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Both sides of the user interaction—inputs and generated outputs—are subject to processing by Perplexity AI, meaning the full scope of a user's engagement with the service is captured.
Interpretive note: The excerpt appears truncated after 'generate'. Additional processing activities described in the full clause may not be captured here.
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 →Everything you submit to Perplexity AI's services, and data about what the service generates in response, is processed by Perplexity AI.
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We process your data for necessary purposes as described in the main Policy, and for secondary purposes. We use both human and automated means to process your data.
When we process personal information about you, we do so with your consent or as necessary to comply with our legal and regulatory obligations; to provide the products and services you use...
We use information about you, information that we collect from within your account, information that you provide to our customer happiness team, and information about your interactions with the Service to resolve technical issues you experience with the Service.
"We process content you submit while using our services, including prompts, queries, uploads, and any other data you choose to provide. We also process data about the output our services generate...Excerpt from Perplexity AI's Perplexity Privacy Policy
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Both sides of the user interaction—inputs and generated outputs—are subject to processing by Perplexity AI, meaning the full scope of a user's engagement with the service is captured.
Everything you submit to Perplexity AI's services, and data about what the service generates in response, is processed by Perplexity AI.
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