodies within and outside the United States with responsibilities for ingestion and dissemination of vulnerability information.Public Disclosure TimelineWe do not commit to strict publication timelines. Public disclosures may occur in the following circumstances, where:Explicit vendor permission is obtained.There is credible evidence of active exploitation.Notifying or attempting to notify the vendor or open source maintainer may be futile, including because the recipient may not be reachab

OpenAISelect language…Updated: 1 January 2026Service credit termsThese OpenAI Service Credit Terms (“Terms”) are an agreement between you and OpenAI OpCo, LLC (or our affiliates) and govern your purchase, receipt, or use of any credit redeemable for our Services (“Service Credit”). Capitalized terms used but not defined in these Terms will have the meanings set forth in the agreement between you and OpenAI governing your use of the applicable Services (the “Agreement”).We may offer the option to prepay for certain Services through the purchase of credits (“Prepaid Service Credits”). Prepaid Se

embargoed countries, are not identified on any Restricted Party List, and that Customer will comply with applicable export control laws, including any “know your customer” requirements or obligations applicable to Customer’s End Users.16.12. Geographical Limitations on Use. Customer and End Users may not access or offer access to the Services outside of the Supported Countries and Territories. A violation of this Section 16.12 may result in Services suspension under Section 8.16.13. Updates.a. Generally. OpenAI may update this Agreement, or OpenAI Policies, by providing Customer with reasonabl

OpenAI may conduct tests or experiments, or make product changes or updates, that may affect delivery, formatting, ranking, relevance, pricing, reporting, or targeting, without notice or liability to you.4.4. Ad Transparency. OpenAI may include Ads and related information in tools or features designed to improve transparency, support compliance, or help users to understand or customize their interaction with advertisements. User preferences or regulatory requirements may affect the delivery, visibility, or interaction with Ads. 4.5. Ad Review and Removal. OpenAI may review, reject, remove, or

If there is a conflict among the documents that make up these Advertising Terms, the documents control in the following order: (a) the applicable Order, (b) the Ad Tools Terms, (c) these Advertising Terms, (d) the OpenAI Policies, and (e) any Documentation/technical specifications.13.3. Governing Law. These Advertising Terms will be governed by the Governing Laws. Without prejudice to Section 12 (Dispute Resolution), all claims arising out of or relating to these Advertising Terms will be brought exclusively in the Venue.13.4. Severability. Unenforceable provisions will be modified to reflect

3. ChatGPT Enterprise, Edu, Healthcare and Business (a) Administrators. ChatGPT Enterprise, ChatGPT Edu, and ChatGPT for Healthcare (collectively, “Enterprise”) and ChatGPT Business accounts are managed by End Users with administrative privileges (“Administrators”). Administrators may be able to add, remove and suspend End Users’ access to the organization’s workspace. In addition, ChatGPT Enterprise Administrators may be able to (a) access, share and remove Content; and (b) access logging and information about End Users’ use of ChatGPT Enterprise. Customers are responsible for obtaining and m

For Builders of GPTs: (a) GPT Content. The information or content that you upload to or include with your GPT (for example your GPT name, instructions, and description) (“GPT Content”) is your Content. As between you and OpenAI, you are solely responsible for your GPT Content, Actions, and configurations that you use or enable to create your GPT as well as any Output that is based on your GPT Content, Actions, and configurations. You must ensure your GPT complies with the Agreement and our Usage Policies⁠⁠⁠. (b) Distribution and Promotion of GPTs. By sharing your GPT with others, you grant a

6. Image and Video Capabilities Our models can accept images and videos as part of Inputs to the Services (“Visual Capabilities”). You may not use Visual Capabilities to assist in identifying a person nor to solicit or infer private or sensitive information about a person. You may not use Visual Capabilities to reproduce the likeness of any person without express consent and all necessary rights. By choosing to share an image or video publicly on the Services, such as by sharing it to the Sora feed or uploading it to create a Sora cameo, you represent you have all necessary rights, and you giv

Corporate domains. If you create an account using an email address owned by an organization (for example, your employer), that account may be added to the organization's business account with us, in which case we will provide notice to you so that you can help facilitate the transfer of your account (unless your organization has already provided notice to you that it may monitor and control your account). Once your account is transferred, the organization’s administrator will be able to control your account, including being able to access Content (defined below) and restrict or remove your acc

