Terms cover any Pinterest website, app, API, widget or other product or feature
The Terms govern access to and use of any website, app, service, technology, API, widget, platform, channel or other products or features owned, operated, branded or offered by Pinterest, unless Pinterest expressly says separate terms apply. “We” or “us” is the party you contract with under Section 13(e).
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govern your access to and use of any website, app, service, technology, API, widget, platform, channel or any other products or features owned, operated, branded or offered by Pinterest
except where we expressly state that separate terms (and not these) apply
“we” or “us” refers to the party with whom you are entering into this agreement, per Section 13(e) (Parties)
Community, advertising, merchant, branded-content and enforcement policies apply
You may not use the Service to do or share anything contrary to the Terms. The Terms incorporate by reference the Community Guidelines, Advertising Guidelines, Merchant Guidelines, Commercial and Branded Content Guidelines and Pinterest's Enforcement practices, including restrictions Pinterest may impose on your content or use of Pinterest.
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You may not use the Service to do or share anything that is contrary to these Terms. For clarity, these Terms include, and incorporate by reference, the following policies:
Community Guidelines
Advertising Guidelines and Merchant Guidelines
Commercial and Branded Content Guidelines
Enforcement practices, which explain how we put our policies into practice, including restrictions we may impose on your content on or use of Pinterest
Not stated here
The incorporated guidelines and Enforcement pages were not supplied.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
Accessing Pinterest means you agree to the Terms and won’t circumvent them
By accessing or using Pinterest you agree to comply with and be bound by the Terms and will not attempt to circumvent them. If you do not agree, you must not access or use Pinterest.
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By accessing or using Pinterest, you agree to comply with and be bound by these Terms and you will not attempt to circumvent them. If you do not agree to our Terms, you must not access or use Pinterest.
Inference & Profiling · Company practice
Pinterest personalizes content and ads using your onsite and offsite activity
Pinterest says it shows you things it thinks are relevant, interesting and personal to you based on your onsite and offsite activity. To provide the Service it needs to identify you and your interests, and it uses your personal data to do this. Some content is promoted by advertisers; Pinterest says it tries to make promoted content relevant to you and that promoted content is clearly labeled. The plain-language summary says interests are used to show content and ads on and off Pinterest.
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we show you things we think will be relevant, interesting and personal to you based on your onsite and offsite activity
To provide the Service, we need to be able to identify you and your interests, and we use your personal data to do this.
Some of the things we show you are promoted by advertisers. As part of the Service we try to ensure that even promoted content is relevant and interesting to you. You can identify promoted content because it will be clearly labeled.
We'll use your interests to show you content and ads on and off Pinterest that are relevant to you.
Which offsite activity is used and how it is obtained is not described here; the Privacy Policy was not supplied.
Inference & Profiling · Company practice
Recommendations combine your engagement, inferred interests and similar users
Content recommendations are based on a combination of factors, mainly your engagement with the Service, the topics Pinterest thinks you are interested in and how interested you are, and what other users who share similar characteristics and interests like. The relative importance of these criteria is influenced by how you engage, including how often, your saves and your hides. You can adjust how recommendations are made in your Privacy and Data Settings and through your Home Feed Tuner.
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Your recommendations are mainly influenced by how you engage with our Service, the topics we think you’re interested in and how interested you are in them, and what other users who share your similar characteristics and interests like.
including how often you engage, your saves, and your hides
You can adjust how recommendations are made in your Privacy and Data Settings, and through your Home Feed Tuner.
Qualifications & exceptions
“Mainly influenced by” lists principal factors; the text does not say these are the only factors.
Follow the Terms and laws, give accurate details, allow automatic app updates
You may use Pinterest only if you follow the Terms and applicable laws. Using Pinterest may include downloading software, and you agree Pinterest may automatically update that software and the Terms apply to updates. When creating an account you must provide accurate and complete information.
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You may use Pinterest only if you follow these Terms and all applicable laws.
Using Pinterest may include downloading software to your computer, phone, tablet or other device. You agree that we may automatically update that software, and these Terms will apply to any updates.
