What 'Pinterest' and 'Services' cover, and that the information collected first is shared voluntarily
The policy defines 'Pinterest' or the 'Services' broadly: Pinterest websites, apps, services, technologies, APIs, widgets and any other products or features Pinterest offers, with Shuffles named as an example. It frames the first group of collected information as information you voluntarily share when you use these.
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When you use Pinterest websites, apps, services, technologies, APIs, widgets, or any other
you voluntarily share certain information.
Qualifications & exceptions
The 'voluntarily share' framing applies to the first group of collected information; the next group is information created and logged automatically.
Not stated here
The linked list of Pinterest products and services is not part of the supplied source.
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Account information collected when you join
When you join, Pinterest collects information like your name, email address, birthday, gender, country of residence, your interests and preferred language.
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When you join our Services, we collect information like your name, email address, birthday, gender, country of residence, your interests, and preferred language.
Qualifications & exceptions
The list is introduced with 'like', so it is examples of account information rather than a closed list.
Data Access & Collection · User right or choice
Business accounts may be offered an optional field for race and ethnicity, depending on where you live
If you have a business account, depending on where you live, you may have the option to add race and ethnicity information to your profile. The later consent section says that if you choose to provide race or ethnicity information, Pinterest uses it to promote you as a Creator, and the legal-basis category lists for EEA, Swiss and UK residents carry the label 'Account information (excluding race or ethnicity)'.
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If you have a business account, depending on where you live, you may also have the option to add race and ethnicity information to your profile.
If you choose to provide race or ethnicity information we will use it to promote you as a Creator
Account information (excluding race or ethnicity)
Qualifications & exceptions
The option is for business accounts and depends on where you live.
The consent-based Creator-promotion use appears in the section for EEA, Swiss and UK residents.
Not stated here
The source does not list which locations are offered the option or whether the Creator-promotion use applies outside the EEA, Switzerland and the UK.
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Content you save, upload or interact with, and your messages with other users
Pinterest collects information when you save or upload Pins, photos or other content, when you interact with Pins or other content (for example by commenting or adding a Pin), and when you send messages and interact with other users.
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We collect information when you save or upload Pins, photos, or other content, interact with Pins or other content (for example, commenting or adding a Pin), or where you send messages and interact with other users.
Qualifications & exceptions
Messages and interactions with other users are within the collected 'Content' category as written.
Data Access & Collection · User right or choice
Precise location is shared only if you choose, depending on where you live
Depending on where you live, you can choose to share your precise location using your device settings. A later passage says Pinterest does not collect precise location information from users in the EEA, Switzerland or the UK.
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Depending on where you live, you can choose to share your precise location using your device settings.
except for Precise location information (which we don’t collect from users in EEA, Switzerland, or the UK)
Qualifications & exceptions
Sharing is by your choice through device settings; availability depends on where you live.
Not stated here
Locations other than the EEA, Switzerland and the UK where precise location is or is not collected are not enumerated.
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Content of your communications with Pinterest is collected
If you contact Pinterest for customer support or otherwise communicate with it, Pinterest collects the content of those communications.
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If you contact us for customer support or otherwise communicate with us, we collect the content of these communications.
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Pinterest logs technical information automatically when you use it
Pinterest says that, as with any website, mobile application or internet service, certain internet and electronic network activity information is created and logged automatically when you use it, and introduces examples of the types it collects.
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certain internet and electronic network activity information gets created and logged automatically
Qualifications & exceptions
Introduces examples ('some of the types'); the list that follows is not stated to be exhaustive.
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Device information collected
Pinterest collects information about the device you use to reach the Services, including the type of device, operating system, network service provider, settings and unique device identifiers.
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We collect information about the device you use to access our Services, including the type of device, operating system, network service provider, settings, and unique device identifiers.
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Log data includes your IP address and activity on other websites that use Pinterest features
Pinterest servers record log data, including information your browser or mobile app sends automatically. It includes your IP address, activity on websites you visit that incorporate Pinterest features such as the Save button, browser type and settings, and the date and time you accessed the Services. This means logging can cover your activity on third-party sites that carry Pinterest features.
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This log data includes, for example, your Internet Protocol (IP) address, activity on websites you visit that incorporate Pinterest features (like the “Save” button) browser type and settings, and the date and time of when you accessed the Services.
Qualifications & exceptions
The list is introduced with 'for example'.
Not stated here
A linked page with more on the log data collected is not part of the supplied source.
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Cookies and similar technologies are used to obtain log data and store settings
Pinterest uses cookies or similar technologies to obtain log data. As an example, it uses cookies to store language preferences or other settings so you do not have to set them up on each visit. It points to its Cookie Policy for more on how cookies are used.
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We also use “cookies” or similar technologies to obtain log data.
we use cookies to store your language preferences or other settings
Not stated here
The Cookie Policy is a separate document that was not supplied, so its additional uses of cookies are not known from this source.
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A record of your settings choices is kept
Pinterest keeps a record of the choices you select in your settings, including privacy settings and whether you have enabled notifications.
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We will keep a record of choices you’ve selected in your settings, including privacy settings and whether you have enabled notifications.
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Pinterest receives information about you and your activity outside Pinterest from affiliates, advertisers and partners
Pinterest says it receives information about you and your activity outside Pinterest from its affiliates, advertisers, partners and other third parties it works with. The ad personalization section says it uses information from ad partners or other third parties to identify interests, and the advertiser item below describes the information advertisers can send.