OpenAISelect language…Updated: 17 December 2025App Developer TermsThese App Developer Terms only apply to the development and operation of custom apps, connectors, and actions, and do not apply to other OpenAI services. These App Developer Terms ("Terms") govern your development, publication, listing, and operation of custom apps, connectors, and actions (together, “Apps”) that can connect to your API or to another service that exposes an API, including via an MCP server (“API”) and enable third-party experiences on our services (“Services”) for users. “Apps” include apps built using the Apps

Use and Nondisclosure. Recipient agrees it will: (a) only use Discloser's Confidential Information to exercise its rights and fulfill its obligations under this Agreement; (b) take reasonable measures to protect the Confidential Information; and (c) not disclose the Confidential Information to any third party except as expressly permitted in this Agreement.7.2. Exceptions. The obligations in Section 7.1 do not apply to information that: (a) is or becomes generally available to the public through no fault of Recipient; (b) was in Recipient’s possession or known by it prior to receipt from Discl

Artificial intelligence and machine learning are rapidly evolving fields of study. We are constantly working to improve our Services to make them more accurate, reliable, safe, and beneficial. Given the probabilistic nature of machine learning, use of our Services may, in some situations, result in Output that does not accurately reflect real people, places, or facts. When you use our Services, you understand and agree:Output may not always be accurate. You should not rely on Output from our Services as a sole source of truth or factual information, or as a substitute for professional advice.Y

You represent and warrant that (a) the foregoing comply with applicable law, rules, and regulations, including required disclosures, truthfulness and substantiation of claims, and lawful administration of promotions, contests, or endorsements; and (b) you have all necessary rights, licenses, consents, and permissions, including for any data, music, footage, images, endorsements, trademarks, or other third-party materials, for OpenAI to use the foregoing as contemplated by these Advertising Terms and the applicable Order. You will ensure all Destinations associated with your Ad campaigns will b

OpenAISelect language…Published: 3 June 2026OpenAI Merchant Feed Terms of ServiceThese OpenAI Merchant Feed Terms of Service (“Terms”) are entered into by OpenAI OpCo, LLC and its Affiliates (together, “OpenAI”) and the entity agreeing to these Terms (“Merchant”). These Terms govern the sharing of Merchant content with OpenAI and OpenAI’s use of such content with its products and services. You represent that you are lawfully able to enter into these Terms and bind Merchant.1. DeliveryMerchant may submit (itself or through its agent(s)) product content (“Merchant Content”) to OpenAI using agree

(b) App Operation and Content. When you add or enable an App, the Services may send applicable portions of your Content and certain information such as your country and state (“App Data”) via the App to the Application. By using or enabling the App, you authorize and instruct us to send your App Data to the applicable Application, which will be handled in accordance with its terms. We are not responsible for App Data after it has been provided to an Application other than Applications owned by us. The App may retrieve information and content from the Application, which may be included in Outpu

12. OpenAI Academy OpenAI Academy is a free learning hub and community for users of OpenAI products and services. Use of OpenAI Academy is subject to OpenAI’s Terms of Use⁠ and OpenAI Academy’s Terms of Use and Code of Conduct⁠(opens in a new window). For users with accounts associated with a business or enterprise workspace, the OpenAI Services Agreement or other business or enterprise terms do not apply to use of OpenAI Academy, even if a user uses Sign in with ChatGPT with their workspace account. If you use an email address or account associated with an organization, including through Si

Exceptions. This section does not require informal dispute resolution or arbitration of the following claims: (i) individual claims brought in small claims court; and (ii) injunctive or other equitable relief to stop unauthorized use or abuse of the Services or intellectual property infringement or misappropriation. CLASS AND JURY TRIAL WAIVERS. You and OpenAI agree that Disputes must be brought on an individual basis only, and may not be brought as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class, consolidated, or representative proceeding. Class arbitrations, class actions, and representa

The Parties agree to try to resolve Disputes informally before filing a claim against one another. Customer will do so by completing the Informal Dispute Resolution Form⁠. OpenAI will do so by notifying Customer at the Account email address. If the Parties cannot resolve a Dispute within sixty days, either Party may initiate arbitration. Both Parties also agree to attend an individual settlement conference if either Party requests one during this time. Any statute of limitations will be tolled during this informal resolution process.15.3. Generally. Customer and OpenAI agree to resolve any Dis

Accordingly, OpenAI AND I WAIVE ANY RIGHT FOR ANY DISPUTE TO BE BROUGHT, HEARD, DECIDED, OR ARBITRATED AS A CLASS AND/OR COLLECTIVE ACTION AND THE ARBITRATOR WILL HAVE NO AUTHORITY TO HEAR OR PRESIDE OVER ANY CLASS AND/OR COLLECTIVE ACTION (“Class Action Waiver”). Additionally, no arbitration proceeding under this Agreement may be consolidated or joined in any way with an arbitration proceeding involving claims by different employees. You and OpenAI also agree You are not entitled to notice of any class or collective action involving claims covered by this Agreement, including without limitati

