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AI Model Training Use of Query Data

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Users frequently ask sensitive personal questions on AI search platforms without realizing those queries could be stored and used to train commercial AI systems, creating privacy risks especially for health, legal, or financial queries.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Perplexity AI collects your search queries, conversation history, device identifiers, IP address, and account information, and the policy permits this data to be used for AI model training and product improvement in addition to core service delivery. This means sensitive or personal information you enter as a search query may inform model development in ways that go beyond what users typically expect from a search product. You can submit a data deletion or access request by emailing privacy@perplexity.ai or using the account settings within the Perplexity platform.

How other platforms handle this

Windsurf Medium

We may leverage OpenAI models independent of user selection for processing other tasks (e.g. for summarization). We may leverage Anthropic models independent of user selection for processing other tasks (e.g. for summarization). We may leverage these models independent of user selection for processi...

Writer Medium

Writer does not use Customer Data to train its AI models without explicit customer permission. Customer Data means the data, content, and information that customers and their end users submit to or through the Services.

Ideogram Medium

We may use the content you provide to us, including prompts and generated images, to train and improve our AI models and services.

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We may use the information we collect, including the content of your queries and interactions, to develop, train, and improve our AI models and services. This includes using your queries to refine the accuracy and capabilities of our search and answer features.

— Excerpt from Perplexity AI's Perplexity AI Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

EU AI Act
European Union
California AB 2013 AI Training Data Transparency
US-CA
Colorado AI Act
US-CO
EU AI Act - High Risk Provisions
EU
GDPR
European Union
Texas AI Act
Texas, USA
Trump Executive Order on AI Policy Framework
US
UK GDPR
United Kingdom

Provision details

Document information
Document
Perplexity AI Privacy Policy
Entity
Perplexity AI
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 7, 2026
Last verified
May 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-005010
Document ID
CA-D-00096
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
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Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 15:10 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Perplexity AI
Document: Perplexity AI Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-005010
Captured: 2026-05-07 15:10:31 UTC
SHA-256: b8f89229e0758b22…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/perplexity-ai/perplexity-ai-privacy-policy/ai-model-training-use-of-query-data/
Accessed: May 14, 2026
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High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Perplexity AI's AI Model Training Use of Query Data clause do?

Users frequently ask sensitive personal questions on AI search platforms without realizing those queries could be stored and used to train commercial AI systems, creating privacy risks especially for health, legal, or financial queries.

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