When you create your Pinterest account, you must provide us with accurate and complete information.
data: device · data: identifiers
Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception
Minimum age 13 (or local age of consent); 13–18 need parental permission
Use or access by anyone under 13 is not allowed. If you are older than 13, you can use Pinterest if you are over the minimum age of consent in your country. If you are 13 to 18, you may only use the Service with the permission of your parent or legal guardian.
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Any use or access to Pinterest by anyone under the age of 13 is not allowed.
If you are older than 13, you can use Pinterest if you are over the minimum age of consent in your country.
If you are 13 to 18, you may only use the Service with the permission of your parent or legal guardian.
data: demographics
Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception
Previously disabled accounts may not be replaced without written permission
If Pinterest previously disabled your account for violating the Terms or its policies or for legal reasons, you will not create a new account without its express written permission, which is provided at its sole discretion.
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If we’ve previously disabled your account for violating these Terms, any of our policies or for legal reasons, you will not create a new Pinterest account without our express written permission, which is provided at our sole discretion.
Security & Safeguards · Restriction or exception
No scraping, automated collection or access to data you lack permission for
You agree not to scrape, collect, search, copy or otherwise access data or content from Pinterest in unauthorized ways, such as by using automated means without express prior permission, or access or attempt to access data you do not have permission to access.
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you agree not to scrape, collect, search, copy or otherwise access data or content from Pinterest in unauthorized ways, such as by using automated means (without our express prior permission), or access or attempt to access data you do not have permission to access
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Use only as permitted by trade restrictions, including US, EU and UK sanctions
You may not use, access, download or otherwise make available the Service, including related software, except as authorized by applicable trade restrictions, including US, EU and UK sanctions and export controls, and you agree not to use it for any purpose those restrictions prohibit.
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You may not use, access, download, or otherwise make available the Service (including related software), except as authorized by applicable trade restrictions, including but not limited to US, EU and UK sanctions and export controls.
You agree not to use the Service for any purpose prohibited by applicable trade restrictions.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Use not expressly permitted is a breach and may violate IP laws
Any use of Pinterest not expressly permitted by the Terms is a breach of the Terms and may violate copyright, trademark and other laws.
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Any use of Pinterest not expressly permitted by these Terms is a breach of these Terms and may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws.
Content & IP Rights · Permission or license
Your Pinterest license is limited and revocable; no copying or reversing
Subject to compliance with the Terms and policies, Pinterest grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable and revocable license to access and use the Service. You may not permit Pinterest to be used by or for the benefit of unauthorized third parties or transfer or assign your access rights, and all rights not expressly granted are reserved. Except as described in Section 3(b), you may not modify or make derivative works of the Service, reverse engineer it, or copy its features or functions.
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we hereby grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable and revocable license to access and use the Service as contemplated under these Terms and our policies
You may not permit Pinterest to be used by or for the benefit of unauthorized third parties.
All rights not expressly granted to you are reserved by us and our licensors.
Except as described in Section 3(b), you may not: (i) modify or make derivative works based upon the Service; (ii) reverse engineer the Service; or (iii) copy any features or functions of the Service.
Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception
Commercial use needs a business account and Business Terms, which prevail
If you want to use Pinterest for commercial purposes you must create a business account and agree to the Business Terms of Service. If you open an account for a company or other entity, “you” includes you and that entity, and you represent and warrant that you are authorized to bind it and grant all permissions and licenses. If the Business Terms conflict with these Terms, the Business Terms govern to the extent of the conflict.
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If you want to use Pinterest for commercial purposes, you must create a business account and agree to our Business Terms of Service.
If you do open an account for a company, organization or other entity, then "you" includes you and that entity, and you represent and warrant that you are authorized to grant all permissions and licenses provided in these Terms and bind the entity to these Terms
To the extent that any provisions in the Business Terms of Service conflict with these Terms, the Business Terms of Service shall govern to the extent of the conflict.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Sponsored or branded posts follow the Commercial and Branded Content Guidelines
If you post content that is sponsored or branded, such as when a business partner pays or incentivizes you to post it, or that is in any way commercial in nature, you are subject to the Commercial and Branded Content Guidelines.
