“8.3 EXCEPT IN CASE OF WILLFUL MISCONDUCT, BREACHES OF SECTION 2.4, 2.5 OR 2.6, OR INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS UNDER SECTION 9, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, (I) IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE FOR SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER INDIRECT DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY LOST PROFITS OR BUSINESS...”
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The mutual exclusion of indirect damages means that even significant downstream financial losses caused by a breach or service failure cannot be recovered by either party.
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You cannot recover special, incidental, consequential, or other indirect damages — including lost profits or business losses — from Perplexity AI arising from the Agreement, and Perplexity AI cannot recover such damages from you.
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"8.3 EXCEPT IN CASE OF WILLFUL MISCONDUCT, BREACHES OF SECTION 2.4, 2.5 OR 2.6, OR INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS UNDER SECTION 9, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, (I) IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE FOR SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER INDIRECT DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY LOST PROFITS OR BUSINESS...Excerpt from Perplexity AI's Perplexity API Terms of Service
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The mutual exclusion of indirect damages means that even significant downstream financial losses caused by a breach or service failure cannot be recovered by either party.
You cannot recover special, incidental, consequential, or other indirect damages — including lost profits or business losses — from Perplexity AI arising from the Agreement, and Perplexity AI cannot recover such damages from you.
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