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Instantly carries highly permissive license terms; Perplexity AI carries highly permissive license terms.FOR ENTERPRISE: INSTANTLY NOT RECOMMENDED · PERPLEXITY AI NOT RECOMMENDED
| RISK SURFACE | INSTANTLY | PERPLEXITY AI |
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“6.1 Instantly Platform and Technology . Subscriber acknowledges that Instantly retains all right, title and interest in and to the Instantly Platform, including all algorithms, AI, language and visual models and improvements thereto, Integration Tools and all software and all In…”
“ In order to operate the Service, we must obtain from you certain license rights in Your Content so that actions we take in operating the Service are not considered legal violations. Accordingly, by using the Service and uploading Your Content, you grant us a license to access, u…”
“ 4.1 Access Rights. Commencing as of the date that Subscriber purchases or orders the applicable Instantly Service, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and Instantly’s approval of your use of the Instantly Service, Instantly hereby grants to Subscriber a ter…”
“ Information we receive when you choose to link any third-party platforms to your account, such as when you sign into your account through Google or Apple (“ Third Party Platform Information ”) or when you voluntarily link one or more of your health and wellness applications (suc…”
“ We also use the Information described above for our own internal purposes – such as to improve, test, update and verify our own database; develop new products; operate, analyze, improve and secure our Services and our databases and servers. Deidentified Personal Informat…”
“In addition to the specific uses described above, we may use most of the above information to provide you with and improve the Services (including our AI models) and to maintain our business relationship, including by enhancing the safety and security of our Services (e.g., troub…”
User data — which includes 'most' categories described above (including Service Interaction Information, i.e., prompts and outputs) — may be used to improve AI models. No opt-out mechanism is described here.
“ Data marketing services, for example: Operating our data cooperative and providing marketing information to our Clients (which may include companies, non-profit organizations, other data compilers, resellers and platforms, advertising networks, and political organizations),…”
“ If we become aware that we have unknowingly collected information about a child under 13 years of age or the relevant minimum age in your jurisdiction, we will make commercially reasonable efforts to delete such information. If you are the parent or guardian of a child under the…”
“ Whether We “Sold” or “shared” This Category of Personal Information in the Last 12 Months ”
“To the extent the laws in your jurisdiction do not recognize the legal basis of legitimate interest or another legal basis specified above for a particular purpose, you consent to the processing of your personal information for that purpose through using the Services.”
Perplexity uses mere use of the Services as implied consent for processing where 'legitimate interests' is not recognized as a valid legal basis. This is a broad fallback consent mechanism that may not be valid under GDPR or other strict privacy regimes.
“This no-refund policy applies to all subscription plans, Credits, and any add-on or ancillary services, including but not limited to the VIP Services, “Done-For-You” service, Warmup Service, and Supersearch. 5.4 Third-Party Service Provider. Instantly uses Stripe, Inc. and it…”
“This Privacy Policy does not cover the use of the Perplexity API or Enterprise Pro, where we act solely as a processor, and which are governed by the applicable Terms and Conditions, including the Data Processing Addendum incorporated therein, that you agree to when signing up fo…”
API and Enterprise Pro users have different (and potentially stronger) data-processor protections under a DPA, whereas free/Pro/Max users are governed by this policy which permits broader use of their data.