Is Perplexity safe with your data?

Perplexity

Perplexity AI

66/100

Good disclosure · high confidence

Perplexity earns a B (66/100) because it discloses most of its data practices.

#20

of 211 apps ranked

score · Assistant avg 48

+18

vs category average

Grade scaleA · 70–100B · 60–69C · 48–59D · 35–47F · 0–34

Perplexity discloses training-data opt-out, full user rights (access/delete/port/correct/object), vague retention, broad third-party sharing with no-sell attestation, comprehensive data categories and legal bases, but lacks AI interaction disclosure, security control specifics, and breach timeframes.

What Perplexity's privacy policy and terms of service say about your data

D1.1–1.2 Training controls

Opt-out mechanism named: "You may opt out of information collection for AI...in your settings page"; scope vague on whether inputs train by default

D2.1–5 User rights

Full suite: Access, Deletion ("30 days"), Portability, Correction, Objection (GPC+ads opt-out named); all named with concrete timelines

D3.1 Retention vagueness

"We retain your information for as long as is reasonably necessary" , no concrete number; ladder=0.2 (adjective-based)

D4.1–4.4 Sharing & transfers

Named categories (Group, Service Providers, Partners, Third Parties, Ads, Advisors, law enforcement); no-sell attestation (CCPA); SCCs+DPF for EU/UK

What the policy is silent or vague on

Not stated: whether training use differs by plan
Not stated: shorter retention for AI conversation logs
Not stated: a sub-processor list or data processing agreement
Not stated: disclosure that you are interacting with AI

Perplexity privacy rating

Training-data use1 of 4 disclosed

Keeps user inputs out of model training, or makes training opt-inPartial

Names a way to opt out of or into trainingDisclosed

Says whether training use differs by plan or tierSilent

Lets the user keep ownership of generated outputsPartial

Data-subject rights5 of 5 disclosed

Grants a right to access your dataDisclosed

Grants a right to delete your dataDisclosed

Offers data portability in a usable formatDisclosed

Grants a right to correct your dataDisclosed

Grants a way to object to or opt out of processingDisclosed

Retention and deletion1 of 4 disclosed

States a retention period for your dataPartial

States a deletion timeline after closure or requestDisclosed

Sets a shorter retention for AI conversation logsSilent

Commits to collecting only the data it needsPartial

Third-party sharing3 of 5 disclosed

Lists the categories of third parties it shares withDisclosed

References a sub-processor list or data processing agreementSilent

Does not sell or share data for advertising, or offers opt-outDisclosed

Names a safeguard for international data transfersDisclosed

States a standard for government and law-enforcement accessPartial

Transparency3 of 4 disclosed

Discloses that you are interacting with AISilent

Marks AI-generated or synthetic outputNot applicable

Enumerates the categories of data it collectsDisclosed

Maps processing purposes to legal basesDisclosed

Is versioned and dated, with change noticeDisclosed

Sensitive data and children0 of 2 disclosed

Discloses automated decisions and a human-review pathNot applicable

Limits the use of special-category dataPartial

Governs biometric data specificallyNot applicable

States protections for children's dataPartial

Security and accountability1 of 3 disclosed

Describes its security safeguardsPartial

Commits to breach notificationSilent

Names a certification or a privacy contactDisclosed

DisclosedPartialSilentAdverseNot applicable

Details

Category: Assistant
Modalities: text
Processes biometrics: No
Policy last updated: 2026-02-05
Region scored: Global / US-default
Last assessed: 2026-07-08

Documents examined

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Each grade reflects our analysis of what an app states in its public privacy policy and terms as of the assessment date. It measures the transparency of those documents, not the company's actual data practices, security, or compliance. Grades are our opinion, offered for general information. Full disclaimer.