“only process Personal Data on documented instructions from Customer, for the limited and specific purpose described in Annex 1, unless otherwise permitted to process such Personal Data by applicable Privacy Laws”
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Restricting processing to documented instructions and a named purpose limits Perplexity AI's discretion over how it uses Personal Data, anchoring permissible processing to the Customer's direction.
Interpretive note: The excerpt appears to be a fragment of a larger obligation list rather than a standalone clause; the subject of the obligation is inferred from context as Perplexity AI. Annex 1 is referenced but not provided, so the specific purpose cannot be evaluated.
Customers' Personal Data may only be processed according to their documented instructions and the specific purpose in Annex 1, except where Privacy Laws independently authorize different processing.
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"only process Personal Data on documented instructions from Customer, for the limited and specific purpose described in Annex 1, unless otherwise permitted to process such Personal Data by applicable Privacy LawsExcerpt from Perplexity AI's Perplexity Data Processing Addendum
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Restricting processing to documented instructions and a named purpose limits Perplexity AI's discretion over how it uses Personal Data, anchoring permissible processing to the Customer's direction.
Customers' Personal Data may only be processed according to their documented instructions and the specific purpose in Annex 1, except where Privacy Laws independently authorize different processing.
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