7 Total
1 High severity
6 Medium severity
0 Low severity
Summary

This is Perplexity AI's Enterprise Terms of Service, governing the contractual relationship between Perplexity and business customers who access the platform under an enterprise subscription. The agreement establishes the terms under which enterprise organizations deploy Perplexity's AI-powered search and answer services, including intellectual property rights over customer-submitted content and AI-generated outputs, acceptable use obligations, and conditions for account suspension or termination. The document also addresses confidentiality obligations and the allocation of liability between Perplexity and enterprise customers for service use within their organizations.

Technical / Legal Breakdown

This document governs enterprise customers' access to and use of Perplexity AI's services under a business-to-business contractual framework, establishing the legal basis for the enterprise subscription relationship. The agreement states obligations around acceptable use, data handling for enterprise accounts, intellectual property ownership, and service availability commitments, while the terms authorize Perplexity to modify, suspend, or terminate access under defined conditions. The document's enterprise-tier scope means it governs organizational deployments rather than individual consumer accounts, with the contracting entity (the business customer) assuming responsibility for end users within their organization; the scope of data processing obligations and confidentiality terms are operationally significant for compliance teams assessing third-party AI vendor risk. The terms may engage GDPR, CCPA, and emerging AI governance frameworks given Perplexity's processing of user queries and potentially personal data submitted through enterprise interfaces; applicability of specific regulatory obligations depends on the jurisdiction of the enterprise customer and the personal data categories involved. Material compliance considerations include data processing agreement requirements under GDPR for EU-based enterprise customers, and the classification of Perplexity as a data processor or controller depending on the context of data submitted through the service.

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1 important change detected

2 versions captured · Last updated: May 2026

What changed Perplexity AI updated a footer link in their Enterprise Terms on May 18, 2026, changing 'Linkedin' to 'LinkedIn' (capitalization correction). This is a formatting correction with no operational or substantive impact on the terms themselves.
Why this matters This change is a formatting correction in the document footer and has no operational impact on the terms, rights, or obligations stated in Perplexity AI's Enterprise Terms. The updated language does not alter any substantive provision, disclosure, requirement, or consumer right.
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Recent Provision Changes May 18, 2026

8 provisions unchanged.

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Mapped Governance Frameworks

CFAA
United States Federal
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DMCA
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DSA
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FTC Act Section 5
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Trump Executive Order on AI Policy Framework
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Archival ProvenanceSource & Archival Record
Last Captured May 18, 2026 00:09 UTC
Capture Method Automated scheduled archival capture
Document ID CA-D-000762
Version ID CA-V-002697
SHA-256 90d78755a560827aa84430cfbf0802e8b6736b234f7f6d7a613e330d33540f0f
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