Privacy, Safety and Responsible Use

Data Controls

Learn to review training, history, export and account controls and make informed privacy decisions in this beginner-friendly ChatGPT lesson.

Learning outcomes

Explain how to review training, history, export and account controls.
Complete the guided activity safely.
Check that you can make informed privacy decisions.

Before you begin

Use sample information. Follow your organisation's AI, privacy, copyright, security and records-management policies.

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Step-by-step instructions

Open ChatGPT Settings and Data Controls and confirm you are using the intended account or workspace.
Open Data Controls and record your current choices.
Pause and check privacy, permissions, source material, feature availability and any instruction that affects the task.
Review the result carefully and confirm that you can make informed privacy decisions.
Save only the useful, verified output and record one improvement for your next prompt.

Ian's practical tip: Start with fictional or non-sensitive information. Treat the first response as a draft, then verify facts, sources, calculations and permissions before using it.

Practical activity

Open Data Controls and record your current choices. Your expected result is to make informed privacy decisions.

Good-practice checklist

I used the correct account and suitable sample information. I reviewed and refined the response. I checked facts, privacy, permissions and the saved result.