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Cross-border data transfers may subject personal data to legal regimes with different privacy protections than the user's home country, and this clause frames submission of data as constituting that agreement.
The updated notice provides more granular disclosure of what data Perplexity collects and how it uses that data, organized by collection method and use case. The notice explicitly describes collection of Comet browser history and settings, Email Assistant message analysis, and local device data storage, each with stated legal bases. The notice also clarifies that Email Assistant does not use message contents for AI model training. You can review the updated notice to understand which data collection practices apply to services you use, and adjust Comet privacy settings or opt out of Email Assistant if desired.
View change record →Submitting personal data to Perplexity AI is treated as consent to international data transfers, including to the United States, regardless of where you reside.
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We transfer personal data from the European Economic Area and Switzerland to other countries, some of which have not been determined by the European Commission to have an adequate level of data protection. When we do so, we use a variety of legal mechanisms, including contracts
Patreon complies with the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (EU-U.S. DPF), the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF, and the Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (Swiss-U.S. DPF) as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Reddit, Inc., complies with the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (EU-U.S. DPF) and the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF, and the Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (Swiss-U.S. DPF) as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce.
"By submitting your personal data to us you agree to the transfer, storage, and processing of your data in a country other than your country of residence including, but not limited to, the United States.Excerpt from Perplexity AI's Perplexity Privacy Policy
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Cross-border data transfers may subject personal data to legal regimes with different privacy protections than the user's home country, and this clause frames submission of data as constituting that agreement.
Submitting personal data to Perplexity AI is treated as consent to international data transfers, including to the United States, regardless of where you reside.
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