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California Governing Law

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This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of California.

Excerpt from Perplexity AI's Perplexity API Terms of Service

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FAA
United States Federal

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Document information
Document
Perplexity API Terms of Service
Entity
Perplexity AI
Document last updated
May 11, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-061722
Document ID
CA-D-00761
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
2cce8939aea0b3bb7eb2569935589c802dd198134cfb395548e9549323755a2d
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 03:38 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Perplexity AI
Document: Perplexity API Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-061722
Captured: 2026-07-09 03:38:46 UTC
SHA-256: 2cce8939aea0b3bb…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/perplexity-ai/perplexity-api-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-061722/california-governing-law/
Accessed: July 25, 2026
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The clause states: “This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of California.”

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