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Perplexity prohibited from Selling or Sharing Personal Data

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

These prohibitions directly constrain how Perplexity AI may handle Personal Data, preventing commercial exploitation of the data and limiting its use to the specific service context.

Interpretive note: The excerpt covers items (a) and (b) of what appears to be a broader list of prohibitions; additional items were not provided and are not addressed here.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Customers' Personal Data cannot be Sold, Shared, or used by Perplexity AI for any purpose outside of delivering the Services within the direct business relationship.

How other platforms handle this

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Perplexity shall not (a) Sell or Share Personal Data, (b) retain, use, or disclose the Personal Data outside of the direct business relationship between Perplexity and Customer and for any purpose other than for the specific purpose of providing the Services to Customer

— Excerpt from Perplexity AI's Perplexity Data Processing Addendum

Applicable regulations

EU AI Act
European Union
CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Colorado AI Act
US-CO
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
ePrivacy Directive
European Union
EU AI Act - High Risk Provisions
EU
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
UK GDPR
United Kingdom

Provision details

Document information
Document
Perplexity Data Processing Addendum
Entity
Perplexity AI
Document last updated
May 11, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 20, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-060415
Document ID
CA-D-00763
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
63330764edf10647a51ca197723ef717b3e1db5fabfb778068184b91e31fc670
Analysis generated
May 20, 2026 22:20 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Perplexity AI
Document: Perplexity Data Processing Addendum
Record ID: CA-P-060415
Captured: 2026-05-20 22:20:53 UTC
SHA-256: 63330764edf10647…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/perplexity-ai/perplexity-data-processing-addendum/provision/CA-P-060415/perplexity-prohibited-from-selling-or-sharing-personal-data/
Accessed: July 12, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Perplexity AI's Perplexity prohibited from Selling or Sharing Personal Data clause do?

These prohibitions directly constrain how Perplexity AI may handle Personal Data, preventing commercial exploitation of the data and limiting its use to the specific service context.

How does this clause affect you?

Customers' Personal Data cannot be Sold, Shared, or used by Perplexity AI for any purpose outside of delivering the Services within the direct business relationship.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 280 platforms. See the full comparison.

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