“Create or make available any products or services competitive with, similar to, or that would otherwise be a substitute for the Services...except with Perplexity's express prior written permission”
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This prohibition directly restricts users from leveraging Perplexity AI's services to build competitive offerings, protecting Perplexity AI's market position.
Readers are prohibited from using Perplexity AI's services to build or distribute competing or substitute products without first obtaining express written permission from Perplexity AI.
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use the Services in a manner that may create a conflict of interest or undermine the purposes of the Services, such as trading reviews with other users or writing or soliciting fake reviews
You shall not distribute on or through this Web Site any Postings containing any advertising, promotion, solicitation for goods, services or funds or solicitation for others to become members of any enterprise...
"Create or make available any products or services competitive with, similar to, or that would otherwise be a substitute for the Services...except with Perplexity's express prior written permissionExcerpt from Perplexity AI's Perplexity Acceptable Use Policy
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This prohibition directly restricts users from leveraging Perplexity AI's services to build competitive offerings, protecting Perplexity AI's market position.
Readers are prohibited from using Perplexity AI's services to build or distribute competing or substitute products without first obtaining express written permission from Perplexity AI.
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