California privacy rights reporting
As described in our Privacy Policy, OpenAI enables individuals to request to access, delete, and correct their data through its Privacy Portal(opens in a new window), by emailing privacy@openai.com, and directly through ChatGPT(opens in a new window). Below is information on the requests received through these channels from users globally between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025.
Data Access Requests
Requests Received | 5,986,331 |
Requests Completed in Whole or in Part | 5,982,553 |
Requests Denied* | 3,778 |
Average Days to Respond | Less than four days |
Deletion Requests
Requests Received | 6,705,206 |
Requests Completed in Whole or in Part | 6,688,198 |
Requests Denied* | 17,008 |
Average Days to Respond | Less than three days |
Correction Requests
Requests Received | 351,297 |
Requests Completed in Whole or in Part | 317,949 |
Requests Denied* | 32,083 |
Average Days to Respond | Less than two days |
*Requests Denied: Requests may be denied due to factors such as the inability to verify the account.
As explained in our Privacy Policy, OpenAI does not sell our users’ personal information and does not process sensitive personal information for the purposes of inferring characteristics about a consumer.