# Claim 19

ChatGPT-User fetches pages in response to user actions in ChatGPT, and OpenAI states that robots.txt rules may not apply to ChatGPT-User fetches.

entity: ChatGPT-User
field: respects_robots_txt
value: partial
statement: ChatGPT-User fetches pages in response to user actions in ChatGPT, and OpenAI states that robots.txt rules may not apply to ChatGPT-User fetches.
evidence_url: https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/bots
evidence_quote: "ChatGPT-User is not used for crawling the web in an automatic fashion. Because these actions are initiated by a user, robots.txt rules may not apply."
method: vendor_doc
verified_at: 2026-09-13
confidence: high
status: current
supersedes: none

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