“Our websites and online services are not meant for children under 13 years old, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children under age 16 without parental consent.”
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The policy sets a data collection floor at age 16 (with parental consent as the exception), which is higher than the federal COPPA threshold of 13, meaning more children receive this protection.
Interpretive note: The excerpt contains two independent age thresholds: the service is 'not meant for children under 13' and data collection without parental consent is prohibited for children 'under age 16'. The canonical claim states the primary data-protection rule (age 16). The age-13 service targeting restriction is recorded in omitted_material.
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.
View change record →Children under 16 are protected from having their personal data knowingly collected by Perplexity AI unless a parent has consented.
How other platforms handle this
If you enable location data for the mobile version of our services...we may use your location data to serve you geo-targeted ads for employers and other advertisers that are local to you.
If you are under the age of majority in your jurisdiction, you must use the Sites under the supervision of your parent, legal guardian, or responsible adult even if your age is above the Indeed permitted use age for that jurisdiction.
If you are under 18 or not of legal age, you must have your parent or legal guardian's permission if you want to use the Services.
"Our websites and online services are not meant for children under 13 years old, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children under age 16 without parental consent.Excerpt from Perplexity AI's Privacy Policy
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The policy sets a data collection floor at age 16 (with parental consent as the exception), which is higher than the federal COPPA threshold of 13, meaning more children receive this protection.
Children under 16 are protected from having their personal data knowingly collected by Perplexity AI unless a parent has consented.
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