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Perplexity AI's Privacy Notice in an update detected on July 25, 2026 now includes a clarification that the company does not sell personal data or share queries, prompts, or conversation content with advertisers. The updated notice also states it added more detail about cookies, first-party advertising measurement, and privacy choices. This provides explicit assurance about how user queries and conversation data are handled relative to advertising.

Perplexity AI updated its Privacy Notice with changes detected on July 18, 2026, shifting from internal data protection administration to appointing VeraSafe as its representative for EU and UK data protection matters. The company replaced previous contact details for its Data Protection Officer (TrustKeith Ltd) with VeraSafe's contact information and designated VeraSafe as the new DPO. Users in the EEA or UK can now contact VeraSafe directly regarding data processing matters, in addition to or instead of contacting Perplexity directly.

Perplexity AI restructured its privacy policy on July 5, 2026, renaming it to 'Privacy Notice' and substantially reorganizing how it describes data collection. The updated document now explicitly lists specific data collection contexts—account registration, Comet browser settings, Email Assistant, and demographics—with stated legal bases for each. The prior policy used broader categorical language; the revised version adds detailed examples, legal justifications per collection method, and specific statements about local data storage in the Comet browser, email content analysis, and Google API compliance.

Perplexity AI corrected a capitalization error in its privacy policy footer on May 18, 2026. The link text 'Linkedin' was changed to 'LinkedIn' to match standard branding. This is a formatting correction with no operational impact on privacy practices, data handling, or user rights.