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Lexis+ AI carries highly permissive license terms; Perplexity AI carries highly permissive license terms.FOR ENTERPRISE: LEXIS+ AI NOT RECOMMENDED · PERPLEXITY AI NOT RECOMMENDED
| RISK SURFACE | LEXIS+ AI | PERPLEXITY AI |
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| PPrompt Ownership | ||
| OOutput Ownership | ||
| TModel Training | ||
| CCommercial Use | ||
| DData Privacy | ||
| $Tier Differences |
“4.10 Prompt Retention. Certain features of the Online Services, including those utilizing AI technology, permit an Authorized User to enter or create a prompt (a “Prompt”), including Prompts requesting the summarization or analysis of text entered into the Prompt by the Authorize…”
“ 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…”
“4.4 LN does not claim intellectual property rights in any content created by your use of the AI Services (“Output”) except to the extent that the Output includes Independent Content. “Independent Content” means any work of authorship in the data that is subject to a copyright (1…”
“ 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…”
“LN is free to incorporate and implement any Feedback into LN products or services without payment of current or future royalties or compensation. In consideration of your participation in and access to Beta Product development, you hereby assign to LN all rights, title, and inter…”
All 'Feedback' (including survey responses, user experience insights, and Beta Product participation) is fully assigned to LN with no compensation, and a sweeping irrevocable license as a fallback. This applies to Beta Product participants.
“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.
“(a)so long as performed via Online Services functionality”
“ 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…”
“(b)except under Section 1.1(d),”
“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.
“2.1 Only your employees (including temps), students, partners, members, owners, shareholders, and contractors (to the extent performing dedicated work exclusively for you) are eligible to access and use the Online Services and Materials under your Agreement. You will identify to…”
“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.