ChatGPT (PDF upload): where do your PDFs go?
Sovereignty score
31/100
Critical riskChatGPT (PDF upload) is published by OpenAI, L.L.C. (United States). The vendor falls under the US CLOUD Act: US authorities can request your files, whatever the hosting country.
Score calculated for this tool alone, without document-type weighting.
Checkpoints
- CLOUD Act
- Exposed OpenAI and its host Microsoft Azure are US companies subject to the US CLOUD Act.
- Jurisdiction
- Non-EU United States — US law — subject to the US CLOUD Act
- Servers
- Non-EU Microsoft Azure servers mainly in the United States (EU residency limited to eligible Enterprise plans)
- Retention
- Persistent Files kept in the user library; backend purge up to 30 days after deletion
- AI
- Possible On consumer plans (Free / Plus / Pro), conversations and uploaded files may be used to train models by default (manual opt-out required).
Quick answers
Is ChatGPT (PDF upload) subject to the CLOUD Act?
Yes. OpenAI and its host Microsoft Azure are US companies subject to the US CLOUD Act.
Where are files uploaded to ChatGPT (PDF upload) hosted?
Microsoft Azure servers mainly in the United States (EU residency limited to eligible Enterprise plans)
How long does ChatGPT (PDF upload) keep your documents?
Files kept in the user library; backend purge up to 30 days after deletion.
Does ChatGPT (PDF upload) use your files to train AI?
On consumer plans (Free / Plus / Pro), conversations and uploaded files may be used to train models by default (manual opt-out required).
Which certifications does ChatGPT (PDF upload) claim?
SOC 2 Type II (Enterprise / API) · ISO/IEC 27001 (Enterprise / API)
Our analysis
On a consumer account, uploaded PDFs are stored in the United States and may be used to train models unless the user opts out.
Source: OpenAI Privacy Policy & data FAQ ·
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