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If you post content on Pinterest that is sponsored or branded – like when a business partner pays or incentivizes you to post it – or is in any way commercial in nature, you are subject to our Commercial and Branded Content Guidelines.
Not stated here
The Commercial and Branded Content Guidelines were not supplied.
Content & IP Rights · User right or choice
You keep rights in your User Content and are solely responsible for it
Pinterest allows you to post content such as photos, videos, comments and links, called “User Content.” You retain all rights in the User Content you post and are solely responsible for it, and it must comply with the Terms and Pinterest's policies, including the Community Guidelines.
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Pinterest allows you to post content, including photos, videos, comments, links, and other materials.
anything that you post or otherwise make available on Pinterest is referred to as "User Content."
You retain all rights in, and are solely responsible for, the User Content you post to Pinterest.
All User Content must comply with these Terms and our policies, including our Community Guidelines.
You may post only content you have rights to; Pinterest can act on violations
You will only post User Content you have the rights to, and you won't post content that infringes others' IP rights or is otherwise unlawful, unless an exception or limitation applies under applicable law. Pinterest can take action against content that violates the Terms or its policies, or where permitted or required by law, such as by removing, restricting or limiting access to or distribution of it. It can also suspend or terminate accounts of users who repeatedly or seriously infringe third-party IP rights, violate the law, the Terms or its policies, or where permitted or required to by law.
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You will only post User Content that you have the rights to post, and you won’t post User Content that infringes the intellectual property rights of others (e.g., copyright infringement, trademark infringement or counterfeit), or that is otherwise unlawful, unless an exception or limitation applies under applicable law.
We can take action against User Content that violates these Terms or our policies or where we are permitted or required by law, such as by removing, restricting, or limiting access to, or distribution of, the content.
We can also suspend or terminate accounts of users who repeatedly or seriously infringe third-party intellectual property rights, violate the law, these Terms, or our policies, or where permitted or required to do so by law.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Company commitment
Pinterest calls itself a neutral intermediary; appeals are possible
Pinterest says it is a neutral intermediary and does not review all User Content before or after it is published, so it is not responsible or liable to any third party for the content or accuracy of User Content posted by you or others. Where appropriate you may appeal decisions you think were made in error, and you may have a right under local law to bring a breach-of-contract claim if you believe Pinterest breached the Terms by removing, restricting or limiting your content or suspending or terminating your account. Pinterest cannot provide legal advice.
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We are a neutral intermediary and we do not review all User Content before or after it is published on the Service, so we are not responsible or liable to any third party for the content or accuracy of any User Content posted by you or any other Pinterest user.
Where appropriate, you may appeal the decisions you think were made in error.
You may have a right under local law to bring a claim for breach of contract if you believe we have breached these Terms by removing, restricting or limiting access to, or distribution of, your User Content, or suspending or terminating your account.
Pinterest cannot provide you with legal advice.
Qualifications & exceptions
Appeals are available “where appropriate”; local-law claim rights depend on local law.
You license your User Content to Pinterest, affiliates, providers and users
By providing User Content you grant Pinterest, its affiliates and service providers, and its users, a non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable, sublicensable, worldwide license to use, store, publicly perform or display, reproduce, save, modify, create derivative works, monetize, download, translate and distribute it, including to promote and redistribute part or all of the Pinterest Service. Nothing in the Terms entitles you to payments or a share in revenue from monetization of User Content, or restricts other legal rights Pinterest may have to it, such as under other licenses.
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By providing any User Content on the Service, you grant us and our affiliates and service providers, and our users, a non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable, sublicensable, worldwide license to use, store, publicly perform or display, reproduce, save, modify, create derivative works, monetize, download, translate and distribute your User Content, including for the purpose of promoting and redistributing part or all of the Pinterest Service.
Nothing in these Terms: (i) entitles you to any payments or the right to share in any revenue from any monetization of User Content; or (ii) restricts other legal rights we may have to User Content, for example under other licenses.
Pinterest may remove, limit or modify User Content, incl. in its best interest
Pinterest reserves the right to remove, limit distribution of, or modify User Content, or change the way it's used in Pinterest. This includes content it believes violates the Terms, Community Guidelines, Copyright Policy, Trademark Policy or other policies, and other circumstances where it feels the action is in the best interest of Pinterest or its users.
