Data Report Card · OpenAI
OpenAI Data Report Card
ChatGPT · Free / Plus / Pro
Data
Practices
Practices
2Access2Portability1Friction2Deletion1Sells1Trains AI
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B
9/12
Agent
Readiness
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?
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.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."
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.