If a Party’s claim is determined to be frivolous, the Party who initiated the frivolous claim is responsible for reimbursing the other Party for all administrative, hearing, and other fees incurred as a result of the frivolous claim.12.4. Procedure. The arbitration will be conducted by telephone, based on written submissions, video conference, or in person in San Francisco, California or at another mutually agreed location. The arbitration will be conducted by a sole arbitrator by NAM under its then-prevailing rules. All issues are for the arbitrator to decide, except a California court has th

In short:Student Data belongs to the School and remains under the School’s control.OpenAI performs services as a School Official with a legitimate educational interest.The School is responsible for any required notices/permissions and for securing access to accounts.8. Safety, misuse, and loss of accessIf we believe there’s misuse (including non‑educational use) or a security risk, we may limit or suspend access (we’ll try to notify you when reasonable). Your School is responsible for ensuring use complies with School policy.9. TerminationYou are free to stop using our Services at any time. We

OpenAI may reject, monitor, suspend, disable, or restrict any Account or access to the Ads Console if OpenAI determines in its sole judgement that you, anyone accessing your Account, or any Authorized User violated these Advertising Terms, has a security deficiency, or may otherwise threaten or damage OpenAI’s reputation.3. Payment. 3.1. Fees; Payment Method; Past Due. You will pay OpenAI all applicable Fees. All metric-based Fees will be based on OpenAI’s measurement and/or data. You authorize OpenAI to charge the payment method associated with the Account or invoice you as specified in the O

What the process looks like We retain certain data from your interactions with us, but we take steps to reduce the amount of personal information in our training datasets before they are used to improve and train our models. This data helps us better understand user needs and preferences, allowing our model to become more efficient over time. For more on how we handle data, please see our Privacy Policy, Terms of Use, and Enterprise Privacy page.

Model training FAQ How does OpenAI train its models? OpenAI trains its models in two stages. First, we learn from a large amount of data. Then, we use data from ChatGPT users and human trainers to make sure the outputs are safe and accurate and to improve their general capabilities. Learn more about our training process⁠(opens in a new window).What sources of data are used for training OpenAI models? OpenAI uses data from different places including public sources, licensed third-party data, and information created by human reviewers. We also use data from versions of ChatGPT and other service

(c) Actions. Any API, website, or service that interacts with a GPT (an “Action”) is subject to our App Developer Terms⁠⁠ and you are responsible for ensuring that any Action included with your GPT operates in compliance with those terms. (d) Removal. We may reject or remove any GPT from our Services at any time for any reason without notice to you, such as for legal or security reasons or if your GPT violates our Terms. For Users of GPTs: (a) Third Party GPTs. Except where OpenAI is identified as the builder of a GPT, GPTs are created by other users and they may rely on content or third par

Limitation of liability NEITHER WE NOR ANY OF OUR AFFILIATES OR LICENSORS WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, OR DATA OR OTHER LOSSES, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. OUR AGGREGATE LIABILITY UNDER THESE TERMS WILL NOT EXCEED ​​THE GREATER OF THE AMOUNT YOU PAID FOR THE SERVICE THAT GAVE RISE TO THE CLAIM DURING THE 12 MONTHS BEFORE THE LIABILITY AROSE OR ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100). THE LIMITATIONS IN THIS SECTION APPLY ONLY TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTE

NEITHER WE NOR ANY OF OUR AFFILIATES OR LICENSORS WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, OR DATA OR OTHER LOSSES, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. OUR AGGREGATE LIABILITY UNDER THESE TERMS SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100). THE LIMITATIONS IN THIS SECTION APPLY ONLY TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.7. App Publication7.1 Submission Requirements. By submitting an App to be published, shareable, or otherwise made available to ChatGPT U

Recipient acknowledges that a disclosure of Confidential Information in violation of these terms would cause substantial harm for which damages alone would not be a sufficient remedy, and therefore upon any such disclosure by Recipient, Discloser will be entitled to seek appropriate equitable relief in addition to whatever other remedies it might have at law.8.5. Publicity. Except with the express written permission of OpenAI in each instance, Customer will not: (a) include OpenAI’s name or logo on its websites, media, or marketing materials; or (b) make any public statement about its relation

