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User content processed to improve AI models

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This establishes that user data contributes directly to AI model development, meaning user interactions may shape the capabilities of Perplexity AI's products.

Interpretive note: The evidence span is a short noun phrase without a subject or explicit reference to user data; the canonical claim infers that the subject is user data based on the clause's context within the policy. The claim is grounded in the excerpt but relies on surrounding document context to establish what is being used.

Recent Activity

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Medium Jul 5, 2026

The updated Privacy Notice establishes more granular disclosure of data collection methods across multiple product areas. Perplexity now explicitly discloses that it collects and stores browsing history and settings in the Comet browser based on consent or legitimate interest, accesses email content through Email Assistant to analyze messages (while stating it does not train AI models on that content), and collects demographic data if users voluntarily upload it. The revised structure also clarifies that local browser data storage occurs on users' devices and that incognito mode does not fully prevent tracking by websites or Perplexity. You can review Comet privacy settings and controls as described in the updated policy.

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Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Your data may be used by Perplexity AI to improve or create its services, products, and AI models.

How other platforms handle this

Roblox Medium

Where the law allows us to, we may use the content you and other users have posted for training or to help us to improve the way we filter content on our platform.

Lyft Medium

We may infer certain information from your interactions with the Lyft Platform and other personal information available to us. For example, if you frequently ride to or from airports, we may infer you are a frequent traveler.

Google Cloud Medium

We evaluate Service Data to help us improve the performance and functionality of Cloud Services.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Improve or create services and products, including our AI models.

— Excerpt from Perplexity AI's Perplexity AI Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

EU AI Act
European Union
CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Colorado AI Act
US-CO
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
ePrivacy Directive
European Union
EU AI Act - High Risk Provisions
EU
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
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 20, 2026
Last verified
May 20, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-023373
Document ID
CA-D-00096
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
7a057e3763178c42d63b923457110d680078d6e1c70e9e48a9931e5b440c4bcc
Analysis generated
May 20, 2026 20:16 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Perplexity AI
Document: Perplexity AI Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-023373
Captured: 2026-05-20 20:16:11 UTC
SHA-256: 7a057e3763178c42…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/perplexity-ai/perplexity-ai-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-023373/user-content-processed-to-improve-ai-models/
Accessed: July 13, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Perplexity AI's User content processed to improve AI models clause do?

This establishes that user data contributes directly to AI model development, meaning user interactions may shape the capabilities of Perplexity AI's products.

How does this clause affect you?

Your data may be used by Perplexity AI to improve or create its services, products, and AI models.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 280 platforms. See the full comparison.

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