Overview
Being a trusted contact is optional, and you will not be listed as a trusted contact until you have accepted an invitation to become one. You can decline an invitation during the 1-week enrollment period. If you accepted the invitation but are no longer able to be a trusted contact, you can remove yourself.
If you want to learn more about the role before you decide, see: Being someone's trusted contact.
Understand what happens if you decline or remove yourself
If you do not accept a trusted contact invitation during the 1-week enrollment period, you will not be added as that person's trusted contact and you will not be eligible to receive trusted contact notifications.
If you decline the invitation or if the enrollment period ends without a response, the ChatGPT user who sent the invitation will be prompted to choose a different trusted contact.
After you decline to be a trusted contact, the same user cannot add you again as their trusted contact.
Decline during the 1-week enrollment period
You can decline from the invitation you received in the ChatGPT app, by email, or by text or WhatsApp message.
Decline in the ChatGPT app
Open the in-app invitation.
Select Review request.
Select Decline.
Decline from an email invitation
Open the email invitation.
Review the message.
Select the decline link in the message.
Decline from a text message or WhatsApp invitation
Open the link in the text message or WhatsApp message.
Review the information page.
Select the decline link.
Remove yourself after accepting
If you have accepted a trusted contact invitation and would like to be removed, please contact OpenAI Support. Be sure to include the phone number or email address where you received the trusted contact invitation in your message.
If you contact Support to remove yourself after accepting a trusted contact invitation, it may take up to 1 week for the removal to take effect.
Talk with the person who added you
If you feel comfortable, you may want to let the person know that you have declined the invitation or have removed yourself.
If you need help understanding the role or talking with the person after a notification, see: Being someone's trusted contact.
If immediate safety is a concern
Trusted contact notifications are intended to encourage real-world support. They do not replace professional help.
If you believe the person may be in immediate danger, or if you do not feel safe, contact local emergency services or a helpline right away.
FAQ
Will the person know if I decline the invitation to become a trusted contact or remove myself?
They will be notified that the person they invited is unable to be their trusted contact at this time, and this may happen for different reasons (such as the person they added may not be able to participate, or they may not have responded to the invitation within the 1 week enrollment period). They will also be encouraged to add a different trusted contact.
Can the same user add me again later?
No. The same user cannot add you again as a trusted contact after you have actively declined their invitation.