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

Suspension or Termination for Policy Non-Compliance

High confidence Common · 270 of 343 platforms

Key Facts · in the document’s own words

What may Perplexity AI do if a user fails to comply with this Policy?
“Subject to the terms of your agreement with Perplexity or authorized third-party distributor (as applicable), your failure to comply with this Policy may result in suspension or termination, or both, of the Services.”
Version CA-V-007059, captured Sept. 20, 2026 · live source ↗
Our reading, not the document’s words
Perplexity AI may suspend or terminate, or both suspend and terminate, the services if a user fails to comply with this Policy.
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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Generated by a model from the captured document; not read by a person

This provision gives Perplexity AI the authority to suspend or terminate service access as a consequence of Policy non-compliance, making enforcement concrete.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

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Readers who fail to comply with this Policy may have their access to the services suspended, terminated, or both.

How other platforms handle this

xAI

This may include taking corrective measures, such as suspending or terminating the account of any End-User found to be in violation of the terms of this Agreement.

OpenAI

If you believe we have suspended or terminated your account in error, you can file an appeal with us by contacting our Support team.

Workday

We may however temporarily suspend and/or restrict your account in the event of other breaches if the suspension and/or restriction is proportional to the severity of the breach...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Subject to the terms of your agreement with Perplexity or authorized third-party distributor (as applicable), your failure to comply with this Policy may result in suspension or termination, or both, of the Services.

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-059495
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. 6, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Perplexity AI
Document: Perplexity Acceptable Use Policy
Record ID: CA-P-059495
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-059495/suspension-or-termination-for-policy-non-compliance/
Accessed: Nov. 10, 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 Suspension or Termination for Policy Non-Compliance clause do?

This provision gives Perplexity AI the authority to suspend or terminate service access as a consequence of Policy non-compliance, making enforcement concrete.

How does this clause affect you?

Readers who fail to comply with this Policy may have their access to the services suspended, terminated, or both.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 270 platforms. See the full comparison.

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