Perplexity Privacy: A Practical Data Review
References checked: 5 October 2026

Task: What data is necessary, and what does this account permit?
Inputs: [provide an intended task, data categories, and account settings]
Audience: [intended reader]
Required result: a documented choice about what information to provide.
Use approved sources and preserve dates, definitions, conditions, and exceptions. Separate confirmed facts, interpretation, and unresolved questions. Do not invent missing details. Show the evidence needed to review consequential claims. Ask one focused question if a missing requirement blocks the result.
Acceptance checks:
- Settings match the account
- Only needed material is included
- Indirect identifiers are considered
- Retention assumptions are explicit

Practice
Sanitize a fictional client brief while preserving its requirements and decision conditions.

Official reference
https://www.perplexity.ai/help-center/en/articles/11564572-data-collection-at-perplexity