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License to Perplexity to Use Customer Content

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Customer hereby grants Perplexity the right and license to use any Customer Content as necessary to exercise its rights and perform its obligations hereunder and to comply with applicable law.

Excerpt from Perplexity AI's Perplexity API Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

EU AI Act
European Union
CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Colorado AI Act
US-CO
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
ePrivacy Directive
European Union
EU AI Act - High Risk Provisions
EU
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
UK GDPR
United Kingdom

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-061632
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-061632
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-061632/license-to-perplexity-to-use-customer-content/
Accessed: Aug. 7, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Perplexity AI's License to Perplexity to Use Customer Content clause do?

The clause states: “Customer hereby grants Perplexity the right and license to use any Customer Content as necessary to exercise its rights and perform its obligations hereunder and to comply with applicable law.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 279 platforms. See the full comparison.

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