Privacy Policy

Your Privacy Matters

At ChatGPT Systems, we are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains our practices regarding the collection, use, and protection of your data when you use our services, including our website and Chrome extension.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

2. How We Use Your Information

Your data is used for the following purposes:

3. Data Security

We implement industry-standard measures to protect your data. However, no system can guarantee absolute security.

4. Sharing Your Information

We may share your information with:

5. Your Rights

You have the right to:

6. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to us at privacy@chatgptsystems.org.

Effective Date: January 1, 2024

For individuals in the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, and Switzerland

You can read this version of our Privacy Policy. We at OpenAI OpCo, LLC (together with our affiliates, “OpenAI”, “we”, “our” or “us”) respect your privacy and are strongly committed to keeping secure any information we obtain from you or about you. This Privacy Policy describes our practices with respect to Personal Data that we collect from or about you when you use our website, applications, and services (collectively, “Services”).

This Privacy Policy does not apply to content that we process on behalf of customers of our business offerings, such as our API. Our use of that data is governed by our customer agreements covering access to and use of those offerings.

For information about how we collect and use training information to develop our language models that power ChatGPT and other Services, and your choices with respect to that information, please see this help center article.

1. Personal Data we collect

We collect personal data relating to you (“Personal Data”) as follows:

Personal Data You Provide: We collect Personal Data if you create an account to use our Services or communicate with us as follows:

Account Information: When you create an account with us, we will collect information associated with your account, including your name, contact information, account credentials, date of birth, payment information, and transaction history, (collectively, “Account Information”).

User Content: We collect Personal Data that you provide in the input to our Services (“Content”), including your prompts and other content you upload, such as files, images, and audio, depending on the features you use.

Communication Information: If you communicate with us, such as via email or our pages on social media sites, we may collect Personal Data like your name, contact information, and the contents of the messages you send (“Communication Information”).

Other Information You Provide: We collect other information that you may provide to us, such as when you participate in our events or surveys or provide us with information to establish your identity or age (collectively, “Other Information You Provide”).

Personal Data We Receive from Your Use of the Services: When you visit, use, or interact with the Services, we receive the following information about your visit, use, or interactions (“Technical Information”):

Log Data: We collect information that your browser or device automatically sends when you use our Services. Log data includes your Internet Protocol address, browser type and settings, the date and time of your request, and how you interact with our Services.

Usage Data: We collect information about your use of the Services, such as the types of content that you view or engage with, the features you use and the actions you take, as well as your time zone, country, the dates and times of access, user agent and version, type of computer or mobile device, and your computer connection.

Device Information: We collect information about the device you use to access the Services, such as the name of the device, operating system, device identifiers, and browser you are using. Information collected may depend on the type of device you use and its settings.

Location Information: We may determine the general area from which your device accesses our Services based on information like its IP address for security reasons and to make your product experience better, for example to protect your account by detecting unusual login activity or to provide more accurate responses. In addition, some of our Services allow you to choose to provide more precise location information from your device, such as location information from your device’s GPS.

Cookies and Similar Technologies: We use cookies and similar technologies to operate and administer our Services, and improve your experience. If you use our Services without creating an account, we may store some of the information described in this policy with cookies, for example to help maintain your preferences across browsing sessions. For details about our use of cookies, please read our Cookie Notice.

Information We Receive from Other Sources: We receive information from our trusted partners, such as security partners, to protect against fraud, abuse, and other security threats to our Services, and from marketing vendors who provide us with information about potential customers of our business services.

We also collect information from other sources, like information that is publicly available on the internet, to develop the models that power our Services. For more information on the sources of information used to develop the models that power ChatGPT and other Services, please see this help center article.

2. How we use Personal Data

We may use Personal Data for the following purposes:

To provide analyze, and maintain our Services, for example to respond to your questions for ChatGPT;

To improve and develop our Services and conduct research, for example to develop new product features;

To personalize your experience when using our Services, for example to remember your preferences or provide more tailored responses;

To send communications, including information about products and services, to you, where permitted by applicable law;

To protect against fraudulent or illegal activities and maintain the security of our Services;

To comply with legal and regulatory requirements and prevent illegal activities;

To combine Personal Data with other information in order to create aggregated information, such as usage statistics for our Services;

For the other legitimate interests of OpenAI as described in this Privacy Policy.

3. Sharing Personal Data

We share Personal Data with third parties only in the ways that are described in this Privacy Policy. We may share your Personal Data with:

Our affiliates, for purposes consistent with this Privacy Policy;

Service providers who perform functions on our behalf, such as providing IT support, customer service, or analyzing data;

Business partners, for marketing or promotional purposes where permitted by applicable law;

Professional advisors, such as lawyers and auditors, where required by applicable law or where necessary for the services they provide;

Authorities, if required to do so by law, regulation, or legal process, or if we believe it is necessary to protect our legal rights;

Insurance companies for purposes of maintaining or obtaining insurance coverage;

Other third parties where you have provided your consent.

4. International Data Transfers

OpenAI is based in the United States. This means that your Personal Data may be transferred to, processed, and stored in the United States and other jurisdictions where privacy laws may not be as comprehensive as those in your country of residence.

5. Your Rights and Choices

You have rights in relation to the Personal Data we hold about you:

Access, correction, and deletion of your Personal Data;

Restriction of our processing of your Personal Data;

Objection to our processing of your Personal Data for certain purposes;

Data portability rights;

The right to withdraw your consent at any time, where we rely on your consent to process your Personal Data;

The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

To exercise these rights, you can contact us at privacy@chatgptsystems.org.

We will take steps to verify your identity before fulfilling your request. For more information on your rights, please see our help center.

6. Security

We take reasonable and appropriate steps to protect your Personal Data from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction.

7. Retention

We retain your Personal Data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy or as required by law.

8. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Effective Date” at the top of this Privacy Policy. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.

Effective Date: January 1, 2024