The terms prohibit automated data extraction, scraping, reverse engineering, commercial exploitation without permission, and reproduction or distribution of service content, with written permission required for any exemptions.
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This provision establishes the acceptable use boundaries for the service, including a prohibition on automated access, scraping, and commercial exploitation. Violation of these restrictions is stated as a breach of the terms and may result in account termination.
Under this clause, users are prohibited from using automated tools to access or extract data from the service, reproducing or distributing service content, or exploiting the service for commercial purposes without written permission from Perplexity. The restriction applies unless applicable law prohibits such restrictions.
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Compare across platforms →"You may not do any of the following in connection with your use of the Services, unless applicable laws or regulations prohibit these restrictions or you have our written permission to do so: download, modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, duplicate, publish, license, create derivative works from, or offer for sale any information contained on, or obtained from or through, the Services... use any robot, spider, crawlers, scraper, or other automatic device, process, software or queries that intercepts, 'mines,' scrapes, extracts, or otherwise accesses the Services to monitor, extract, copy or collect information or data from or through the Services, or engage in any manual process to do the same; exploit the Services for any commercial purpose, including without limitation communicating or facilitating any commercial advertisement or solicitation.Excerpt from Perplexity AI's Terms of Service
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Automated access prohibitions interact with the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) in the U.S., where violations of terms-based access restrictions have been the subject of litigation regarding the scope of unauthorized …
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This provision establishes the acceptable use boundaries for the service, including a prohibition on automated access, scraping, and commercial exploitation. Violation of these restrictions is stated as a breach of the terms and may result in account termination.
Under this clause, users are prohibited from using automated tools to access or extract data from the service, reproducing or distributing service content, or exploiting the service for commercial purposes without written permission from Perplexity. The restriction applies unless applicable law prohibits such restrictions.
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