Safety, Privacy, and Responsible Use of Perplexity AI By the end of this lesson, students should be able to: **Important Privacy Notice**: Perplexity AI's privacy practices, terms of service, and data handling are governed by Perplexity AI, Inc. This course provides general educational context – for authoritative, current privacy information, read Perplexity's current privacy policy at perplexity.ai/privacy. Privacy policies change – always read the current version. What Perplexity generally collects. Like all web-based tools, Perplexity collects information about how you use the service. This typically includes: Search history may be retained and used to improve the service according to Perplexity's privacy policy. If you are not logged in, basic usage data may still be collected. Account and privacy controls. Users with Perplexity accounts generally have access to: Specific controls and their availability change – verify current privacy settings in your Perplexity account. The practical privacy implications. Because search queries are retained, searches containing sensitive information become part of a data record. This reinforces the six-category standard: queries containing sensitive information create a data record you cannot fully control after submission. Organizational use considerations. If you are using Perplexity at work or for organizational purposes: Where to find current privacy information. For authoritative, current privacy information: These documents govern your actual use. This course cannot substitute for reading them. Enroll to continue this lesson. The preview above shows the lesson objectives and opening lesson content. Enroll to view the full lesson, complete the practice work, and take the lesson quiz.
Lesson 2: Perplexity Data Practices and Privacy Controls
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