Previously synced contacts continue to be processed to help you find other Pinterest users
If you previously chose to sync your contacts with your account, Pinterest says it will continue to process certain information about your contacts who are Pinterest users to help you find one another. The use section repeats that purpose.
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If you previously chose to sync your contacts with your account, we will continue to process certain information about your contacts who are Pinterest users to help you find one another on our Services.
we will process certain information about your contacts who are Pinterest users to help you find them on our Services.
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies to people who previously chose to sync contacts; the processing is described for contacts who are Pinterest users.
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The source does not say which items of contact information are processed beyond 'certain information', or what happens to contacts who are not Pinterest users.
Linking & Identification · User right or choice
You can control how this partner information is used for personalization through Privacy and Data Settings
Pinterest says you can control how it uses the information it receives from partners and advertisers to personalize your experience and the ads you see, using your Privacy and Data Settings. The source does not describe the settings themselves; a later section says opting out of targeted advertising means you still see ads but they are not informed by offsite data.
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You can control how we use this information to personalize your experience and the ads you see on Pinterest in your
Note that you will still see ads on our Services, but they will not be informed by offsite data.
Qualifications & exceptions
The control is described for how Pinterest uses the information to personalize; it is not stated to stop the receipt of the information.
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The Privacy and Data Settings page is linked but not supplied, so the available settings are not known from this source.
The source does not say whether a setting stops Pinterest receiving the information, as opposed to limiting its use.
Linking & Identification · Company practice
Pinterest uses your information to suggest people with similar interests and help friends and contacts find you
Pinterest uses your information to suggest other people with similar interests, for example suggesting interior designers if you follow interior design boards. It also uses data to help your friends and contacts find you; for example, people can search for your account using your email. If you previously chose to sync your contacts, it processes certain information about your contacts who are Pinterest users to help you find them.
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We use your info to suggest other people who have similar interests.
We also use data to help your friends and contacts find you on Pinterest.
people can search for your account on Pinterest using your email
Suggest other people who have similar interests.
Qualifications & exceptions
Contact processing applies if you previously chose to sync your contacts.
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The source does not say whether you can stop your account being found by email.
Linking & Identification · Company practice
Community building on legitimate interests: similar people, friend finding, Facebook sign-up, synced contacts
For EEA, Swiss and UK residents, Pinterest lists building your community as based on legitimate interests: suggesting people with similar interests, and helping your friends and contacts find you, for example helping Facebook friends find you when they first sign up if you signed up with Facebook, or letting people search for your account using your email. If you choose to sync contacts, Pinterest says it will access contacts stored on your device to help you find out whether your contacts are on the Services. The interest relied on is helping you make connections you may know to deliver a relevant and unique Service.
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Suggest other people who have similar interests.
if you sign up using a Facebook account, we can help your Facebook friends find you on Pinterest when they first sign up for Pinterest.
If you choose to sync your contacts with your Pinterest account, we will access contacts stored on your device to help you find out if your contacts are on our Services.
It is in our interest to help you make connections you may know in order to deliver a relevant and unique Service.
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies to residents of the EEA, Switzerland and the UK.
Contact access is described as occurring if you choose to sync your contacts.
Not stated here
This listing says Pinterest will 'access contacts stored on your device'; the collection section describes processing 'certain information about your contacts who are Pinterest users'. The source does not reconcile the two descriptions.
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contrast (model-proposed): Previously synced contacts continue to be processed to help you find other Pinterest users — contrast: The collection section says Pinterest processes certain information about your contacts who are Pinterest users if you previously synced contacts, while the EEA legal-basis listing says it will access contacts stored on your device if you choose to sync. The two descriptions of what happens with synced contacts differ in wording and the source does not reconcile them.