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Perplexity AI · Perplexity Data Processing Addendum · View original document ↗

Perplexity prohibited from Selling or Sharing Personal Data

High confidence Common · 273 of 343 platforms

Key Facts · in the document’s own words

Is Perplexity AI prohibited from Selling or Sharing Personal Data?
“To the extent required by Privacy Laws, 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”
Version CA-V-007075, captured Sept. 21, 2026 · live source ↗
Our reading, not the document’s words
Perplexity AI prohibits itself from Selling or Sharing Personal Data, or retaining, using, or disclosing Personal Data outside of the direct business relationship with Customer or for any purpose other than providing the Services to Customer.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Generated by a model from the captured document; not read by a person

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.

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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)

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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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To the extent the Network Data includes any Personal Data...Cloudflare will handle such Personal Data in compliance with applicable data protection laws.

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We may create aggregated, de-identified and/or anonymized data from your personal information...We may use this aggregated, de-identified and/or anonymized data and share it with third parties for our lawful business purposes...

Palantir

We use your information, including your Contact Data, Payment Data, Technical Data, Communication Data, Professional Data, and Training and Educational Data, depending on the services provided...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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To the extent required by Privacy Laws, 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

Provision details

Document information
Document
Perplexity Data Processing Addendum
Entity
Perplexity AI
Date stated by the document
Aug. 13, 2026
As printed in Perplexity AI’s text (version CA-V-007075), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
May 11, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-007075, captured Sept. 21, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-060415
Document ID
CA-D-000763
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Archived bytes SHA-256 (version CA-V-007075)
f41bf39cf45f850890435a54326196d686afe688f9b0e1a5adafc2964dfde267
Analysis generated
May 20, 2026 22:20 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-007075, captured Sept. 21, 2026 (checked Oct. 6, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Perplexity AI
Document: Perplexity Data Processing Addendum
Record ID: CA-P-060415
Version: CA-V-007075
Captured: 2026-09-21 00:22:44 UTC
SHA-256: f41bf39cf45f8508…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/perplexity-ai/perplexity-data-processing-addendum/provision/CA-P-060415/perplexity-prohibited-from-selling-or-sharing-personal-data/
Accessed: Nov. 2, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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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 273 platforms. See the full comparison.

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