This provision limits Perplexity's total aggregate liability to the fees Customer paid in the 12 months prior to the liability-triggering event, and excludes consequential, incidental, and indirect damages for both parties, with exceptions for willful misconduct, AUP or third-party model term breaches, and indemnification obligations.
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The liability cap limits Customer's financial recovery from Perplexity to a backward-looking 12-month fee amount, which may be substantially lower than the operational or business impact of a service failure or breach. The exclusion of consequential damages, including lost profits, applies to both parties but is most material to Customer given Perplexity's role as service provider.
Under this clause, Perplexity's maximum liability to Customer is capped at fees paid in the prior 12 months, and neither party may recover consequential or indirect damages such as lost profits, absent willful misconduct or specified exceptions. This limits the financial recourse available to Customers in the event of a service failure or breach.
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Compare across platforms →"EXCEPT IN CASE OF WILLFUL MISCONDUCT, BREACHES OF SECTION 2.4, 2.5 OR 2.6, OR INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS UNDER SECTION 9, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, (I) IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE FOR SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER INDIRECT DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY LOST PROFITS OR BUSINESS, REGARDLESS OF THE FORESEEABILITY OR ANY NOTICE OF SUCH DAMAGES AND REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY; AND (II) THE TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF PERPLEXITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNTS PAID BY CUSTOMER TO PERPLEXITY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IN THE 12 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE FIRST DATE OF THE EVENT OR CIRCUMSTANCE GIVING RISE TO THE LIABILITY, REGARDLESS OF THE THEORY OF LIABILITY.Excerpt from Perplexity AI's Perplexity API Terms of Service
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Limitation of liability clauses in commercial API agreements are generally enforceable under California law and U.S.
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The liability cap limits Customer's financial recovery from Perplexity to a backward-looking 12-month fee amount, which may be substantially lower than the operational or business impact of a service failure or breach. The exclusion of consequential damages, including lost profits, applies to both parties but is most material to Customer given Perplexity's role as service provider.
Under this clause, Perplexity's maximum liability to Customer is capped at fees paid in the prior 12 months, and neither party may recover consequential or indirect damages such as lost profits, absent willful misconduct or specified exceptions. This limits the financial recourse available to Customers in the event of a service failure or breach.
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