115 Total
56 High severity
50 Medium severity
9 Low severity

Key Facts

What is prohibited by Perplexity AI's arbitration clause?
Perplexity AI's arbitration clause prohibits the arbitrator from combining or aggregating claims, conducting a class action, or making an award to any person or entity not a party to the arbitration.
May the arbitrator combine or aggregate claims?
Perplexity AI's arbitration clause prohibits the arbitrator from combining or aggregating claims, conducting a class action, or making an award to any person or entity not a party to the arbitration.
May the arbitrator conduct a class action?
Perplexity AI's arbitration clause prohibits the arbitrator from combining or aggregating claims, conducting a class action, or making an award to any person or entity not a party to the arbitration.
How must any remaining dispute, controversy, or claim be resolved?
Perplexity AI requires that any remaining dispute, controversy, or claim be resolved by final and binding arbitration administered by JAMS under its Comprehensive Arbitration Rules and Procedures, conducted in the English language.
Who administers the arbitration?
Perplexity AI requires that any remaining dispute, controversy, or claim be resolved by final and binding arbitration administered by JAMS under its Comprehensive Arbitration Rules and Procedures, conducted in the English language.
What license must users grant Perplexity AI?
Perplexity AI requires users to grant it a license to access, use, host, cache, store, reproduce, transmit, display, publish, distribute, and modify their content in order to operate, improve, promote, and provide the Services.
What may Perplexity AI do with users' content?
Perplexity AI requires users to grant it a license to access, use, host, cache, store, reproduce, transmit, display, publish, distribute, and modify their content in order to operate, improve, promote, and provide the Services.
Does Perplexity AI reserve the right to change its subscription plans?
Perplexity AI reserves the right to change its subscription plans or adjust pricing for paid Services in any manner and at any time in its sole and absolute discretion.
Does Perplexity AI reserve the right to adjust pricing for paid Services in its sole and absolute discretion?
Perplexity AI reserves the right to change its subscription plans or adjust pricing for paid Services in any manner and at any time in its sole and absolute discretion.
May Perplexity AI suspend, disable, or delete a user's account and/or the Services?
Perplexity AI may suspend, disable, or delete a user's account and/or the Services with or without notice, for any or no reason.
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Summary

This document sets out the rules for using Perplexity AI's Services, which are limited to personal, non-commercial use. Perplexity AI can change prices, suspend or delete your account without warning, and keep any feedback you submit—and if something goes wrong, your ability to recover money is capped at $100 or what you paid in the last six months. Any dispute must be resolved through private arbitration, not a court or class action.

Analysis

Perplexity AI's Terms of Service establish the conditions under which users may access and use the Services, limited to personal, non-commercial purposes. Users grant Perplexity AI a broad license to access, use, host, cache, store, reproduce, transmit, display, publish, distribute, and modify their content to operate, improve, promote, and provide the Services, and all feedback submitted becomes Perplexity AI's sole and exclusive property without compensation or notice. Perplexity AI may suspend, disable, or delete accounts with or without notice and for any or no reason, and reserves the right to change subscription plans and pricing in its sole and absolute discretion at any time. Liability of the Company Entities is capped at the greater of $100 or amounts paid in the prior six months, with all indirect, consequential, and punitive damages excluded, and users bear a broad indemnification obligation covering attorneys' fees. Disputes are resolved through final and binding JAMS arbitration conducted in English, with the arbitrator prohibited from consolidating claims or conducting class proceedings.

What this means for you

Users of Perplexity AI's Services operate under a personal, non-commercial use restriction, meaning any commercial use falls outside the permitted license. Subscription payments are nonrefundable with no credits for unused periods, and subscriptions renew automatically at then-current rates, so users must actively cancel to avoid being charged at a new price. Perplexity AI may suspend or delete an account at any time with or without notice and for any or no reason, and any feedback submitted transfers permanently to Perplexity AI without compensation. If a user suffers harm, recoverable damages are capped at the greater of $100 or amounts paid in the prior six months, with no recovery for indirect or consequential losses. Users who wish to avoid automatic renewal charges must cancel their subscription before the next renewal date.

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5 versions captured · Last updated: August 2026

What changed Perplexity AI restructured its Terms of Service with reformatted section numbering, reorganized navigation menus, and clarified specific provisions. The updated terms explicitly state that the Company reserves absolute discretion to remove, screen, edit, or delete any user content at any time without notice. The terms also now include detailed licensing provisions clarifying that while the Company does not claim ownership of user content, it obtains broad license rights to use that content for service operations.
Why this matters The updated terms establish that Perplexity AI reserves absolute discretion to remove, screen, edit, or delete any user content at any time, for any reason, and without notice. The terms also clarify that while the Company does not claim ownership of user content, it obtains royalty-free, transferable, sub-licensable, worldwide and irrevocable license rights to use that content for service operations, including sharing with third-party contractors and partners. These provisions were made explicit through restructured numbering and clarified language sections.
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What changed Perplexity AI updated its Legal Hub messaging to highlight a recent Privacy Notice revision. The new language explicitly states that Perplexity does not sell personal data or share queries, prompts, or conversation content with advertisers. The update also notes expanded detail about cookies, first-party advertising measurement, and user privacy choices. This change clarifies data handling practices but does not modify the binding Terms of Service itself.
Why this matters Perplexity added explicit language clarifying that it does not sell personal data or share queries, prompts, and conversation content with advertisers. The updated disclosure also details expanded information about cookies, first-party advertising measurement, and privacy choices. These statements are informational clarifications that reflect stated data practices; the binding Terms of Service itself was not modified by this change.
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June 2, 2026 low

Perplexity AI's Terms of Service update on June 2, 2026 involved minor formatting and navigation adjustments to the Legal Hub section and footer links. The changes appear to be duplicate …

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May 18, 2026 low

Perplexity AI corrected a capitalization error in their footer navigation on May 18, 2026, changing 'Linkedin' to 'LinkedIn'. This is a formatting correction to the company's social media link in …

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115 provisions
12 featured
23 clause types
56 high severity
Restricted or Prohibited Content/Industries 1 1 high
Targeting and Audience Restrictions 1 1 high
Disclosure and Transparency Requirements 1
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CCPA/CPRA
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Trump Executive Order on AI Policy Framework
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Document ID CA-D-000097
Version ID CA-V-005709
SHA-256 6feb6e8a4c8f97b62ba16efa0134fae60d10bb23837e8735afb717b376b6c8b8
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