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We reserve the right to remove, limit distribution of, or modify User Content, or change the way it’s used in Pinterest.
or other circumstances where we feel such action is in the best interest of Pinterest or our Users
our Community Guidelines, our Copyright Policy, our Trademark Policy or any of our other policies
Content may be kept after deletion; shared copies and their use may continue
Following account termination or deactivation, or removal of User Content, Pinterest may keep the User Content for a reasonable period for backup, archival or audit purposes. The Terms also say Pinterest and its users may retain and continue to use, store, display, reproduce, save, modify, create derivative works, perform and distribute any User Content that you or other users have stored or shared on Pinterest.
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Following termination or deactivation of your account, or User Content removal from Pinterest, we may keep your User Content for a reasonable period of time for backup, archival, or audit purposes.
We and our users may retain and continue to use, store, display, reproduce, save, modify, create derivative works, perform, and distribute any of your User Content that you or other users have stored or shared on Pinterest.
Qualifications & exceptions
The backup period is described only as “a reasonable period of time”.
Feedback: no confidentiality or pay; Pinterest keeps similar-idea rights
If you submit comments, ideas or feedback, you agree Pinterest has no obligation to keep it confidential or compensate you. You should not submit feedback that is confidential or owned by a third party. By accepting your submission, Pinterest does not waive rights to use similar or related feedback previously known to it, developed by its employees, or obtained from sources other than you.
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you agree that we have no obligation to keep your feedback confidential or to compensate you for the feedback
Do not submit any feedback that is confidential or owned by any third party.
By accepting your submission, we don’t waive any rights to use similar or related feedback previously known to us, or developed by our employees, or obtained from sources other than you.
Account & Service Control · Procedure
Report violations through reporting channels in good faith
Pinterest offers reporting channels to tell it about content you think violates the Terms, its policies or local law, and says it will review reports and take appropriate action in a timely fashion. You agree to submit reports in good faith and not misuse reporting or appeals channels with baseless reports or appeals.
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Pinterest offers reporting channels that you may use to tell us about content on Pinterest that you think violates these Terms, our policies, or local law. We will review your report and take any appropriate action in a timely fashion.
you agree to submit reports in good faith and not misuse any reporting or appeals channel by making baseless reports or appeals
Content & IP Rights · Context
Pinterest has adopted Copyright and Trademark Policies
Pinterest says it has adopted and implemented its Copyright Policy and Trademark Policy in accordance with applicable intellectual property laws.
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Pinterest has adopted and implemented our Copyright Policy and Trademark Policy in accordance with applicable intellectual property laws.
Not stated here
The Copyright Policy and Trademark Policy were not supplied.
Content & IP Rights · Restriction or exception
Pinterest owns Pinterest IP (not User Content); misuse ends your right to use it
As between you and Pinterest, Pinterest owns all right, title and interest in Pinterest and its IP rights, which do not include User Content, and you must not use Pinterest IP except as necessary for permitted use. If you use Pinterest IP in breach of the Terms, your right to use Pinterest terminates immediately and you must, at its option, return or destroy copies. No right in Pinterest IP is transferred to you and Pinterest reserves all rights not expressly granted.
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as between you and us, we own all right, title and interest in and to Pinterest and all intellectual property rights (including but not limited to the copyrights, trademarks and patents) therein (the “Pinterest IP”)
For clarity, Pinterest IP does not include User Content.
If you use Pinterest IP in breach of these Terms, your right to use Pinterest will terminate immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the Pinterest IP you have made.
No right, title or interest in or to Pinterest or any Pinterest IP is transferred to you under these Terms, and we reserve all rights not expressly granted.
Security & Safeguards · Company practice
Security isn’t guaranteed; keep your password secret and report breaches
Pinterest says it works to protect the security of your User Content and account but cannot guarantee that unauthorized third parties won't defeat its security measures. You should keep your password secure and not disclose it to anyone, and notify Pinterest immediately of unauthorized access or other security breach.
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While we work to protect the security of your User Content and account, we can’t guarantee that unauthorized third parties won’t be able to defeat our security measures.
