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Data Report Card · OpenAI

OpenAI Data Report Card

ChatGPT · Free / Plus / Pro
Data
Practices
2Access2Portability1Friction2Deletion1Sells1Trains AI
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B
9/12
Agent
Readiness
2Access 2Portability 0API access
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C
4/6

Agent Readiness is a derived signal — a synthesis of two existing cells (Access, Portability) plus one sourced factor (API access), not an independently measured grade. API access scale: Best (2) consumer-grantable API · Moderate (1) partial / encumbered · Restrictive (0) manual export only. What is Agent Readiness?

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Reviewed Jun 2026 · policies are checked weekly for changes  ·  stated — every cell is read from OpenAI's published policy; none has been tested (run by us) yet.
2Accessstated
Self-serve export of full chat history plus account data via Settings → Data Controls → Export; broader requests through the OpenAI Privacy Portal, no fee.
OpenAI — export your ChatGPT data · accessed Jun 2026 ↗
2Portabilitystated
The export is delivered as machine-readable conversations.json (full history with metadata) plus a chat.html viewer.
OpenAI — export your ChatGPT data · accessed Jun 2026 ↗
1Frictionstated
Self-serve to trigger, but the export "can take up to 7 days" to arrive and the emailed download link expires after 24 hours.
OpenAI — export your ChatGPT data · accessed Jun 2026 ↗
2Deletionstated
Self-serve account deletion in Settings → Account; data deleted within 30 days, deleted chats hard-deleted within 30 days, plus a documented right-to-be-forgotten path.
OpenAI — delete your account · accessed Jun 2026 ↗
1Sells / sharesstated
OpenAI states it does not "sell" personal data or "share" it for cross-context behavioral advertising. But its 30 Apr 2026 policy update introduced advertising: it now receives purchase data from advertisers, shares limited data with marketing partners, and added ad-personalization controls for Free/Go users — an ad business that trades on information about you, even if it is not a direct sale of your data.
OpenAI — US privacy policy · accessed Jun 2026 ↗
1Trains AIstated
"Improve the model for everyone" is on by default for Free, Plus and Pro; a clear account-wide opt-out exists (Settings → Data Controls), but it is forward-looking only and thumbs-up/down feedback can still be used to train even after you opt out.
OpenAI — data usage for consumer services FAQ · accessed Jun 2026 ↗
0API access — feeds Agent Readiness, not the /12stated
Exporting your ChatGPT history is a manual Settings → Data Controls request; the OpenAI API serves model inference, not programmatic retrieval of your own conversation history — so an agent can't connect to fetch it for you.
OpenAI — export your ChatGPT data · accessed Jun 2026 ↗
Source-verified Jun 2026 from OpenAI's own help pages and US privacy policy, for the consumer tier (ChatGPT Free / Plus / Pro — Business, Enterprise and the API differ). All cells are "stated" (read from published policy and support docs); we have not yet run a live export or deletion to mark any cell "tested." This company also publishes its models as open weights. Running them yourself, or through another host, is not governed by this policy — this grade describes OpenAI's own service.

Events

Breaches, policy changes, and export-format changes we’ve recorded at OpenAI — other parties’ actions, alongside the enforcement record above. An event never changes a grade by itself. All events →

No events on record for OpenAI.

Grade history

Every change to this company’s grade since it was first published, and why. All grade changes →

No changes since this grade was first published in Jun 2026.

How to request your data from OpenAI

  1. Go to https://privacy.openai.com/ — OpenAI's data-request entry point.
  2. ChatGPT → Settings → Data Controls → Export (or privacy.openai.com).
  3. Expected wait: up to 7 days (24-hour download link) — OpenAI's stated turnaround (we haven't independently timed a request yet).
  4. No self-serve option, or want a formal request? Contact OpenAI — Privacy: https://privacy.openai.com/.

These steps reflect OpenAI's documented process as of Jun 2026. The wait time is the company's stated figure, not yet independently measured by us.

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