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OpenAI confirms zero data retention option for eligible API users

Source: OpenAI News Source published: 20 Aug 2026 NadiAI generated: 21 Aug 2026
OpenAI confirms zero data retention option for eligible API users
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OpenAI reaffirmed a Zero Data Retention policy for eligible API customers and announced a preview of Private Safety Processing to enable advanced safety checks while aiming to preserve user data privacy. The company framed these steps as ways to reduce data exposure during safety evaluation, per its announcement.

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If implemented as described, the measures could limit how customer data is stored and used during model safety work, affecting privacy and compliance choices for API users.

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  1. OpenAI reaffirmed Zero Data Retention for eligible API customers. [1]
  2. OpenAI previewed a Private Safety Processing feature intended to allow advanced safety evaluation without compromising data privacy, according to the announcement. [1]
  1. OpenAI News: Offering Zero Data Retention for frontier models 20 Aug 2026

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