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The right to revoke consent is a meaningful privacy control, but it is limited to processing activities where consent—rather than another legal basis—is the ground for processing.
Interpretive note: The excerpt contains two independent propositions: the right to revoke consent, and the consequence that revocation may limit service availability. The canonical claim states the primary right; the consequence is recorded in omitted_material and reflected in what_this_means.
The updated privacy policy removed a sentence stating that Perplexity does not sell personal data or send user queries, prompts, or conversation content to advertisers. This statement previously appeared at the top of the policy as an explicit reassurance. The revised policy retains the substantive privacy protections elsewhere in the document but removes this introductory clarity. Users should review the full updated privacy policy to confirm what data practices remain in effect.
View change record →The updated Privacy Notice states that Perplexity does not sell personal data or send user queries, prompts, or conversation content to advertisers. The policy also expands disclosure about cookies, first-party advertising measurement, and user privacy choices. This clarification directly addresses advertiser data handling practices, which is a material privacy concern for users of AI services.
View change record →The updated privacy notice expands transparency about how Perplexity collects and processes data across its services. The revised terms explicitly disclose that Comet browser collects browsing history, local data, and usage patterns; that Email Assistant analyzes email content for response advice but does not use that content for AI training; and that account data collection applies when creating accounts, submitting queries, and uploading documents. The policy now clearly separates consumer and enterprise data handling, stating that enterprise and API offerings are governed separately where Perplexity acts as a processor rather than a controller. You can review Comet privacy settings through the browser's controls and configure data collection preferences through your account settings.
View change record →You may revoke consent for data processing that is based on consent, but Perplexity AI states it may no longer be able to provide some types of services as a result.
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to withdraw your consent to our processing of your data (where such processing is based on consent)
You also have the right to object to the processing of Service Data or to export Service Data to another service.
Further, you may take legal actions in relation to any potential breach of your rights regarding the processing of your Personal Information, as well as to lodge complaints before the competent data prot...
"Where we process your personal data based upon consent, you may revoke consent. Note, if you revoke consent for processing personal data, we may no longer be able to provide you some types of services.Excerpt from Perplexity AI's Perplexity Privacy Policy
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The right to revoke consent is a meaningful privacy control, but it is limited to processing activities where consent—rather than another legal basis—is the ground for processing.
You may revoke consent for data processing that is based on consent, but Perplexity AI states it may no longer be able to provide some types of services as a result.
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