If Perplexity is sold or merges with another company, your personal data could be transferred to the new owner.
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A future acquirer of Perplexity would receive your historical query data and account information, and may operate under a different privacy policy than the one you originally agreed to.
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This provision means your entire data history with Perplexity, including past queries and account information, could pass to a new company if Perplexity is acquired, potentially under new privacy practices.
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"In the event of a merger, acquisition, reorganization, bankruptcy, or other sale of all or a portion of our assets, your personal information may be transferred to the acquiring entity.— Excerpt from Perplexity AI's Perplexity Privacy Policy
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Corporate transaction data transfers engage GDPR requirements for data transfers and legitimate interests assessments for EEA and UK users. Under CCPA, a corporate transaction is generally excluded from the definition of sale but may still require updated privacy notice to consumers. The FTC has taken enforcement action in contexts where acquired user data was used inconsistently with the original privacy representations. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. This is a standard clause in US privacy policies but creates real-world exposure if an acquirer operates in jurisdictions or sectors with different data governance standards or if the acquirer's intended use of the data is materially different from Perplexity's stated purposes. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: GDPR requires that data transfers to third parties, including acquirers, maintain adequate protections; a cross-border acquisition involving non-adequate-decision countries would require additional safeguards such as standard contractual clauses. UK GDPR imposes equivalent requirements. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Enterprise customers should consider whether their data processing agreements with Perplexity address what happens to their data in a change-of-control scenario and whether notification obligations exist. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Privacy programs should monitor for ownership changes at key vendors including Perplexity and assess whether updated consent or notification to data subjects is required upon any corporate transaction.
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A future acquirer of Perplexity would receive your historical query data and account information, and may operate under a different privacy policy than the one you originally agreed to.
This provision means your entire data history with Perplexity, including past queries and account information, could pass to a new company if Perplexity is acquired, potentially under new privacy practices.
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