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Services May Not Be Used in Embargoed Countries

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Runway High

the Services may not be exported or re-exported (a) into any United States embargoed countries, or (b) to anyone on the U.S. Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals or the U.S. Department of Commerce's Denied Person's List...

Chegg High

no software from the Services may be downloaded, exported or re-exported: (a) into (or to a national or resident of) Cuba, North Korea, Iran, Syria or any other country to which the United States has embargoed goods...

Fastly High

Subscriber shall not enable use of the Services in a U.S.-embargoed country (currently Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, or Syria) or in violation of any U.S. export law or regulation.

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the Services may not be exported or re-exported (i) into any U.S. embargoed countries or any country that has been designated by the U.S. Government as a "terrorist supporting" country, or (ii) to anyone listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties...

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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-061746
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-061746
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-061746/services-may-not-be-used-in-embargoed-countries/
Accessed: Aug. 3, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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What does Perplexity AI's Services May Not Be Used in Embargoed Countries clause do?

The clause states: “the Services may not be exported or re-exported (i) into any U.S. embargoed countries or any country that has been designated by the U.S. Government as a "terrorist supporting" country, or (ii) to anyone listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties...”

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ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 183 platforms. See the full comparison.

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