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How safe is Perplexity for beauty & wellness?

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 means a model with a documented problem, such as an investigation by a regulator. How we measure for beauty & wellnessUnknown

Perplexity's maker publishes little about data protection. Ask about this before you put confidential beauty & wellness data into it.

Where does Perplexity stand in beauty & wellness?

Shared place 16 of 25 options for beauty & wellness (professional tools and general assistants) on GDPR profile. 3 options, like Perplexity profile, have an unknown rating. Each tile is an option we track for this field; click for the check.

Strong5
Good2
Limited8
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: client details (name, address, treatment history, payment info) are personal data under the GDPR.

Stronger or just as strong in beauty & wellness

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Questions

How safe is Perplexity for beauty & wellness?
The maker of Perplexity publishes little about data protection. Check this before you put confidential beauty & wellness 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 look out for with AI in beauty & wellness?
Customer data (name and address, treatment history, payment information) is personal data under the GDPR. Only use systems with a data processing agreement and preferably EU hosting. Be transparent when customers speak with an AI receptionist rather than a member of staff. Health data (skin or hair diagnoses) may be classed as special category personal data, check this against your privacy policy.

Source documents

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Last checked: 29 October 2026 · How we check

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