The agreement prohibits a range of activities including automated access, data harvesting, spam, security interference, commercial solicitation without consent, impersonation, and any conduct that violates applicable law. Violations may result in account suspension or termination.
This analysis describes what Perplexity AI's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology
This provision defines the boundaries of permissible platform use and establishes the contractual basis for account enforcement actions. API users and developers should note the prohibition on automated system access, which may interact with API-specific terms governing programmatic access.
Interpretive note: The 'sole discretion' standard for evaluating acceptable use violations introduces ambiguity regarding the threshold for enforcement actions, particularly for high-volume or automated use cases.
The agreement establishes a list of prohibited activities that, if violated, may result in account suspension or termination. The prohibition on automated system access and data harvesting is particularly relevant for developers and researchers using the platform outside of designated API channels.
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"You agree not to engage in any of the following prohibited activities: (i) copying, distributing, or disclosing any part of the Services in any medium; (ii) using any automated system, including 'robots,' 'spiders,' 'offline readers,' etc., to access the Services; (iii) transmitting spam, chain letters, or other unsolicited email; (iv) attempting to interfere with, compromise the system integrity or security, or decipher any transmissions to or from the servers running the Services; (v) taking any action that imposes, or may impose at our sole discretion an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure; (vi) uploading invalid data, viruses, worms, or other software agents through the Services; (vii) collecting or harvesting any personally identifiable information from the Services; (viii) using the Services for any commercial solicitation purposes without our prior written consent; (ix) impersonating another person or otherwise misrepresenting your affiliation with a person or entity; (x) violating any applicable laws or regulations.— Excerpt from Perplexity AI's Perplexity Terms of Service
1. REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The prohibition on collecting personally identifiable information engages CCPA, GDPR, and other applicable privacy regulations. The prohibition on violating applicable laws incorporates by reference a broad range of regulatory obligations. The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act may be relevant to provisions prohibiting interference with platform security. 2. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The acceptable use restrictions establish the contractual basis for enforcement actions including account suspension, which is a material operational risk for users or organizations with business continuity dependencies on platform access. The 'at our sole discretion' standard for evaluating excessive infrastructure load provides limited predictability for high-volume users. 3. JURISDICTION FLAGS: The prohibition on commercial solicitation without prior written consent may have different implications in jurisdictions with specific rules governing unsolicited commercial communications. EU and UK users are subject to additional regulatory requirements regarding unsolicited commercial communications under the GDPR and ePrivacy Directive. 4. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Developers and API users should ensure their use cases are compliant with the acceptable use policy, particularly regarding automated access, which is separately governed by the API terms. The prohibition on data harvesting has direct implications for any programmatic use of the platform outside of designated API endpoints. 5. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Organizations should review employee and developer use of the platform against the prohibited activities list, establish internal guidelines for permissible use cases, and ensure that any automated or high-volume use is conducted exclusively through designated API channels under a separate API agreement.
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This provision defines the boundaries of permissible platform use and establishes the contractual basis for account enforcement actions. API users and developers should note the prohibition on automated system access, which may interact with API-specific terms governing programmatic access.
The agreement establishes a list of prohibited activities that, if violated, may result in account suspension or termination. The prohibition on automated system access and data harvesting is particularly relevant for developers and researchers using the platform outside of designated API channels.
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