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Perplexity subcontractor agreements must be no less onerous than DPA

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Medium Aug 16, 2026

Business customers using Perplexity services are now governed by an updated DPA with two material operational changes. First, subprocessor disclosures have shifted from a static document attachment (Annex 2) to a live online list maintained at https://trust.perplexity.ai/subprocessors, with notifications of changes coming through in-product notification or email rather than through formal amendment. Second, certain Perplexity services (specifically Embeddings API and Perplexity Search) now operate under product-specific data postures and terms that control over the main DPA, meaning the data handling for those services may differ from the baseline agreement. Business customers should review the Trust Center list regularly and check for in-product notifications regarding subprocessor changes, as the updated terms no longer require static amendment cycles.

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Jul 10, 2026
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Perplexity shall engage subcontractors only pursuant to a written agreement that contains obligations on the subcontractor which are no less onerous on the relevant subcontractor than the obligations on Perplexity under this DPA.

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Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
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Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
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UK GDPR
United Kingdom
Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
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Perplexity Data Processing Addendum
Entity
Perplexity AI
Document last updated
May 11, 2026
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May 20, 2026
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July 9, 2026
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CA-P-060439
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CA-D-00763
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Entity: Perplexity AI
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The clause states: “Perplexity shall engage subcontractors only pursuant to a written agreement that contains obligations on the subcontractor which are no less onerous on the relevant subcontractor than the obligations on Perplexity under this DPA.”

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