Keep your password secure and do not disclose it to any other person or entity. Please notify us immediately of any unauthorized access to your account or any other breach of security.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Third-party links and services are at your own risk
Pinterest may contain links to third-party websites, advertisers, services, software components, special offers or events that Pinterest does not own or control. It does not endorse or assume responsibility for them, and if you access them from Pinterest you do so at your own risk and agree Pinterest has no liability arising from your use of, purchase from or access to them.
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Pinterest may contain links to third party websites, advertisers, services, software components, special offers or other events or activities that are not owned or controlled by us. We don’t endorse or assume any responsibility for any such third party websites, information, materials, products or services.
you do so at your own risk and you agree that we have no liability arising from your use of, purchase from or access to any third party website, service, or content, etc.
Account & Service Control · Procedure
Pinterest may suspend or terminate for violations; you may delete your account
Pinterest may terminate or suspend your right to access or use Pinterest for any violation of the Terms. Where appropriate it will provide written notice and you may appeal a decision you think was made in error. You may also terminate or delete your account at any time.
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We may terminate or suspend your right to access or use Pinterest for any violation of these Terms. Where appropriate, we will provide you with written notice and you may appeal a decision you think was made in error.
You may also terminate or delete your account at any time.
Qualifications & exceptions
Written notice and appeal are offered “where appropriate”.
Upon termination, Sections 3, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 continue to be operative. In this document those are Your User Content, Indemnity, Disclaimers, Limitation of Liability, Arbitration, Governing law and jurisdiction, and General terms.
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Upon termination, Sections 3, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 of these Terms will continue to be operative.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Business users must indemnify Pinterest if they skip the Business Terms
If you use Pinterest for commercial purposes without agreeing to the Business Terms as Section 2(c) requires, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Pinterest, Inc., Pinterest Europe Ltd. and their affiliates from claims, including reasonable attorney's fees, relating to your use of the Service. Pinterest may assume exclusive defense and control at its own cost, and you must cooperate.
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If you use Pinterest for commercial purposes without agreeing to our Business Terms as required by Section 2(c) of these Terms, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Pinterest, Inc., Pinterest Europe Ltd., and their affiliates from any claims (including reasonable attorney’s fees) relating to your use of our Service.
Pinterest reserves the right, at its own cost, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification, in which event you will fully cooperate with Pinterest.
Qualifications & exceptions
The indemnity is stated to apply to commercial use without the Business Terms.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Service and content provided “as is” without warranty
To the extent permitted by law, the Service and all content on Pinterest is provided “as is” without warranty of any kind, express or implied. Pinterest disclaims all warranties and conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement, and any warranties from course of dealing or usage of trade. The limitations in this section apply to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.
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To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Service and all content on Pinterest is provided on an "as is" basis without warranty of any kind, whether express or implied.
Pinterest specifically disclaims any and all warranties and conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement, and any warranties arising out of course of dealing or usage of trade.
The limitations, exclusions, and disclaimers in this section apply to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
No responsibility for User Content; no warranty of accuracy or uptime
Pinterest takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any User Content that you or any other person or third party posts or sends using the Service. You agree you may be exposed to User Content that is inaccurate, objectionable, inappropriate for children or otherwise unsuited to your purpose. Pinterest does not warrant that the Service or its content is accurate, complete or current, or will be uninterrupted, secure, or free of errors, viruses or other harmful components.
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Pinterest takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any User Content that you or any other person or third party posts or sends using the Service.
you may be exposed to User Content that's inaccurate, objectionable, inappropriate for children, or otherwise unsuited to your purpose
We do not warrant that Pinterest or any portion of the Service, or any materials or content offered through Pinterest, are accurate, complete, or current, or will be uninterrupted, secure, or free of errors, viruses, or other harmful components.
Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception
Pinterest may change the Service and is not liable for changes or suspension
Pinterest may make changes to the Service for various reasons and will have no liability for any change to Pinterest or any suspension or termination of your access to or use of it.
