Developers grant Perplexity a royalty-free, worldwide license to use content submitted to the API, including prompts and generated outputs, for operating and improving its services. This license applies to any content transmitted through API calls.
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This provision authorizes Perplexity to use developer-submitted inputs and AI-generated outputs beyond the scope of fulfilling the immediate API request, including for model training and service development purposes. Developers transmitting sensitive, proprietary, or personal data through the API should evaluate whether this license scope is consistent with their own data governance obligations and user-facing privacy commitments.
Interpretive note: The precise scope of 'improving and developing the Services' is not defined, and it is uncertain whether this includes model training on developer-submitted inputs.
Scope expanded from 'analyze' to 'distribute' outputs, and purposes broadened from 'maintaining and improving the Service' to 'developing the Services,' giving Perplexity broader rights to redistribute user-generated content.
View full change record →This provision establishes that content submitted through the API, including prompts and outputs, may be used by Perplexity for service improvement under a license that is royalty-free and worldwide in scope. Developers who transmit personal data or confidential business content through the API should assess whether this license is compatible with applicable data protection obligations and contractual commitments to their own end users.
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"By submitting inputs to the API, you grant Perplexity a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, and distribute such inputs and any outputs generated in connection therewith for the purposes of operating, improving, and developing the Services.— Excerpt from Perplexity AI's Perplexity API Terms of Service
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages GDPR where inputs contain personal data of EU/EEA residents, as the license grant may constitute onward processing beyond the original purpose, potentially conflicting with GDPR data minimization and purpose limitation principles. CCPA may apply where California resident personal information is included in API inputs. The FTC Act is relevant to consumer-facing applications where end users may not be aware their data is being used to improve a third-party AI system. Enforcement authorities include EU data protection authorities and the FTC. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: High. The license covers both inputs and outputs, meaning that proprietary business logic embedded in prompts, or personal data transmitted as part of queries, may be used by Perplexity for purposes beyond the immediate API transaction. This is operationally significant for enterprises with data residency, confidentiality, or privacy obligations. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU/EEA developers face heightened exposure under GDPR, particularly regarding purpose limitation and the absence of an explicit Data Processing Agreement. California-based deployments involving consumer personal information engage CCPA obligations. Developers in regulated industries such as healthcare or financial services face additional constraints. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Procurement teams should assess whether this license grant is disclosed to end users through the developer's own privacy policy, and whether the developer's terms with Perplexity satisfy processor obligations under GDPR Article 28. The agreement may require amendment or supplementary data processing terms for EU deployments. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should conduct a data flow mapping exercise to identify what categories of personal or sensitive data may be transmitted through API calls, and evaluate whether the license scope requires disclosure updates to end-user privacy notices or opt-in consent mechanisms.
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This provision authorizes Perplexity to use developer-submitted inputs and AI-generated outputs beyond the scope of fulfilling the immediate API request, including for model training and service development purposes. Developers transmitting sensitive, proprietary, or personal data through the API should evaluate whether this license scope is consistent with their own data governance obligations and user-facing privacy commitments.
This provision establishes that content submitted through the API, including prompts and outputs, may be used by Perplexity for service improvement under a license that is royalty-free and worldwide in scope. Developers who transmit personal data or confidential business content through the API should assess whether this license is compatible with applicable data protection obligations and contractual commitments to their …
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