How long does OpenAI Assistants API keep your data?

This clause establishes exceptions to standard deletion timelines, permitting OpenAI to retain personal data for longer periods for legitimate security, safety, or legal reasons even after a user requests deletion.

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“- **Information we retain for longer for legitimate security, safety, or legal reasons:** In some cases, we need to retain Personal Data for longer even after you delete it, for example because we are legally required to, to address fraud and abuse, for security reasons, or for financial record-keeping purposes. For instance:”

Captured 2026-06-07. Open captured source →Snapshot SHA-256: 7908fbad5eb10a4d236259d99458ec7c1fe0929185f2f217fdedb1c4e9be8345

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