For Restricted Processing only, you are the Data Controller and OpenAI is the Data Processor. Processing of Personal Data through the Conversion Tools is subject to the Ad Tools DPA, which is incorporated by reference.6. IndemnificationYou will indemnify, defend, and hold harmless OpenAI and its Affiliates and licensors against any liabilities, damages, and costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, payable to a third party arising out of a Claim related to (a) your use of the Conversion Tools; or (b) Conversion Data, including your collection, use, sharing, or provision of Conversion Data t

Paid accounts Billing. If you purchase any Services, you will provide complete and accurate billing information, including a valid payment method. For paid subscriptions, we will automatically charge your payment method on each agreed-upon periodic renewal until you cancel. You’re responsible for all applicable taxes, and we’ll charge tax when required. If your payment cannot be completed, we may downgrade your account or suspend your access to our Services until payment is received. Service credits. You can pay for some Services in advance by purchasing service credits. All service credits a

Trade controls. You must comply with all applicable trade laws, including sanctions and export control laws. Our Services may not be used in or for the benefit of, or exported or re-exported to (a) any U.S. embargoed country or territory or (b) any individual or entity with whom dealings are prohibited or restricted under applicable trade laws. 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. Entire agreement. These Terms contain the entire agreemen

8.1 Module Two (Controller to Processor) of the SCCs apply when Customer is a Data Controller and OpenAI is processing Customer Data as a Data Processor. Module Three (Processor to Sub-Processor) of the SCCs apply when Customer is a Data Processor and OpenAI is processing Customer Data as a sub-processor. 8.2 For each module of the SCCs, where applicable, the following applies: (i) The optional docking clause in Clause 7 does not apply; (ii) In Clause 9, Option 2 (general written authorization) applies, and the minimum time period for prior notice of sub-processor changes shall be as set forth

Bureau of Industry and Security, or any comparable list promulgated by other applicable government authorities.10.4 Miscellaneous. These Terms are the parties’ entire agreement on this topic. Amendments to these Terms must be in writing. Failure to enforce any provisions of these Terms will not constitute a waiver. If a provision is found unenforceable, it will be modified to reflect the parties’ intention and only to the extent necessary to make it enforceable; the remaining provisions will remain in full effect. OpenAI and you are not legal partners, and our relationship is that of independe

Nothing in this section will be deemed to waive or otherwise limit the right to seek public injunctive relief or any other non-waivable right, pending a ruling on the substance of that claim from the arbitrator.16. Miscellaneous.16.1. Entire Agreement. This Agreement is the entire agreement between Customer and OpenAI with respect to its subject matter and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous agreements, communications and understandings, whether written or oral. This Agreement hereby incorporates by this reference the OpenAI Policies and relevant Order Forms. Customer agrees that any terms

Note that if Customer renews without a new Order Form, the Start Date for that Renewal Term will be calculated based on the original Start Date.“Supported Countries and Territories” means the countries and territories for which OpenAI supports access to API Services and our ChatGPT services. These countries and territories are available at: https://help.openai.com/articles/5347006-openai-api-supported-countries-and-territories⁠(opens in a new window) (for API) or https://help.openai.com/articles/7947663-chatgpt-supported-countries⁠(opens in a new window) (for ChatGPT), and may be updated from

These Terms contain the entire agreement between you and OpenAI regarding the Services and supersedes any prior or contemporaneous agreements between you and OpenAI regarding the Services. Governing law. California law will govern these Terms except for its conflicts of laws principles. Except as provided in the dispute resolution section above, all claims arising out of or relating to these Terms will be brought exclusively in the federal or state courts of San Francisco, California.16. Government rightsIf the Services are accessed or used by any agency or other part of the U.S. Government, t

Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security Denied Persons List and Entity List, and any other applicable restricted party lists.“Reverse Engineer” means reverse assemble, reverse compile, decompile, translate, engage in model extraction or stealing attacks, or otherwise attempt to discover the source code or underlying components of the Advertising Services, algorithms, and systems of the Advertising Services (except to the extent these restrictions are contrary to applicable law).“Supported Countries and Territories” means the countries and territories for which OpenAI supports ac

Due to the nature of OpenAI’s Services and artificial intelligence generally, Output may not be unique, and other users may receive similar content from OpenAI’s services. Responses that are requested by and generated for other users are not considered Customer’s Output.5. Security and Privacy.5.1. Security Measures. OpenAI will comply with the Security Measures. OpenAI may periodically update the Security Measures. If OpenAI updates the Security Measures in a manner that materially diminishes the administrative, technical, or physical security features of the Services taken as a whole, Custom

