Perplexity Terms of Service

This document governs use of Perplexity AI's services, including its AI-powered search and answer platform, and establishes a binding legal agreement between Perplexity AI, Inc. (a Delaware corporation) and users, with California law as the governing jurisdiction. The agreement states that users grant Perplexity a broad, royalty-free, worldwide license to use, reproduce, modify, distribute, and create derivative works from user-submitted content, and the terms authorize Perplexity to suspend or terminate accounts at its discretion for violations of the acceptable use policy. The agreement includes a mandatory individual arbitration clause with a class action waiver, a limitation of liability capping Perplexity's damages exposure at amounts paid by the user in the prior twelve months (or one hundred dollars for free-tier users), and a disclaimer of warranties covering AI-generated outputs, which are explicitly stated as potentially inaccurate or incomplete. The terms engage the FTC Act, CCPA for California residents, COPPA (the document prohibits use by those under thirteen), and potentially the EU AI Act and GDPR for users in the European Economic Area. Compliance teams should note that the arbitration clause includes a thirty-day opt-out window, the content license grant is broad in scope and survives termination, and the AI output disclaimer creates material exposure considerations for users relying on outputs for professional, medical, legal, or financial decisions.