Why Does Creating a New Project now Require a 'Business Website?'

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https://help.openai.com/en/articles/9824607-api-platform-verifications

The current state of the intro:

When you create a new API Platform account or a new project, we require you to verify your business information, which includes a business website and a description of your business.

This is a standard procedure to verify your business identity and ensure compliance with legal and financial regulations. It helps protect both your business and our platform from fraud, ensuring a safe and secure environment for all users. We don’t use your verification data for any other purposes, and take your privacy very seriously.

Why is this information also needed for Projects?

Projects are shared environments where organization members can collaborate and provide customers the ability to organize their work. This second verification step enables us to protect both your business and our platform from fraud.

Here’s the possibility of more being required of you, on existing projects, from the platform site

Future compliance requests for information about your business will appear here. Learn more why we need to collect this information.

“Verifications” - in a list format accommodating various types.

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