Incident #022695 · 03 JUL 2026major
Perplexity swaps its EU privacy policy for a shorter notice covering Comet and drops its email AI-training promise
Perplexity replaced its whole privacy policy with a shorter 'Privacy Notice' that adds the Comet browser, Incognito mode and voice data. The old promise not to use synced email content to train AI models, and the settings-page opt-out from AI improvement, are no longer in the text. The Data Privacy Framework and arbitration language is also gone. Perplexity Health, AI-model improvement, the 'agree to transfer' wording and the Do Not Track statement were already in the old policy.
Taken from you
- Explicit promise that synced email content is never used to train or fine-tune AI models is gone
- Stated settings-page opt-out from using your search data to improve AI models is no longer present
- Data Privacy Framework commitments and the arbitration/complaint language were removed.
Won back
- Incognito mode and Comet privacy settings described
- Stated that the notice in place when you submitted data generally governs it if changes are material, unless you consent
Evidence · 4 of 4 quotes matched in source
Improve or create services and products, including our AI models.+ inserted · ✓ matched in source
By submitting your personal data to us you agree to the transfer, storage, and processing of your data in a country other than your country of residence including, but not limited to, the United States.+ inserted · ✓ matched in source
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