2. Beta Services This section governs your use of services or features that OpenAI offers on an alpha, preview, early access, or beta basis (“Beta Services”). Beta Services are offered “as-is” to allow testing and evaluation and are excluded from any indemnification obligations OpenAI may have to you. OpenAI makes no representations or warranties for Beta Services, including any warranty that Beta Services will be generally available, uninterrupted or error-free, or that Content will be secure or not lost or damaged. Except to the extent prohibited by law, OpenAI expressly disclaims all warra

Disclaimer of warranties OUR SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS.” EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY LAW, WE AND OUR AFFILIATES AND LICENSORS MAKE NO WARRANTIES (EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE) WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES, AND DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND QUIET ENJOYMENT, AND ANY WARRANTIES ARISING OUT OF ANY COURSE OF DEALING OR TRADE USAGE. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ACCURATE OR ERROR FREE, OR THAT ANY CONTENT WILL BE SECU

WarrantiesMerchant warrants that it: (i) has full power and authority to enter into these Terms; and (ii) will comply with applicable law in the exercise of its rights and performance of its obligations under these Terms.Merchant represents and warrants that:it holds, and will maintain, the rights to provide the Merchant Content as set forth herein and to grant the licenses and rights set forth in Section 3;it will not provide any Merchant Content that violates Policies, applicable law or any applicable privacy policies, infringes any third party intellectual property rights, or is threatening

1. API OpenAI’s indemnification obligations to API customers under the Agreement include any third party claim that Customer’s use or distribution of Output infringes a third party’s intellectual property right. This indemnity does not apply where: (i) Customer or Customer’s End Users knew or should have known the Output was infringing or likely to infringe, (ii) Customer or Customer’s End Users disabled, ignored, or did not use any relevant citation, filtering or safety features or restrictions provided by OpenAI, (iii) Output was modified, transformed, or used in combination with products or

Information we retain until you delete it: Some of our Services allow you to delete Personal Data stored in your account. For example, you can delete specific, or all, of your ChatGPT conversations, delete specific Saved Memories⁠(opens in a new window), or delete your account. Once you choose to delete Personal Data, we will remove it from our systems within 30 days unless we need to retain it for longer as described below, or it has already been de-identified and disassociated from your account when you allow us to use your Content to improve our models⁠(opens in a new window). Information

What are ChatGPT Enterprise, ChatGPT Edu, and ChatGPT for Healthcare? Built for businesses, ChatGPT Enterprise offers organizations the ability to use ChatGPT with controls, deployment tools, and speed required to make your entire organization more productive. Built for universities, ChatGPT Edu offers an easy way to deploy ChatGPT to students, faculty, researchers, and campus operations, while providing admins with the same controls as in ChatGPT Enterprise. ChatGPT for Healthcare is a secure workspace designed to support HIPAA compliance and built for healthcare organizations and their clini

This is known as “targeted advertising” or sharing for “cross-context behavioral advertising” under certain state privacy laws. You can opt out using the marketing privacy control in your account settings. If you’re not logged in, you can opt out using the Manage Cookies link on our website. You can also opt out using a legally recognized opt-out mechanism, like Global Privacy Control. You can learn more about the types of data we use and share for these purposes and controls we offer you here⁠(opens in a new window). We don’t engage in these activities for users we know to be under 18 years o

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3. Harmful Activities Agent users are prohibited from creating harmful content or engaging in harmful behaviors or interactions, including: Producing, sharing, or facilitating content or experiences that sexualize children Bullying, harassment, defamation, or discrimination based on protected attributes Inciting or enabling violence 4. High Stakes Domains Our policies prohibit using ChatGPT Agent for regulated activities without following applicable laws and rules. Specifically, users should not: Make automated decisions in sensitive domains without human involvement, including law enforceme

3. Harmful Activities Agent users are prohibited from creating harmful content or engaging in harmful behaviors or interactions, including: Producing, sharing, or facilitating content or experiences that sexualize children Bullying, harassment, defamation, or discrimination based on protected attributes Inciting or enabling violence 4. High Stakes Domains Our policies prohibit using ChatGPT Agent for regulated activities without following applicable laws and rules. Specifically, users should not: Make automated decisions in sensitive domains without human involvement, including law enforceme

You will not use Audience Tools, Audience Data, related Reporting Data, or other data collected in connection with the Audience Tools and Advertising Services to (a) identify or re-identify any OpenAI user, (b) infer sensitive or other information about any person, or (c) create, adjust, or modify audience segments, profiles, or data sets that explicitly or implicitly identify, target, or relate to OpenAI, its users, or its brands, except through campaign functionality expressly made available by OpenAI.2.5. Processing of Personal Data. Except for Restricted Processing, you and OpenAI each act

