ChatGPT’s data controls: memory, temporary chats and training, set up in 10 minutes
Archive · Issue of 14 August 2026
In one line: Three settings decide what ChatGPT keeps from your chats and whether OpenAI may learn from them. Anyone on your team using a personal ChatGPT account for work should check all three this week.
How we assessed this: vendor documentation and help pages. Last updated October 2026. Not yet hands-on tested.
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