This provision defines Usage Data as metadata, analytics, performance metrics, and operational data derived from API use that does not include Customer Content or personal information or has been anonymized or aggregated. Perplexity retains ownership of Usage Data and may use it for any lawful purpose without payment to Customer.
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Perplexity retains full ownership of and broad use rights over Usage Data derived from API interactions. The definition of Usage Data is qualified by exclusion of Customer Content and personal information, but the scope of what constitutes 'anonymized and/or aggregated' data may be subject to differing interpretations under applicable privacy law.
Interpretive note: The characterization of Usage Data as non-personal depends on the robustness of anonymization or aggregation applied, which the agreement does not specify; applicable law may assess this differently than the agreement's definition.
New provision explicitly reserving Perplexity's right to collect and use operational metadata and aggregated usage analytics, creating broader data collection and retention rights not explicitly stated previously.
View full change record →Under this clause, Perplexity collects and retains metadata, analytics, and performance data generated from Customer API use, and may use this data for any lawful purpose including feature assessment and algorithm improvement, without compensating Customer. The agreement excludes Customer Content and personal information from this category.
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Compare across platforms →""Usage Data" means data and information collected, generated, or derived from Customer's use of the Services and API Platform, including but not limited to metadata, analytics, performance metrics, and other operational data that does not include Customer Content or personal information or is anonymized and/or aggregated so that it does not identify Customer or any individual user. Without limitation of its privacy, security, and confidentiality commitments herein, Perplexity may collect, analyze, and utilize Usage Data generated in connection with Customer's use of the Services and API Platform. 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 (e.g., to assess the relative popularity of the Services' features or to improve categorization algorithms) without remuneration to Customer.Excerpt from Perplexity AI's Perplexity API Terms of Service
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The Usage Data provision engages GDPR recital 26 and Article 4 regarding the definition of anonymous data, as EU supervisory authorities have taken a strict approach to what constitutes 'truly anonymized' data.
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Perplexity retains full ownership of and broad use rights over Usage Data derived from API interactions. The definition of Usage Data is qualified by exclusion of Customer Content and personal information, but the scope of what constitutes 'anonymized and/or aggregated' data may be subject to differing interpretations under applicable privacy law.
Under this clause, Perplexity collects and retains metadata, analytics, and performance data generated from Customer API use, and may use this data for any lawful purpose including feature assessment and algorithm improvement, without compensating Customer. The agreement excludes Customer Content and personal information from this category.
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