The policy states that material changes will be communicated by email or website notice before taking effect, and that continued use of the service after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.
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The continued use equals acceptance mechanism establishes an implied consent framework for policy updates. Under GDPR, material changes to processing activities may require renewed explicit consent rather than implied acceptance through continued use, particularly for processing based on consent as the legal basis.
Interpretive note: Whether continued use constitutes legally valid consent to materially changed processing activities depends on jurisdiction and the legal basis asserted; this mechanism may not satisfy GDPR consent requirements for consent-based processing.
Under this provision, continued use of Perplexity's platform after a policy update constitutes acceptance of the revised terms. The policy states material changes will be notified by email or website notice before they take effect.
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"We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes, we will notify you by email or by posting a notice on our website prior to the change becoming effective. Your continued use of our services after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.— Excerpt from Perplexity AI's Perplexity Privacy Policy
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The 'continued use equals acceptance' mechanism for privacy policy updates may be constrained under GDPR where consent is the asserted legal basis for processing, as consent under GDPR must be freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous; passive continued use may not satisfy these requirements. The FTC has previously scrutinized retroactive privacy policy changes that materially alter data use without affirmative consent. 2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The adequacy of the notification mechanism (email or website notice) depends on whether users have provided email addresses and whether the notice is sufficiently conspicuous and timely. For AI training or advertising use changes, affirmative consent re-collection may be required in certain jurisdictions. 3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: EEA and UK users face the highest exposure if processing based on consent is changed through a passive acceptance mechanism. California users have CCPA rights that may require affirmative disclosure rather than implied acceptance for material changes to data use. 4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Enterprise customers relying on Perplexity's stated privacy practices in their own vendor assessments should implement a process to monitor for policy updates and assess whether changes affect their compliance posture. 5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should establish a monitoring process for Perplexity policy updates, particularly those affecting AI training data use, advertising data sharing, or international transfer mechanisms. Significant changes may warrant re-evaluation of data processing agreements or internal privacy impact assessments.
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The continued use equals acceptance mechanism establishes an implied consent framework for policy updates. Under GDPR, material changes to processing activities may require renewed explicit consent rather than implied acceptance through continued use, particularly for processing based on consent as the legal basis.
Under this provision, continued use of Perplexity's platform after a policy update constitutes acceptance of the revised terms. The policy states material changes will be notified by email or website notice before they take effect.
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