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User Indemnification Obligation For Breach And Misuse

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Users bear full financial responsibility for defending Perplexity AI against third-party and other claims that stem from the user's own breach of the Terms, including legal costs.

Interpretive note: The excerpt uses an ellipsis before and after 'your violation or breach of any term of these Terms', indicating additional triggering grounds exist in the full clause that were not quoted. The canonical claim addresses only the breach-of-Terms ground that is explicitly present. Other grounds are listed in omitted_material.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Readers are financially responsible for all claims, costs, damages, losses, liabilities, and attorneys' fees incurred by the Company Entities that arise from the reader's violation or breach of any term of the Terms.

How other platforms handle this

Tabnine Medium

Any claim that any user submission made by you has caused damage to a third party

Upwork Medium

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Upwork, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, and agents from any claims, damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses...arising from: (i) your use of Upwork Now in violation of this Beta Addendum or applicable law...

Instacart Medium

Any access to or use of the Services or goods through your account by others, including your spouse, dependents, Recipients, and any access by AI Agents you enable or that operate on your behalf...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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you shall defend, indemnify and hold the Company Entities harmless from and against any and all claims, costs, damages, losses, liabilities and expenses (including attorneys' fees and costs) incurred by the Company Entities arising out of or in connection with...your violation or breach of any term of these Terms...

— Excerpt from Perplexity AI's Perplexity Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Perplexity Terms of Service
Entity
Perplexity AI
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 21, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-049678
Document ID
CA-D-00509
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
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Analysis generated
May 21, 2026 02:16 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Perplexity AI
Document: Perplexity Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-049678
Captured: 2026-05-21 02:16:55 UTC
SHA-256: c9921e0f99f05cd6…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/perplexity-ai/perplexity-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-049678/user-indemnification-obligation-for-breach-and-misuse/
Accessed: July 13, 2026
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High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Perplexity AI's User Indemnification Obligation For Breach And Misuse clause do?

Users bear full financial responsibility for defending Perplexity AI against third-party and other claims that stem from the user's own breach of the Terms, including legal costs.

How does this clause affect you?

Readers are financially responsible for all claims, costs, damages, losses, liabilities, and attorneys' fees incurred by the Company Entities that arise from the reader's violation or breach of any term of the Terms.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 230 platforms. See the full comparison.

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