OpenAI processes your Personal Data for the purposes described in this policy on servers located in various jurisdictions, including processing and storing your Personal Data in our facilities and servers in the United States, or in countries or territories where our affiliates and partners or our vendors and service providers are located. While data protection law varies by country, we apply the protections described in this policy to your Personal Data regardless of where it is processed, and only transfer that data pursuant to legally valid transfer mechanisms. 7. Children Our Services are

8. Security We implement commercially reasonable technical, administrative, and organizational measures designed to protect Personal Data from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no Internet or email transmission is ever fully secure or error free. Therefore, you should take special care in deciding what information you provide to the Services. In addition, we are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the Service, or third-party websites.

1. Details. 1.1 Scope and Roles. As part of providing the Services to the Customer under the Agreement, OpenAI may Process Customer Data on behalf of Customer. OpenAI acts as a Data Processor on the Customer’s behalf, and this DPA governs such Processing. 1.2 Details of Processing. OpenAI will only Process Customer Data for the purposes of delivering the Services to Customer pursuant to the Agreement and this DPA. Details regarding the nature, duration, as well as the types of Customer Data and categories of Data Subjects involved, are set out in Schedule 1 (Details of Processing) to this DPA.

9. Additional U.S. state disclosures Some U.S. state privacy laws⁠(opens in a new window) require specific disclosures. The following table provides additional information about the categories of Personal Data we collect and how we use and disclose that information. You can read more about the Personal Data we collect and where we collect it from in “Personal Data we collect⁠” above, how we use Personal Data in “How we use Personal Data⁠” above, when we disclose Personal Data in “Disclosure of Personal Data⁠” above and how we retain Personal Data in “Retention⁠” above. We don’t process sensiti

This page provides information for attorneys and individuals or parties seeking to serve OpenAI OpCo, LLC (OpenAI) with a request for user data in civil proceedings. OpenAI responds to civil requests for user data that are validly served on OpenAI in accordance with applicable law. We carefully review all such requests, and will produce information only as permitted under applicable laws. We will notify users before any data is disclosed, where legally possible and appropriate. This process applies only to civil requests for user data. OpenAI’s policies regarding law enforcement and governmen

6. Your rights Depending on where you live, you may have certain statutory rights in relation to your Personal Data. For example, you may have the right to: Access your Personal Data and information relating to how it is processed. Rectify or update your Personal Data Delete your Personal Data from our records. Restrict how we process your Personal Data. Transfer your Personal Data to a third party (right to data portability). Withdraw your consent—where we rely on consent as the legal basis for processing. Lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority. You can exercise some of

The right to know information about our processing of your Personal Data, including the right to access your Personal Data, often in a portable format; The right to request deletion of your Personal Data; The right to correct your Personal Data; and The right to be free from retaliation relating to the exercise of any of your privacy rights. You can exercise these privacy rights described in this section by submitting a request through privacy.openai.com⁠(opens in a new window) or to dsar@openai.com. Review our California privacy rights reporting here⁠. Verification. In order to protect your

Content Your content. You may provide input to the Services (“Input”), and receive output from the Services based on the Input (“Output”). Input and Output are collectively “Content.” You are responsible for Content, including ensuring that it does not violate any applicable law or these Terms. You represent and warrant that you have all rights, licenses, and permissions needed to provide Input to our Services. Ownership of content. As between you and OpenAI, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, you (a) retain your ownership rights in Input and (b) own the Output. We hereby assign t

This includes the right to use OpenAI’s API to integrate the Services into Customer Applications and to make Customer Applications available to End Users. 2.3. Modifications. OpenAI may update the Services periodically. If an OpenAI update materially reduces the Services functionality, OpenAI will notify Customer at the Account email address. Within five business days of receipt of this notice, Customer may choose to terminate the Agreement by providing thirty days written notice. This termination right will not apply to updates made to features provided on a beta or evaluation basis.3. Custom

The Policies are hereby incorporated by reference into these Terms.Because your School can take control of, and become an Admin to your account, you should only use the Services and your Teacher Account for educational purposes in your role as a teacher (for example: lesson planning, classroom activities, learning assessment, or communications with students and families). Your Teacher Account is separate from your personal OpenAI account. You agree not to use your Teacher Account for any personal or commercial projects unrelated to your work as an educator. We may suspend or revoke access if w

