Third-party analytics and security vendors may use cookies
Pinterest says it sometimes hires security vendors or uses third-party analytics providers to understand how people use Pinterest, and that these providers may use cookies just as Pinterest does. Google Analytics is named as an example of an analytics provider. A separate Pinterest Help Center page lists the third-party providers it uses. You can also use your browser settings to block third-party cookies, meaning cookies from sites other than the one you are visiting, although the options differ by browser.
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Sometimes we hire security vendors or use third-party analytics providers to help us understand how people are using Pinterest. Just like we do, these providers may use cookies.
include cookies from providers like [Google Analytics](https://help.pinterest.com/en/article/third-party-analytics-or-advertising-providers-pinterest-uses-or-allows)
most browsers let you block “third-party cookies,” which are cookies from sites other than the one you’re visiting. Those options vary from browser to browser
Qualifications & exceptions
Provider cookies are described as something providers “may” use.
Browser blocking of third-party cookies depends on the browser and is not a Pinterest control.
Not stated here
The list of third-party providers is on a linked page that is not part of this saved document.
The policy does not say what data these providers receive or retain.
Sharing & Disclosure · User right or choice
Personalization cookies for partner advertising, and how to opt out
Pinterest may also use cookies to help an advertising service it partners with show you ads. Its example: if you bought a tent from an advertiser that uses a Pinterest partner's service, the advertiser could ask Pinterest to show you an ad for a camping stove. You can opt out of these services in your privacy settings. In the Personalization section of your settings you can also decide whether Pinterest uses information from its partners and other services to personalize Pinterest for you. The policy says Pinterest supports the browser “Do Not Track” setting, which it describes as another way to decide whether it uses information from partners and other services to customize Pinterest for you.
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We may also use cookies to help an advertising service we partner with show you interesting ads.
If you’d like to opt-out of these services you can do so in your [settings](https://www.pinterest.com/settings/privacy).
you can decide whether we use info from our partners and other services to personalize Pinterest for you
Some browsers also have a privacy setting called “Do Not Track,” which we support.
Qualifications & exceptions
Stated as “may”; the camping-stove scenario is an example.
The opt-out is for “these services,” via your Pinterest settings.
Not stated here
The policy does not name the partner advertising services or say what purchase data they pass on.
What “Do Not Track” support means in practice is explained only on a linked Help Center page not included here.
Sharing & Disclosure · User right or choice
Marketing cookies: advertising Pinterest off Pinterest
Marketing cookies are used for advertising Pinterest to you off of Pinterest. Pinterest says it sometimes hires advertising vendors to market its products on other websites and apps, and these vendors may use cookies to provide the service. You can opt out of these services in your privacy settings. In the Personalization section of your settings you can also decide whether Pinterest uses information it learns about you on Pinterest to market Pinterest to you on other sites and apps. Your mobile device may also have a setting for ad partners (on Android, “Opt out of Ads Personalization”; on Apple devices, Privacy then Tracking) that controls how they use information about your use of mobile applications to show ads.
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Marketing cookies which are used for advertising Pinterest to you off of Pinterest.
Sometimes we hire advertising vendors so that we can market Pinterest products on other websites and apps. These providers may use cookies to provide this service to us.
If you’d like to opt-out of these services you can do so in your [settings](https://www.pinterest.com/settings/privacy).
whether we use information we learn about you on Pinterest to market Pinterest to you on other sites and apps
your mobile device has settings that allow you to control how ad partners can use information about your use of mobile applications to show ads to you
Qualifications & exceptions
Vendors “may” use cookies; the marketing is of Pinterest's own products.
The mobile device setting is controlled through the device's operating system, not Pinterest.
Not stated here
The policy does not name the advertising vendors or say what information they receive.
Sharing & Disclosure · User right or choice
Mobile device settings control ad partners' use of app information
Your mobile device has settings that let you control how ad partners can use information about your use of mobile applications to show you ads. On Android this is called “Opt out of Ads Personalization.” On Apple devices you choose Privacy and then Tracking. A Help Center article is linked for more.
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Finally, your mobile device has settings that allow you to control how ad partners can use information about your use of mobile applications to show ads to you. On Android devices, this setting is called “Opt out of Ads Personalization.” On Apple devices you can adjust your choice by selecting Privacy and then Tracking.
Qualifications & exceptions
These are device operating-system settings, not Pinterest account settings.
Names and steps are given for Android and Apple devices only.
Not stated here
The policy does not say whether the device settings are the only control for mobile app ad personalization, or how Pinterest responds to them.
Cross-references
qualifies (model-proposed): Marketing cookies: advertising Pinterest off Pinterest — qualifies: Mobile device ad settings are a further control over ad partners' use of app information, alongside the marketing opt-out.