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Perplexity must notify Customer of new Model Provider subcontractors

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If Perplexity appoints a new subcontractor or intends to make any changes concerning the addition or replacement of any subcontractor that provides large language models or other generative artificial intelligence models (a "Model Provider"), Perplexity will notify Customer (email sufficient)

Excerpt from Perplexity AI's Perplexity Data Processing Addendum

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Document
Perplexity Data Processing Addendum
Entity
Perplexity AI
Document last updated
May 11, 2026
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May 20, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-060435
Document ID
CA-D-00763
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Document: Perplexity Data Processing Addendum
Record ID: CA-P-060435
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What does Perplexity AI's Perplexity must notify Customer of new Model Provider subcontractors clause do?

The clause states: “If Perplexity appoints a new subcontractor or intends to make any changes concerning the addition or replacement of any subcontractor that provides large language models or other generative artificial intelligence models (a "Model Provider"), Perplexity will notify Customer (email sufficient)”

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