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Perplexity AI · Perplexity Acceptable Use Policy · View original document ↗

Prohibition on Copying or Distributing Services

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What does Perplexity AI prohibit copying, distributing, renting, leasing, lending, licensing, transferring, or making derivative works of?
“Copy, distribute, rent, lease, lend, license, transfer or make derivative works of the Services or any related materials or use any of the foregoing on a service bureau or similar basis”
Version CA-V-007059, captured Sept. 20, 2026 · live source ↗
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Perplexity AI prohibits copying, distributing, renting, leasing, lending, licensing, transferring, or making derivative works of the Services or any related materials, or using any of the foregoing on a service bureau or similar basis.
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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

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This prohibition restricts a broad range of secondary exploitation of Perplexity AI's services and materials, preventing commercialisation or redistribution without authorisation.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

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Readers are prohibited from reproducing, redistributing, sublicensing, or commercially reselling access to Perplexity AI's services or materials, including through service bureau arrangements.

How other platforms handle this

Credit Karma

You may not reverse engineer or reverse compile any of our Services or the technology used to operate our Services.

Anyscale

Subject to the terms of this Agreement, Customer hereby grants to Anyscale and its Affiliates a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free right and license to process the Customer Property solely to the extent necessary to provide the Anyscale Services...

Character.AI

Only use content that you have the rights to use. Don't infringe on anyone's intellectual property or copyright, and don't submit content you don't have the right to share.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Copy, distribute, rent, lease, lend, license, transfer or make derivative works of the Services or any related materials or use any of the foregoing on a service bureau or similar basis

Excerpt from Perplexity AI's Perplexity Acceptable Use Policy

Provision details

Document information
Document
Perplexity Acceptable Use Policy
Entity
Perplexity AI
Date stated by the document
July 8, 2025
As printed in Perplexity AI’s text (version CA-V-007059), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
May 11, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-007059, captured Sept. 20, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-059475
Document ID
CA-D-000760
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Archived bytes SHA-256 (version CA-V-007059)
414f68ebb6528af66e539ab619f778b6fb4458eb0554de70e8b79a82fc166a6d
Analysis generated
May 20, 2026 20:27 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-007059, captured Sept. 20, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Perplexity AI
Document: Perplexity Acceptable Use Policy
Record ID: CA-P-059475
Version: CA-V-007059
Captured: 2026-09-20 00:19:38 UTC
SHA-256: 414f68ebb6528af6…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/perplexity-ai/perplexity-acceptable-use-policy/provision/CA-P-059475/prohibition-on-copying-or-distributing-services/
Accessed: Nov. 2, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Perplexity AI's Prohibition on Copying or Distributing Services clause do?

This prohibition restricts a broad range of secondary exploitation of Perplexity AI's services and materials, preventing commercialisation or redistribution without authorisation.

How does this clause affect you?

Readers are prohibited from reproducing, redistributing, sublicensing, or commercially reselling access to Perplexity AI's services or materials, including through service bureau arrangements.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 250 platforms. See the full comparison.

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