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Total Liability Capped at Greater of $100 or Six Months Fees

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

For most users, especially those on free tiers or low-cost plans, the effective cap on recoverable damages is $100, regardless of the actual harm suffered.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Readers can recover no more than the greater of $100 or their last six months of payments to Perplexity AI, no matter the size of the damages finally awarded.

How other platforms handle this

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If our Platform is not ordinarily used for personal, household or domestic use, our liability for a breach of your Consumer Law Rights is limited to either resupplying our Services, or paying the cost...

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If you knowingly misrepresent that any activity or material on our Services is infringing, you may be liable to ActiveCampaign for certain costs and damages.

Netflix Medium

The Netflix service and/or some of the Netflix content may not be available at any time as a result of events beyond our reasonable control...we will not be held liable should such events occur.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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THE COMPANY ENTITIES' TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES FINALLY AWARDED SHALL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00), OR THE AMOUNT YOU PAID THE COMPANY ENTITIES, IF ANY, IN THE PAST SIX (6) MONTHS FOR THE SERVICES

— Excerpt from Perplexity AI's Perplexity AI Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

EU AI Act - High Risk Provisions
EU
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Perplexity AI Terms of Service
Entity
Perplexity AI
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
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First tracked
May 21, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-023978
Document ID
CA-D-00097
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Analysis generated
May 21, 2026 02:31 UTC
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Entity: Perplexity AI
Document: Perplexity AI Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-023978
Captured: 2026-05-21 02:31:00 UTC
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URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/perplexity-ai/perplexity-ai-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-023978/total-liability-capped-at-greater-of-100-or-six-months-fees/
Accessed: July 13, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Perplexity AI's Total Liability Capped at Greater of $100 or Six Months Fees clause do?

For most users, especially those on free tiers or low-cost plans, the effective cap on recoverable damages is $100, regardless of the actual harm suffered.

How does this clause affect you?

Readers can recover no more than the greater of $100 or their last six months of payments to Perplexity AI, no matter the size of the damages finally awarded.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 289 platforms. See the full comparison.

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