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Customer Indemnifies Perplexity for Agreement Violations

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Key Facts

What must the customer indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Perplexity from?
Perplexity AI requires the customer to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Perplexity from liabilities, damages, costs, and reasonable attorneys' fees arising out of third-party claims related to the customer's use of the Services.
Does the customer indemnify Perplexity from liabilities, damages, costs, and reasonable attorneys' fees arising out of third-party claims related to the customer's use of the Services?
Perplexity AI requires the customer to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Perplexity from liabilities, damages, costs, and reasonable attorneys' fees arising out of third-party claims related to the customer's use of the Services.
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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Customers bear financial and legal responsibility for third-party claims that result from how they use the Services, which can include litigation costs.

Interpretive note: The excerpt uses '(i)' indicating this is only the first of multiple triggering events for the indemnification obligation; the canonical claim covers only the stated trigger. Additional triggers are likely present but not quoted.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

If a third party makes a claim against Perplexity AI related to how you used the Services, you are required to defend Perplexity AI and cover resulting costs including reasonable attorneys' fees.

How other platforms handle this

Runway Medium

You agree that the provisions in this section will survive any termination of your Account, the Agreement and/or your access to the Services.

Twilio Medium

Your obligations in Section 6.2 (Indemnification by Customer) of this Agreement will apply to the extent permitted by applicable law, regulation, or procedure.

Synthesia Medium

Customer shall have no liability under (a) to the extent a Claim Against Us arises from Synthesia Content or under (b) to the extent a Claim Against Us arises from our breach of the Contract.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Customer agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Perplexity...from and against any liabilities, damages, interest, losses, costs, expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) to the extent arising out of a third-party claim related to (i) Customer's use of the Services...

Excerpt from Perplexity AI's Perplexity API Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal

Provision details

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-061692
Document ID
CA-D-00761
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July 9, 2026 03:38 UTC
Methodology
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Entity: Perplexity AI
Document: Perplexity API Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-061692
Captured: 2026-07-09 03:38:46 UTC
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URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/perplexity-ai/perplexity-api-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-061692/customer-indemnifies-perplexity-for-agreement-violations/
Accessed: July 25, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Perplexity AI's Customer Indemnifies Perplexity for Agreement Violations clause do?

Customers bear financial and legal responsibility for third-party claims that result from how they use the Services, which can include litigation costs.

How does this clause affect you?

If a third party makes a claim against Perplexity AI related to how you used the Services, you are required to defend Perplexity AI and cover resulting costs including reasonable attorneys' fees.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 233 platforms. See the full comparison.

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