Perplexity AI updated its Data Processing Addendum in an update detected on August 16, 2026, revising 26 sentences and adding 9 new ones. The updated DPA clarifies how subprocessor information is disclosed—moving from reference to Annex 2 to a live Trust Center Subprocessor List at https://trust.perplexity.ai/subprocessors—and states that notification of subprocessor changes will occur either through in-product notification or email. The DPA also introduces product-specific carve-outs, stating that certain services (including Embeddings API and Perplexity Search) may operate under different data postures, with product-specific terms governing those services and controlling over the main DPA.
Business customers and data controllers: If you use Embeddings API or Perplexity Search through Perplexity, you must check the product-specific terms for those services, as they may have different rules than the main agreement.
Business customers and data controllers: You must now regularly check the online Trust Center list and watch for in-product notifications about subprocessor changes, rather than waiting for formal contract amendments.
Business customers using Perplexity services are now governed by an updated DPA with two material operational changes. First, subprocessor disclosures have shifted from a static document attachment (Annex 2) to a live online list maintained at https://trust.perplexity.ai/subprocessors, with notifications of changes coming through in-product notification or email rather than through formal amendment. Second, certain Perplexity services (specifically Embeddings API and Perplexity Search) now operate under product-specific data postures and terms that control over the main DPA, meaning the data handling for those services may differ from the baseline agreement. Business customers should review the Trust Center list regularly and check for in-product notifications regarding subprocessor changes, as the updated terms no longer require static amendment cycles.
→ Review the live Trust Center Subprocessor List at https://trust.perplexity.ai/subprocessors to understand which third parties may process your data.
→ If your organization uses Embeddings API or Perplexity Search, review the product-specific data terms for those services, as they may differ from the main DPA.
Across all monitored documents, Perplexity AI has made 7 significant changes.
2 of Perplexity AI's significant changes have been classified as negative for consumers.
Moved from static Annex 2 to live Trust Center Subprocessor List at https://trust.perplexity.ai/subprocessors, with notifications via in-product notification or email.
Embeddings API and Perplexity Search operate under service-specific terms that control over the main DPA, creating bifurcated data handling rules.
Expanded to include 'any Perplexity products, features, APIs, tools, or other offerings' made available under the Agreement, including future products governed by the DPA.
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
The revised DPA materially alters subprocessor disclosure and governance mechanisms for business customers. The shift from static Annex attachments to a live, publicly maintained Trust Center list creates an operational change in how subprocessor information …
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