Key Facts
How can users opt out of the arbitration provisions?
Perplexity AI allows users to opt out of the arbitration provisions by sending written notice within 30 days of first registering to use the Services or agreeing to the Terms.
When may users opt out of the arbitration provisions?
Perplexity AI allows users to opt out of the arbitration provisions by sending written notice within 30 days of first registering to use the Services or agreeing to the Terms.
How does Perplexity AI automatically renew subscriptions?
Perplexity AI automatically renews subscriptions at the frequency referenced on the subscription page and automatically charges the payment method at the start of each new subscription period.
When does Perplexity AI automatically charge the payment method?
Perplexity AI automatically renews subscriptions at the frequency referenced on the subscription page and automatically charges the payment method at the start of each new subscription period.
What license does Perplexity AI require users to grant it?
Perplexity AI requires users to grant it a license to access, use, host, cache, store, reproduce, transmit, display, publish, distribute, and modify user content to operate, improve, promote, and provide the Services, including with respect to Output.
What may Perplexity AI do with user content?
Perplexity AI requires users to grant it a license to access, use, host, cache, store, reproduce, transmit, display, publish, distribute, and modify user content to operate, improve, promote, and provide the Services, including with respect to Output.
What rights does Perplexity AI require users to waive?
Perplexity AI requires users to waive the right to a trial by jury and the right to participate in a class action or class arbitration.
What does Perplexity AI reserve the right to do in its sole and absolute discretion?
Perplexity AI reserves the right to change subscription plans or adjust pricing for paid Services in any manner and at any time in its sole and absolute discretion.
What liability does Perplexity AI exclude for the Company Entities?
Perplexity AI excludes liability of the Company Entities for indirect, special, exemplary, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages of any kind, however caused and under any theory of liability.
What does Perplexity AI require any remaining dispute, controversy, or claim relating in any way to the Company's services and/or products to be resolved by?
Perplexity AI requires that any remaining dispute, controversy, or claim relating in any way to the Company's services and/or products be resolved by binding arbitration, including threshold questions of arbitrability.
Summary
These Terms set out the rules for using Perplexity AI's services, including how your content can be used, how disputes are handled, and what you pay. Almost all disputes must go through arbitration rather than court, and you give up the right to join a class action unless you opt out in writing within 30 days of signing up. Subscriptions renew and are charged automatically, payments are nonrefundable, and Perplexity AI can change pricing at any time.
Analysis
Perplexity AI's Terms of Service establish the conditions under which users may access and use the Services, including a broad content license granting Perplexity AI the right to access, use, host, cache, store, reproduce, transmit, display, publish, distribute, and modify user content to operate, improve, promote, and provide the Services. The document imposes significant dispute-resolution constraints, requiring binding arbitration for all disputes—including threshold arbitrability questions—and mandating waiver of jury trial rights and class action participation, subject to a 30-day written opt-out window from first registration. Liability is sharply limited: the Company Entities are insulated from indirect, special, exemplary, incidental, consequential, and punitive damages, and total recoverable damages are capped at the greater of $100.00 or amounts paid in the prior six months. Users bear indemnification obligations covering all claims, costs, and attorneys' fees arising from their breach of the Terms, and Perplexity AI retains sole and absolute discretion to change subscription plans and pricing at any time.
What this means for you
As a user, you grant Perplexity AI a broad license to use, store, reproduce, distribute, and modify your content—including Output—to run and improve the service. You cannot rely on the service for medical, legal, financial, or other professional advice. Your subscription renews and is charged automatically, and payments are nonrefundable with no credit for partial periods. If you want to preserve the right to sue in court or join a class action, you must send written opt-out notice within 30 days of first registering or agreeing to the Terms; if you miss that window, binding arbitration applies to all disputes. The most you can recover from Perplexity AI in any dispute is the greater of $100.00 or what you paid in the past six months.
3 important changes detected
4 versions captured · Last updated: August 2026
What changed
Perplexity AI restructured its Terms of Service in an update detected on August 3, 2026, adding numbered subsections to clarify how Input and Output are defined, establishing new operational procedures for content handling, and reorganizing existing provisions without materially changing core rights or obligations. The document now explicitly states the Company reserves absolute discretion to remove, screen, edit, or delete any user content at any time for any reason without notice, and clarifies that while the Company does not claim ownership of user content, it retains ownership of the Services and underlying technology used to generate Output. Most changes are structural and clarificatory rather than substantive shifts in user rights.
Why this matters
The updated terms state that the Company reserves the right, and has absolute discretion, to remove, screen, edit, or delete any user content at any time, for any reason, and without notice. The revised language also clarifies that while the Company does not claim ownership of user-submitted content, the Company retains ownership of the Services and the underlying technology used to generate Output. Additionally, the terms now specify that users must obtain license rights in their content to allow the Company to operate the Service without legal violations. The operational effect is that user content may be subject to removal at any time under the Company's sole discretion, and users should understand the distinction between their ownership rights in submitted content and the Company's ownership of the platform and generation technology.
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What changed
Perplexity AI expanded its privacy disclosure to provide more detail about cookies, first-party advertising measurement, and privacy choices. The updated notice also explicitly clarifies that Perplexity does not sell personal data or share queries, prompts, or conversation content with advertisers. This change adds specific operational reassurances about data handling practices to the privacy notice.
Why this matters
The updated privacy notice now includes more detailed information about cookies, first-party advertising measurement, and your privacy choices. Perplexity explicitly states it does not sell your personal data or share your queries, prompts, or conversation content with advertisers. This provides clearer disclosure of how your data is and is not used, though the underlying practices may not have changed.
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Perplexity AI updated a single word in its Terms of Service footer on May 18, 2026, changing 'Linkedin' to 'LinkedIn' in the social media links section. This is a formatting …
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