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Who owns the memory record an assistant builds about you? (Global, open question); Does zero data retention survive an abuse investigation? (Global, open question); Is a subprocessor change notice period actually enforceable? (European Union, open question); Does a promise not to train on your data cover the safety classifiers? (Global, open question).

4 records of kind open question are on the AI Vendor Data Ledger as of September 2026: 0 verified, 0 reported, 0 announced, 0 absent, 4 open. By jurisdiction: European Union 1, Global 3.

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Open questionOpen questionAVD-2026-0031
Who owns the memory record an assistant builds about you?
Global · verified 15 September 2026
OpenAI states that even if you delete a chat, any saved memories from it can still be used in future conversations.
Open questionOpen questionAVD-2026-0030
Does zero data retention survive an abuse investigation?
Global · verified 15 September 2026
OpenAI states a flagged image is retained for manual review even where zero data retention, modified abuse monitoring or eyes off is enabled.
Open questionOpen questionAVD-2026-0029
Is a subprocessor change notice period actually enforceable?
European Union · verified 15 September 2026
Article 28 of the General Data Protection Regulation states that the processor shall not engage another processor without prior specific or general written authorisation of the controller.
Open questionOpen questionAVD-2026-0028
Does a promise not to train on your data cover the safety classifiers?
Global · verified 15 September 2026
OpenAI's enterprise page says business data may be run through automated content classifiers and safety tools, with the classification kept as metadata rather than content.

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