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We also receive information about you and your activity outside Pinterest from our affiliates, advertisers, partners and other third parties we work with.
as well as by using information we receive from ad partners or other third parties
Online advertisers or third parties provide information to us about you
Qualifications & exceptions
The following list is introduced with 'For example', so it does not exhaust the sources.
Not stated here
The source does not name the affiliates or partners.
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Logging in with a third-party platform, linking accounts, or using the Save button lets Pinterest receive information
If you register or log in using a third-party platform such as Facebook or Google, that platform furnishes certain information to Pinterest to facilitate account creation or log-in. If you connect third-party accounts, Pinterest may use information from them to improve your experience. Because some third-party applications use Pinterest features such as the Save button (or you may install a Save button), Pinterest collects log data, including usage data, from those sites or apps.
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If you register for or log into the Service using a third party platform (like Facebook or Google), they will furnish certain information to us to facilitate your account creation or log-in with us.
we may use information from those accounts to improve your experience.
If so, we collect log data from those sites or apps, including usage data.
Qualifications & exceptions
Account information flows depend on registering with, logging in through, or connecting a third-party account.
Log data from sites or apps with the Save button is collected when those sites or apps use the feature, or when you install the browser button.
Not stated here
The source does not say which specific items the third-party platform furnishes.
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Pinterest sometimes receives information about you from technical service partners, including marketing firms
Pinterest says it sometimes receives information about you from technical service partners, including from marketing firms.
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We sometimes receive information about you from technical service partners, including from marketing firms.
Qualifications & exceptions
Stated as occurring 'sometimes'.
Not stated here
The source does not say what information these partners provide or who they are.
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Advertisers and partners send Pinterest your visits, purchases and interests, including via the Pinterest Tag
Online advertisers or third parties provide Pinterest information about you to measure, report on or improve ad performance on Pinterest, or to help it decide which ads to show you. Examples are information about your visits to an advertiser's site, purchases you made from them, or interests from a third-party service. Sometimes this arrives through the Pinterest Tag, a piece of code an advertiser puts on their site that delivers insights to Pinterest and its ad partners about actions a person takes on the advertiser's website after viewing an ad on Pinterest. The ad personalization section says Pinterest uses information it receives from ad partners to customize the ads it shows you.
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Online advertisers or third parties provide information to us about you to measure, report on or improve the performance of ads on Pinterest, or to help us better understand what kinds of ads to show you on Pinterest.
we may receive information about your visits to an advertiser's site, or purchases you made from them, or information about your interests from a third-party service
Sometimes we get this information through the Pinterest Tag (a piece of code an advertiser puts on their site), which delivers insights to us and our ad partners about actions that a person takes on their website after viewing an ad on our Services.
as well as by using information we receive from ad partners or other third parties
Qualifications & exceptions
Examples are introduced with 'for example'; the types of information are not limited to those named.
The Pinterest Tag is described as one route ('sometimes'), not the only one.
Not stated here
The linked page on the Pinterest Tag and the types of information advertisers share is a separate document and was not supplied.
Data Access & Collection · Company commitment
Pinterest or its partners will obtain any consent needed when cookies track your behavior on or off Pinterest
When Pinterest uses cookies to learn about your behavior on or off its services, it or its partners will obtain consent that it may need under applicable law. The commitment is limited to consent 'that we may need under applicable law'. The Cookie Policy is linked for more on cookie use.
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When we use cookies to learn about your behavior on or off of our services, we or our partners will obtain consent that we may need under applicable law.
Qualifications & exceptions
Consent is promised only to the extent applicable law requires it.
Not stated here
The Cookie Policy is a separate document and was not supplied.
Data Access & Collection · Restriction or exception
Safety, rights and property basis: any collected category except precise location in the EEA, Switzerland or UK
For this basis Pinterest says the information categories used are any of the categories listed in the collection section, except precise location information, which it says it does not collect from users in the EEA, Switzerland or the UK.
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Any of the categories of information listed in “We collect information in a few different ways” except for Precise location information (which we don’t collect from users in EEA, Switzerland, or the UK).
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies to residents of the EEA, Switzerland and the UK.
Data Access & Collection · Restriction or exception
Consent-based uses: any collected category except precise location in the EEA, Switzerland or UK
For consent-based uses, Pinterest says the categories of information used are any of the categories listed in the collection section, except precise location information, which it does not collect from users in the EEA, Switzerland or the UK.
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Any of the categories of information listed in “We collect information in a few different ways” except for Precise location information (which we don’t collect from users in EEA, Switzerland, or the UK).
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies to residents of the EEA, Switzerland and the UK.
Not stated here
The wording refers to 'any' collection category, so it is not specific to each consent-based use.
Data Access & Collection · User right or choice
Browser and device settings give you further choices about cookies, location, photos and other data
The policy notes that you may have choices through the device or software you use. A browser may let you control cookies or other local data storage, and your mobile device lets you choose how and whether your precise location, photos and other data are shared with Pinterest.
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You may also have choices available to you through the device or software you use to access Pinterest.
The browser you use may let you control cookies or other types of local data storage.
Your mobile device lets you choose how and whether your precise location, photos, and other data is shared with us.
Qualifications & exceptions
These controls are provided by the browser or device, not by Pinterest.