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After a 30-day informal resolution process, disputes must proceed through individual binding arbitration administered by JAMS under the FAA, rather than in court, and users waive the right to participate in class actions or class arbitrations.
This analysis describes what Perplexity AI's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology
This provision requires individual binding arbitration for substantially all disputes with Perplexity and prohibits class or representative proceedings. The FAA governs arbitrability, including threshold questions, which delegates gateway arbitrability determinations to the arbitrator under JAMS rules.
Interpretive note: Enforceability of the class action waiver and arbitrability delegation may vary by jurisdiction and is subject to judicial interpretation under applicable state and federal law.
The provision was significantly simplified and consolidated, removing explicit jury trial waiver language and adding reference to exceptions, while maintaining core arbitration and class action waiver obligations.
View full change record →Under this clause, disputes with Perplexity relating to services or products must proceed through individual JAMS arbitration rather than court litigation, and participation in class or representative actions is waived. The agreement states users have the right to opt out of this provision as described in Section 9.
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"After the informal dispute resolution process, any remaining dispute, controversy, or claim (collectively, 'Claim') relating in any way to the Company's services and/or products, including the Services, and any use or access or lack of access thereto, will be resolved by arbitration, including threshold questions of arbitrability of the Claim. You and the Company agree that any Claim will be settled by final and binding arbitration, using the English language, administered by JAMS under its Comprehensive Arbitration Rules and Procedures (the 'JAMS Rules') then in effect. Because your contract with the Company, these Terms, and this Arbitration Agreement concern interstate commerce, the Federal Arbitration Act ('FAA') governs the arbitrability of all disputes. Any arbitration under these Terms will take place on an individual basis – class arbitrations and Class Actions (as defined below) are not permitted.Excerpt from Perplexity AI's Terms of Service
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The FAA governs the enforceability of this arbitration clause, and JAMS Comprehensive Rules are incorporated by reference. State law limitations on arbitration clauses may apply in certain jurisdictions, and the terms acknowledge that some limitations may not apply where applicable law prohibits them, citing New Jersey as an example. The FTC has expressed regulatory interest in mandatory arbitration clauses in consumer contracts, though enforcement posture may vary. 2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: High. The class action waiver prevents aggregated consumer claims, channeling individual disputes through JAMS arbitration with associated filing costs and procedures. The delegation of arbitrability threshold questions to the arbitrator under JAMS rules has been a subject of judicial scrutiny in various jurisdictions. 3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: California courts have in some cases applied heightened scrutiny to arbitration clauses under unconscionability doctrine, though the FAA generally preempts state law arbitration restrictions. EU users may have limited enforceability of arbitration clauses under consumer protection directives. New Jersey is specifically called out in the terms as a jurisdiction where some limitations may not apply. 4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Organizations using Perplexity consumer services should note that disputes arising from service use would proceed through individual JAMS arbitration rather than commercial litigation, which may affect risk assessment for enterprise-adjacent use of consumer products. The 30-day informal resolution requirement is a procedural condition precedent to initiating arbitration. 5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams should evaluate whether the opt-out procedure in Section 9 has been exercised for relevant users and document that exercise. The informal dispute resolution condition precedent should be followed procedurally to preserve arbitration eligibility. Organizations should assess whether the JAMS cost structure for individual arbitration is aligned with the $100 liability cap established elsewhere in the terms.
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This provision requires individual binding arbitration for substantially all disputes with Perplexity and prohibits class or representative proceedings. The FAA governs arbitrability, including threshold questions, which delegates gateway arbitrability determinations to the arbitrator under JAMS rules.
Under this clause, disputes with Perplexity relating to services or products must proceed through individual JAMS arbitration rather than court litigation, and participation in class or representative actions is waived. The agreement states users have the right to opt out of this provision as described in Section 9.
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