Perplexity — Identity & Data-Handling Facts

Pilot status: Evidence-backed pilot: 44 current facts across 8 services; 44 provider-stated and 0 interface-observed. 45 of 136 service-by-dimension cells contain at least one current scoped record; this is not full coverage of every region, plan, or platform.

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How this data is collected and checked (methodology)

Pilot record status

Names: Perplexity · Perplexity AI
Provider: Perplexity (search AI)
Recorded dimensions: 2 of 17 dimensions have at least one scoped record
Claim sources: 2 provider-stated · 0 interface-observed

No current scoped record in this pilot:

Account required
Phone at signup
Email at signup
Sign-in methods (SSO/wallet)
Minimum age
Later identity or phone checks
Payment and billing identity
Inputs sent to downstream providers
Human review of chats
Retention
Deletion and identifier reuse
Optional privacy controls
Data controller's stated jurisdiction
Third-party site analytics
Metadata collected (including IP)

Signup identifiers

required

Claim source: provider-stated
Archive integrity: archived & content checked
Enforcement: untested — a published policy is not proof of system behavior
claim checked through: 2026-07-14 · monthly re-check target; monitoring pipeline not yet operating
Source conflict: no conflict recorded in the current evidence set
Collection: mandatory
Linked to: your account · device
Received by: Perplexity
Applies to: Region: global default · Plan: free/paid · Platform: web
First recorded by KYC Drift: 2026-07-14

Account Registration When you make an account, we collect your name, contact information, username and password, and, in some instances, device and network identifiers
— archived copy · captured 2026-07-06

Continued use

Inputs used for training

email content excluded

Claim source: provider-stated
Archive integrity: archived & content checked
Enforcement: untested — a published policy is not proof of system behavior
claim checked through: 2026-07-14 · monthly re-check target; monitoring pipeline not yet operating
Source conflict: no conflict recorded in the current evidence set
Linked to: your account
Received by: Perplexity
Applies to: Region: global default · Plan: free/paid · Platform: web
First recorded by KYC Drift: 2026-07-14

We do not use the content of emails to create, train, improve, or fine-tune AI models.
— archived copy · captured 2026-07-06

Evidence

The table separates the source capture from the latest supporting re-check in each immutable evidence stream. Document sha256 values fingerprint retained decoded bodies; interface-run digests fingerprint reviewed, redacted artifacts. A digest detects change but does not itself timestamp the bytes.

Evidence role	Source	Archive or result	Captured or observed	recorded / content checked	sha256
source capture · latest supporting re-check	https://www.perplexity.ai/hub/legal/privacy-policy	archived copy	2026-07-06	2026-07-14	`3a3038bcfab1f5536754352156df2ae1dadf135b276afa31995003c573b241ee`

Pilot record status

Signup

Signup identifiers

Continued use

Inputs used for training

Evidence

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