Data Report Card · OpenAI
OpenAI Data Report Card
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9/12 Policy grade · ChatGPT · Free / Plus / Pro
Agents from OpenAI
Graded on their own pages. They act in your name, so each gets Agent Safeguards as well as a Policy grade.
| Agent | Agent Safeguardsout of 10 | Policy gradegoverning policy | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dots | 2/10 | B9/12 | Not in the EEA, UK or Switzerland |
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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
OpenAI — export your ChatGPT data · accessed Jun 2026 ↗conversations.json (full history with metadata) plus a chat.html viewer.Connects to apps: No. 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 ↗
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 ↗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 →
11 Sep 2026OpenAI expanded the advertising disclosures in its US privacy policy. It now states that for Free and Go users it collects information about your ads history and interests, such as the types of ad content you view or engage with — a category not previously named. The hedge also went: "We may receive information from advertisers and other data partners" became "We receive information from advertisers and other data partners". A sentence stating you can make choices about the use of your information to promote OpenAI products on third-party properties was removed. Separately, Sora references were removed throughout, and the Atlas browser is now described as the in-app browser, with the Atlas incognito browsing-history sentence dropped.policy change
On the events page →
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
- Go to https://privacy.openai.com/ — OpenAI's data-request entry point.
- ChatGPT → Settings → Data Controls → Export (or privacy.openai.com).
- Expected wait: up to 7 days (24-hour download link) — OpenAI's stated turnaround (we haven't independently timed a request yet).
- 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.