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How safe is Perplexity for legal practice?

GDPR profileOur summary of what the provider itself publishes about your data: EU hosting possible, no training on your data for business use, and self-hosting available. Caution is given to a model with a documented issue, such as an investigation by a regulator. How we measure for legal practiceUnknown

Perplexity's maker publishes little about data protection. Ask about this before you put confidential legal practice data into it.

Where does Perplexity stand in legal practice?

Shared spot 36 of 45 options for legal practice (professional tools and general assistants) on GDPR profile. 3 options, like Perplexity profile, are unknown. Each tile is an option we follow for this field; click for the check.

Strong19
Good10
ST
Limited6
Unknown3
Caution7

Published safeguards

None of these three found in what the provider publishes; what is there, you can read below. Know more? Report it

Enterprise plans and the Sonar API are not trained on customer data (SOC 2 Type II; API with zero data retention). For consumer accounts, data use for model improvement can be switched off in the settings.

How to use Perplexity safely

  • Use the business variant and sign a data processing agreement (DPA).
  • Do not enter unnecessary personal data into prompts; anonymise where possible.
  • Ask the provider explicitly where data is stored and processed.
  • Keep a professional in the loop: confidentiality is mandatory.

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Questions

How safe is Perplexity for legal practice?
The maker of Perplexity publishes little about data protection. Check this before you put confidential legal practice data into it. The provider publishes little on this, ask about it before business use.
Does Perplexity train on my data?
Enterprise plans and the Sonar API are not trained on customer data (SOC 2 Type II; API with zero data retention). For consumer accounts, data use for model improvement can be switched off in the settings.
What should I watch out for with AI in legal practice?
Professional secrecy is mandatory. Only enter client data into a business/EU variant with a data processing agreement, where input is not used for training. Always keep a lawyer in the loop.

Source documents

www.perplexity.aiopenrouter.ai

Everything about Perplexity Best AI for legal practice

Summarised by the editorial team from provider documentation · not legal advice

Last checked: 29 October 2026 · How we check

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