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Prohibition on Unlawful or Fraudulent Activity

High severity High confidence Explicit document language Common · 282 of 352 platforms

Key Facts

What does Perplexity AI prohibit accessing, deploying, or using its services to conduct or facilitate?
Perplexity AI prohibits accessing, deploying, or using its services to conduct or facilitate any activity that is unlawful, fraudulent, or that violates the rights of others.
Does Perplexity AI prohibit accessing its services to conduct unlawful or fraudulent activity?
Perplexity AI prohibits accessing, deploying, or using its services to conduct or facilitate any activity that is unlawful, fraudulent, or that violates the rights of others.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This is a foundational acceptable-use restriction, establishing that legality and respect for others' rights are baseline requirements for all use of the services.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 4244 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Readers are prohibited from accessing or using Perplexity AI's services in connection with any unlawful, fraudulent, or rights-violating activity.

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Bypass or ignore instructions contained in our robots.txt file that controls automated access to portions of our Services;

Mailchimp Medium

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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You must not access, deploy or use the Services to conduct or facilitate any activity that is unlawful, fraudulent, or that violates the rights of others.

Excerpt from Perplexity AI's Perplexity Acceptable Use Policy

Applicable regulations

CFAA
United States Federal
DMCA
United States Federal
DSA
European Union
Trump Executive Order on AI Policy Framework
US

Provision details

Document information
Document
Perplexity Acceptable Use Policy
Entity
Perplexity AI
Document last updated
May 11, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 20, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-059447
Document ID
CA-D-00760
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
ff40c6f81d11028b8c05d33a96deec177b7f699288f831af0c8d97183243c80b
Analysis generated
May 20, 2026 20:27 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Perplexity AI
Document: Perplexity Acceptable Use Policy
Record ID: CA-P-059447
Captured: 2026-05-20 20:27:56 UTC
SHA-256: ff40c6f81d11028b…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/perplexity-ai/perplexity-acceptable-use-policy/provision/CA-P-059447/prohibition-on-unlawful-or-fraudulent-activity/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Perplexity AI's Prohibition on Unlawful or Fraudulent Activity clause do?

This is a foundational acceptable-use restriction, establishing that legality and respect for others' rights are baseline requirements for all use of the services.

How does this clause affect you?

Readers are prohibited from accessing or using Perplexity AI's services in connection with any unlawful, fraudulent, or rights-violating activity.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 282 platforms. See the full comparison.

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