CA-C-003944
Perplexity API Terms of Service | Perplexity AI
Entity
Date detected
July 24, 2026
Effective date
July 24, 2026
Severity
Low
Direction
Positive
Affected users
all users
Taxonomy
Disclosure requirement change
Changes
+2 sentences added · 1 sentence modified
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Event Summary

Perplexity AI expanded its privacy-related disclosures in an update detected on July 24, 2026. The updated terms now include additional detail about cookies, first-party advertising measurement, and user privacy choices. The company also clarified that it does not sell personal data or share queries, prompts, or conversation content with advertisers.

LOW

Consumer Impact

The updated privacy notice now includes expanded disclosure about cookies, first-party advertising measurement practices, and user privacy choices. Perplexity reaffirms in the updated terms that it does not sell personal data or share your queries, prompts, or conversation content with advertisers. This clarification addresses how user input and engagement data are handled relative to advertising.

Governance Analysis

The updated privacy notice establishes greater transparency about data collection and advertising practices by disclosing cookie use, measurement activities, and user privacy choices. The clarification that queries and conversation content are not shared with advertisers addresses a key user concern about data handling by AI platforms.

Key Clauses Affected

privacy notice expansion

Added explicit disclosure of cookies, first-party advertising measurement, and user privacy choices

data non-sale and non-sharing clarification

Reaffirmed that personal data and user queries, prompts, or conversation content are not sold or shared with advertisers

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This change record describes what was added, removed, or modified in the document. Analysis reflects what the updated agreement states or permits. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Applicability may vary by jurisdiction. Methodology

Evidence Verification

✓ Verified
Previous Version
2cce8939aea0b3bb7eb2569935589c802dd198134cfb395548e9549323755a2d
May 27, 2026 02:17 UTC
✓ Verified
Current Version
4caf574a36ddedfdab91f42dbc88861d34de1238349be683a48853bfc1cc20db
July 24, 2026 00:24 UTC
✓ Verified
Change Detected
July 24, 2026 00:24 UTC
Analysis Methodology
Citation Record
Entity: Perplexity AI
Document: Perplexity API Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-C-003944
Captured: 2026-07-24 00:24:04 UTC
URL: https://conductatlas.com/change/2026-07-24-perplexity-ai-perplexity-api-terms-of-service-3944/
Accessed: July 24, 2026
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Institutional Analysis

Assessment

This change is primarily informational and clarificatory in nature. Perplexity has expanded its privacy notice to provide greater transparency about cookies, advertising measurement, and data handling practices, while explicitly reaffirming that personal data and user queries are not sold or shared with advertisers. For compliance teams, this represents a documentation update rather than a substantive policy shift. No material obligation change is evident; the update reflects disclosure enhancement.

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ConductAtlas provides verified policy intelligence sourced directly from platform documents. All analysis is intended to support, not replace, legal and compliance review. Record CA-C-003944.

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Document Context

Version history → Policy drift analysis → Document page →
Document
Perplexity API Terms of Service
Entity
Perplexity AI
Captured
July 24, 2026
Source URL
https://www.perplexity.ai/hub/legal/perplexity-api-terms-of-service
Other changes to Perplexity API Terms of Service
Previous change May 27, 2026
Perplexity AI modified one sentence in their API Terms of Service on May 27, 2026, changing a cross-reference from Section …
Low Neutral
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