Provision record
Perplexity AI · Perplexity API Terms of Service · View original document ↗

Perplexity Owns and May Use Usage Data

High confidence Common · 273 of 343 platforms

Key Facts · in the document’s own words

What does Perplexity AI retain?
“As between Customer and Perplexity, Perplexity retains all right, title, and interest in and to such Usage Data. Perplexity may use Usage Data for any lawful purpose...without remuneration to Customer.”
Version CA-V-006631, captured Sept. 11, 2026 · live source ↗
Our reading, not the document’s words
Perplexity AI retains all right, title, and interest in Usage Data and may use that Usage Data for any lawful purpose without remuneration to the customer.
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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

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Customers have no ownership interest in Usage Data and receive no compensation for Perplexity AI's use of it, regardless of how that data is applied.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

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You have no ownership rights in Usage Data, and Perplexity AI may use that data for any lawful purpose without compensating you.

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Cloudflare

Cloudflare...shall have the right to use Network Data for purposes of providing, maintaining, developing, and improving its Services.

RunPod

We may use your personal information to analyze your usage of the Service, improve the Service, improve the rest of our business, help us understand user activity on the Service...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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As between Customer and Perplexity, Perplexity retains all right, title, and interest in and to such Usage Data. Perplexity may use Usage Data for any lawful purpose...without remuneration to Customer.

Excerpt from Perplexity AI's Perplexity API Terms of Service

Provision details

Document information
Document
Perplexity API Terms of Service
Entity
Perplexity AI
Date stated by the document
Jan. 23, 2026
As printed in Perplexity AI’s text (version CA-V-006631), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
May 11, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-006631, captured Sept. 11, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-061654
Document ID
CA-D-000761
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Archived bytes SHA-256 (version CA-V-006631)
3702b6a4f4cfa970067e2d8ce5b824d6b000f465ef29a7dd81c7513bfc99c946
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 03:38 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-006631, captured Sept. 11, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Perplexity AI
Document: Perplexity API Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-061654
Version: CA-V-006631
Captured: 2026-09-11 00:21:36 UTC
SHA-256: 3702b6a4f4cfa970…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/perplexity-ai/perplexity-api-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-061654/perplexity-owns-and-may-use-usage-data/
Accessed: Nov. 4, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Perplexity AI's Perplexity Owns and May Use Usage Data clause do?

Customers have no ownership interest in Usage Data and receive no compensation for Perplexity AI's use of it, regardless of how that data is applied.

How does this clause affect you?

You have no ownership rights in Usage Data, and Perplexity AI may use that data for any lawful purpose without compensating you.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 273 platforms. See the full comparison.

Is ConductAtlas affiliated with Perplexity AI?

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