Change record
CA-C-003943
Perplexity Terms of Service | Perplexity AI
Entity
Date detected
July 24, 2026
Effective date
July 24, 2026
Severity
Low
Direction
Positive
Taxonomy
Disclosure requirement change
Changes
+2 sentences added · 1 sentence modified

Impact Summary

Low Positive for users
Affected users
All users

Perplexity AI expanded its privacy disclosure to provide more detail about cookies, first-party advertising measurement, and privacy choices. The updated notice also explicitly clarifies that Perplexity does not sell personal data or share queries, prompts, or conversation content with advertisers. This change adds specific operational reassurances about data handling practices to the privacy notice.

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What this means for you

The updated privacy notice now includes more detailed information about cookies, first-party advertising measurement, and your privacy choices. Perplexity explicitly states it does not sell your personal data or share your queries, prompts, or conversation content with advertisers. This provides clearer disclosure of how your data is and is not used, though the underlying practices may not have changed.

Key Clauses Affected

privacy notice clarification

Explicit statement that Perplexity does not sell personal data or share queries and prompts 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
c9921e0f99f05cd64f3f85a6a26d9a37e88e12aed94b338db72b7dc58e524fa1
May 18, 2026 00:09 UTC
✓ Verified
Current Version
e239dd2533f5b36cd46cc79d436a55c39691d33469cd93a38bf951d9e65e24c1
July 24, 2026 00:22 UTC
✓ Verified
Change Detected
July 24, 2026 00:22 UTC
Analysis Methodology
Citation Record
Entity: Perplexity AI
Document: Perplexity Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-C-003943
Captured: 2026-07-24 00:22:26 UTC
URL: https://conductatlas.com/change/2026-07-24-perplexity-ai-perplexity-terms-of-service-3943/
Accessed: Sept. 8, 2026
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Institutional Analysis

Assessment

This change represents a disclosure expansion rather than a policy modification. Perplexity added detail to its privacy notice regarding cookies and advertising measurement, and explicitly clarified non-sale and non-sharing practices. Organizations that have assessed Perplexity …

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Document Context

Version history → Policy drift analysis → Document page →
Document
Perplexity Terms of Service
Entity
Perplexity AI
Captured
July 24, 2026
Source URL
https://www.perplexity.ai/hub/legal/terms-of-service
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