Change record
CA-X-003944
Perplexity API Terms of Service | Perplexity AI
Entity
Date detected
July 24, 2026
Severity
Low
Direction
Positive
Taxonomy
Disclosure requirement change
Changes
+2 sentences added · 1 sentence modified

Impact Summary

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Low Positive for users
Affected users
All users Api developers

Perplexity AI updated its API Terms of Service to add clarifications about its Privacy Notice. The updated language provides more detail about cookies, first-party advertising measurement, and privacy choices. The company also explicitly states that it does not sell personal data or share user queries, prompts, or conversation content with advertisers.

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What this means for you

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The updated terms clarify Perplexity's privacy practices by explicitly stating that the company does not sell personal data or share user queries, prompts, or conversation content with advertisers. The terms also provide expanded detail about cookies and first-party advertising measurement, along with information about privacy choices available to users.

Key Clauses Affected

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personal data sale prohibition

Explicitly states Perplexity does not sell personal data.

advertiser data sharing restriction

Explicitly states queries, prompts, and conversation content are not shared with advertisers.

privacy disclosure expansion

Added detail about cookies, first-party advertising measurement, and privacy choices.

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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
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Current Version
4caf574a36ddedfdab91f42dbc88861d34de1238349be683a48853bfc1cc20db
July 24, 2026 00:24 UTC
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Change Detected
July 24, 2026 00:24 UTC
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Analysis Methodology
Record history

Wording edits to this record that do not change what it claims. Changes to a claim are published as corrections.

2026-10-11 · Feed summary edited · summary regenerated by summarize_events
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Expanded privacy notice disclosures regarding cookies, advertising measurement, and reiterated non-sale of personal data and query content
2026-10-11 · Impact summary edited · summary regenerated by summarize_events
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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.
2026-10-11 · Summary edited · summary regenerated by summarize_events
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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.
2026-10-07 · Change line edited · change line rewritten to the 2026-10-07 template: no detection date, no sentence counts
Previous text
Perplexity AI updated their Perplexity API Terms of Service on July 24, 2026. Change detected: 2 sentence(s) added, 1 sentence(s) modified. Document contained 120 sentences after update.
Citation Record
Entity: Perplexity AI
Document: Perplexity API Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-X-003944
Version: CA-V-005224
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: Oct. 24, 2026
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Institutional Analysis

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Assessment

This change is a clarification and expansion of existing privacy disclosures rather than a material operational shift. The company explicitly states it does not sell personal data or share query content with advertisers, which aligns …

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Document Context

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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
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