Termination and suspension Termination. You are free to stop using our Services at any time. We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to our Services or delete your account if we determine: You breached these Terms or our Usage Policies⁠⁠. We must do so to comply with the law. Your use of our Services could cause risk or harm to OpenAI, our users, or anyone else. We also may terminate your account if it has been inactive for over a year and you do not have a paid account. If we do, we will provide you with advance notice. Appeals. If you believe we have suspended or terminate

A note about accuracy: Services like ChatGPT generate responses by reading a user’s request and, in response, predicting the words most likely to appear next. In some cases, the words most likely to appear next may not be the most factually accurate. For this reason, you should not rely on the factual accuracy of output from our models. If you notice that ChatGPT output contains factually inaccurate information about you and you would like to request a correction or removal of the information, you can submit these requests through privacy.openai.com⁠(opens in a new window) or to dsar@openai.co

OpenAI will, on Customer’s reasonable written request and to the extent required by Data Protection Laws: (i) no more than once per year, provide Customer with OpenAI’s privacy and security policies and other such information necessary to demonstrate compliance with OpenAI’s obligations under this DPA; and (ii) provided that the Parties have an appropriate confidentiality agreement in place, allow for and contribute to audits or inspections by, or on behalf of, Customer at Customer’s sole expense. Such audit or inspection must be: (A) conducted in a manner that is minimally disruptive to Open

Authorized Agents. Depending upon where you reside, you may also submit a rights request through an authorized agent. If you do so, the agent must present authority to act on your behalf, such as signed written permission, and you may also be required to independently verify your identity with us. Authorized agent requests can be submitted to dsar@openai.com. Appeals. Depending on where you live, you may have the right to appeal a decision we make relating to requests to exercise your rights. To appeal a decision, please send your request to dsar@openai.com. 10. Changes to the privacy policy

Changes to these Terms or our Services. We are continuously working to develop and improve our Services. We may update these Terms or our Services accordingly from time to time. For example, we may make changes to these Terms or the Services due to: Changes to the law or regulatory requirements. Security or safety reasons. Circumstances beyond our reasonable control. Changes we make in the usual course of developing our Services. To adapt to new technologies. We will give you at least 30 days advance notice of changes to these Terms that materially adversely impact you either via email or an

OpenAISelect language…Updated: 1 December 2025OpenAI Services AgreementDownload PDF(opens in a new window)View previous business termsEffective: January 1, 2026This OpenAI Services Agreement only applies to use of OpenAI’s APIs, ChatGPT Enterprise, ChatGPT Business, ChatGPT for Clinicians, and other services for customers who are businesses and developers, and does not apply to OpenAI services used by consumers or individuals unless specified above.This OpenAI Services Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered as of the Effective Date between the organization agreeing to these terms (“Customer”) and

If an update materially impacts your rights or obligations, OpenAI will provide at least thirty days’ notice unless the update is necessary to comply with law or address security, fraud, abuse, or operational risk. Your continued access to or use of the Advertising Services after an update is effective constitutes acceptance of the update. Updates will not apply retroactively to Disputes or to Orders signed by both Parties before the effective date, except to the extent the update is required by law or applies to a new Advertising Service, tool, or feature first used after the update. 13.13. G

As noted above, we may use Content you provide us to improve our Services, for example to train the models that power ChatGPT. Read our instructions⁠(opens in a new window) on how you can opt out of our use of your Content to train our models. 3. Disclosure of Personal Data We disclose your Personal Data in the following circumstances:

You can easily choose whether your Content can be used to improve and train our models⁠(opens in a new window). You can decide whether we will remember details between chats to make Content more personalized and relevant. You can export your ChatGPT history and data in your account’s data controls. You can delete or archive chats in ChatGPT, or delete your account entirely. If you enable Temporary Chat⁠(opens in a new window) in ChatGPT, those conversations with ChatGPT will not appear in your history or be used to improve OpenAI’s models. Depending on applicable law, you may be able to choose

Provide, analyze, and maintain our Services Improve and develop our Services and conduct research, including using your Content to train our models (subject to your control) To personalize and customize your experience across our Services Communicate with you, including to respond to your questions, and send you information about our Services and events, for example about changes or improvements to the Services or offers or information that may interest you To identify your contacts who use our Services when you choose to connect your contacts and update you if they join our Services later. Pr

