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Perplexity AIHow safe is Perplexity for water management?
The maker of Perplexity publishes little about data protection. Ask about this before you put confidential water management data into it.
Where does Perplexity stand in water management?
Shared spot 15 of 25 options for water management (professional tools and general assistants) on GDPR profile. 4 options, like Perplexity, have an unknown profile. Each tile is an option we follow for this field; click for the check.
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: water management is critical infrastructure: water boards and drinking water companies fall under the NIS2 rules (in the Netherlands, the Cybersecurity Act), and an AI system running as a safety component in water management may count as high risk under the EU AI Act.
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Questions
- How safe is Perplexity for water management?
- The maker of Perplexity publishes little about data protection. Ask before you put confidential water management data into it. The provider publishes little on this, ask for 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 water management?
- Water management is critical infrastructure: water boards and drinking water companies fall under the NIS2 rules (in the Netherlands, the Cyber Security Act), and an AI system that runs as a safety component in water management may count as high risk under the AI Act. So ask about certification, data storage and who keeps control during an outage. HULO is ISO 27001 certified, holds the SC30 NIS2 mark, stores data in the client's region and does not train on client data. TaKaDu (Spain) is ISO 27001 certified. KISTERS WISKI can run on-premise. With many other providers, such as Qatium, Siemens and FIDO Tech, the hosting location is not publicly stated: record it in the data processing agreement. Personal data mainly sits in consumption data from smart water meters; keep it separate from network data where possible.
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Last checked: 29 October 2026 · How we check
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