This provision explicitly prohibits Perplexity and any third parties it engages from using Customer-submitted inputs or generated outputs to train, retrain, fine-tune, or otherwise improve AI models.
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This provision establishes a contractual commitment that distinguishes API Customer Content from data Perplexity may otherwise use for model improvement purposes. The commitment extends to third-party model providers authorized by Perplexity, creating a downstream obligation that compliance teams should verify is operationally implemented and contractually backed in Perplexity's vendor agreements.
Critical addition protecting customer data from being used to train Perplexity's AI models, directly addressing data privacy concerns that were not explicitly addressed in the previous version.
View full change record →Under this clause, Perplexity commits that neither it nor authorized third parties will use Customer inputs or API-generated outputs to train or improve AI models. This provision applies to the API service only and does not govern data practices for Perplexity's consumer products.
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Compare across platforms →"Perplexity shall not use (or authorize third parties to use) Customer Content to train, retrain, fine-tune or otherwise improve any generative artificial intelligence models.Excerpt from Perplexity AI's Perplexity API Terms of Service
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages GDPR Article 5 (purpose limitation) and CCPA provisions governing secondary use of personal data, as well as emerging AI governance frameworks including the EU AI Act, which imposes obligations …
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This provision establishes a contractual commitment that distinguishes API Customer Content from data Perplexity may otherwise use for model improvement purposes. The commitment extends to third-party model providers authorized by Perplexity, creating a downstream obligation that compliance teams should verify is operationally implemented and contractually backed in Perplexity's vendor agreements.
Under this clause, Perplexity commits that neither it nor authorized third parties will use Customer inputs or API-generated outputs to train or improve AI models. This provision applies to the API service only and does not govern data practices for Perplexity's consumer products.
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