Our use of content. We may use Content to provide, maintain, develop, and improve our Services, comply with applicable law, enforce our terms and policies, and keep our Services safe. If you're using ChatGPT through Apple's integrations, see this Help Center article⁠⁠(opens in a new window) for how we handle your Content. Opt out. If you do not want us to use your Content to train our models, you can opt out by following the instructions in this article⁠. Please note that in some cases this may limit the ability of our Services to better address your specific use case. Accuracy. Artificial i

One of the most useful and promising features of AI models is that they can improve over time. We continuously improve our models through research breakthroughs as well as exposure to real-world problems and data. When you share your content with us, it helps our models become more accurate and better at solving your specific problems and it also helps improve their general capabilities and safety. ChatGPT, for instance, improves by further training on the conversations people have with it, unless you opt out⁠(opens in a new window). Services for individuals, such as ChatGPT, Sora, and Operat

When you use ChatGPT, you can also use Temporary Chat from the dropdown. Chats from Temporary Chat won't appear in history, use or create memories, or be used to train our models. Sora has separate controls, and you can similarly turn off training in the Sora Settings ⁠(opens in a new window)menu. Additionally, if you opt out of training through our privacy porta⁠(opens in a new window)l, this will apply to Sora too. (Note that adjusting your settings in the ChatGPT interface will not affect your Sora settings, however.) Services for businesses, such as ChatGPT Team, ChatGPT Enterprise, and

OpenAISelect language…Updated: 30 April 2025How ChatGPT and our foundation models are developedLearn more about how we develop our models and apply them in products like ChatGPT.What is ChatGPT and how does it work?What is ChatGPT and how does it work?What type of public information is used to teach ChatGPT?Is personal information used to teach ChatGPT?How does the development of ChatGPT comply with privacy laws?Table of contentsWhat is ChatGPT and how does it work?What type of public information is used to teach ChatGPT?Is personal information used to teach ChatGPT?How does the development of

When generating a response to a user request, the model uses these learned weights to predict and create new content.What type of public information is used to teach ChatGPT?For publicly available internet content, we use only information that is freely and openly accessible on the internet. We do not intentionally gather data from sources known to be behind paywalls or from the dark web. Additionally, we apply filters to remove material we do not want our models to learn from, such as hate speech, adult content, sites that aggregate personal information, and spam. The remaining information is

Our commitments Our commitments provide you with ownership and control over your business data (inputs and outputs from ChatGPT Business, ChatGPT Enterprise, ChatGPT for Healthcare, ChatGPT Edu, ChatGPT for Teachers and our API Platform) and support for your compliance needs. Ownership You own and control your data We do not train our models on your data by default You own your inputs and outputs (where allowed by law) You control how long your data is retained (ChatGPT Enterprise, ChatGPT for Healthcare, ChatGPT Edu) You control which internal sources are connected Control You decide wh

As with our Enterprise, Business, and Edu offerings, information shared with ChatGPT for Teachers is not used to train our models by default.What compliance standards does ChatGPT for Teachers meet? Infrastructure supporting ChatGPT for Teachers is adherent to industry best practices for security & privacy. Read more in our Security Portal⁠⁠(opens in a new window).What is OpenAI’s policy on data retention for ChatGPT for Teachers? Each of your workspace members control whether their conversations are retained. Any deleted conversations are removed from our systems within 30 days, unless we are

Vendors, service providers, and affiliates to assist us in meeting business operations needs and to perform certain services and functions described above Government authorities or other third parties for the legal reasons described above Parties involved in Transactions Business account administrators for the reasons described above Parents or guardians of teen users for account linking purposes described above Other users and third parties you interact or share information with Your Opt-Out Rights. We don’t “sell” Personal Data. Depending upon your choices, we may share limited data with sel

5.1 OpenAI agrees to (a) not provide Customer with monetary or other valuable consideration in exchange for Customer Data from Customer. The parties acknowledge and agree that Customer has not “sold” (as such term is defined by U.S. Privacy Laws) Customer Data to OpenAI; (b) not “sell” (as such term is defined by U.S. Privacy Laws) or “share” (as such term is defined by the CCPA) Personal Data; (c) to the extent that Customer permits or instructs OpenAI to process Customer Data subject to U.S. Privacy Laws in a de-identified form as part of the Services, OpenAI shall (i) adopt reasonable measu

Apps let you work with external tools like fitness trackers so you can get more done in Health conversations; for example, when connected Health can search and reference information from Apps, or run research across multiple connected Apps. Learn more⁠(opens in a new window) about how Apps work generally in our services, including what information is shared with Apps and how our services use Apps data. Make sure you understand the terms and policies of connected Apps before you share information with them by connecting Apps with Health. You can also connect Health with your electronic medical