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How safe is Perplexity for recruitment?

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-hostable. Caution means a model with a documented issue, such as an investigation by a regulator. How we measure for recruitmentUnknown

The maker of Perplexity publishes little about data protection. Ask about this before you put confidential recruitment data into it.

Where does Perplexity stand in recruitment?

Shared spot 31 of 45 options for recruitment (professional tools and general assistants) on GDPR profile. 8 options, like Perplexity profile, are unknown. Each tile is an option we track for this field; click for the check.

Strong9
Good6
Limited15
Unknown8
DT
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: automated selection falls under strict rules (GDPR, discrimination).

Stronger or equally strong in recruitment

8vance8vance Matching Technologies B.V. (Venlo, NL)In2DialogIn2Dialog (Rotterdam, Netherlands)AdwayAdway (Gothenburg, Sweden)OTYS Go!YourIT BV / OTYS, part of Mysolution (Houten, NL)CarerixCarerix (Rotterdam, NL), part of PIXID Group

Questions

How safe is Perplexity for recruitment?
The maker of Perplexity publishes little about data protection. Ask about this before you put confidential recruitment 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 recruitment?
Automated selection falls under strict rules (GDPR, discrimination). Use AI as a tool, not as the decision-maker, and be transparent with candidates.

Source documents

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Last checked: 29 October 2026 · How we check

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