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We may make changes to Pinterest for various reasons. We will have no liability for any change to Pinterest or any suspension or termination of your access to, or use of Pinterest.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Excludes indirect damages, lost profits and data loss
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Pinterest is not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, or any loss of profits, revenues, data, use or goodwill, resulting from your access to or inability to use the Service, any conduct or content of any third party on the Service, or unauthorized access to or alteration of your transmissions or content.
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To the maximum extent permitted by law, we shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, or any loss of profits or revenues, whether incurred directly or indirectly, or any loss of data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses
(a) your access to or use of or inability to access or use the Service; (b) any conduct or content of any third party on the Service, including without limitation, any defamatory, offensive or illegal conduct of other users or third parties; or (c) unauthorized access, use or alteration of your transmissions or content
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Aggregate liability capped at US $100.00, subject to non-excludable liability
Pinterest's aggregate liability for all claims relating to the Service may not exceed one hundred U.S. dollars (U.S. $100.00). The cap does not affect any liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.
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In no event shall our aggregate liability for all claims relating to the Service exceed one hundred U.S. dollars (U.S. $100.00).
The foregoing does not affect any liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
EEA and UK consumers: liability limited to foreseeable damage, material breach
If Pinterest causes damage to a consumer in the EEA or UK, the general liability exclusions and cap do not apply. Instead Pinterest's liability is limited to foreseeable damages from breach of material contractual obligations typical for this type of contract, and it is not liable for damages from a non-material breach of another duty of care. The limitation does not apply to statutory liability that cannot be limited, liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence or willful misconduct, or to exclude responsibility for something specifically promised.
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If we cause damage to you and you're a consumer in the EEA or UK, the above doesn't apply. Instead, Pinterest's liability will be limited to foreseeable damages arising due to a breach of material contractual obligations typical for this type of contract.
Pinterest isn't liable for damages that result from a non-material breach of any other applicable duty of care.
This limitation of liability won't apply to any statutory liability that cannot be limited, to liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence or willful misconduct, or to exclude our responsibility for something we have specifically promised to you.
Disputes: notice and 60 days of informal resolution before arbitration or court
For any dispute you agree to first contact Pinterest and try to resolve it informally. To the extent permitted by law, neither party may start any legal proceeding, whether in court, arbitration or another forum, until the notice and informal resolution steps are complete, though either may seek temporary injunctive relief to preserve the status quo or help enforce the arbitration clause. A Notice of Dispute with specified information, including your name, profile name, account email, country and state of residence, counsel, a description of the dispute and harm, and your signature, must be emailed to Pinterest, and can only be sent on behalf of one individual party. Pinterest will respond within 60 days to try to resolve the dispute, after which either party may initiate arbitration.
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For any dispute you have with us, you agree to first contact us and try to resolve the dispute informally.
neither party may initiate any legal proceeding—whether in court, arbitration, or any other forum—until the Notice of Dispute and Informal Dispute Resolution processes described below are completed
Nothing in this Section, however, will prevent either you or us from seeking temporary injunctive relief in court (or in arbitration) to preserve the status quo or to help enforce this arbitration clause at the outset of any dispute.
A party with a dispute must first send us a Notice of Dispute, which must include your full name; your Pinterest profile name (which begins @); the email address associated with your Pinterest account; your country of residence and, if you are a U.S. resident, your state of residence; your counsel, if you are represented by counsel; a detailed description of both the dispute and the alleged harm; and your signature.
The notice can only be sent on behalf of an individual party; a Notice of Dispute that asserts the rights of more than one party is ineffective.
After receiving the Notice of Dispute, Pinterest will respond within 60 days to attempt to resolve the dispute amicably. After the 60-day period has elapsed, either party may initiate arbitration.
If you are a consumer in the EEA, Switzerland, or the United Kingdom (UK), Section 11 doesn't apply to you.
Qualifications & exceptions
Section 11 does not apply to consumers in the EEA, Switzerland or the UK.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Binding arbitration, jury and class waivers, with a small-claims option
If the mandatory processes do not resolve a dispute, you and Pinterest each agree to resolve any claim, dispute or controversy arising out of or relating to the Terms or the Service through binding arbitration or, for qualifying claims, in small claims court. The Federal Arbitration Act governs, each side waives the right to a jury trial or to participate in a class action, and disputes must be brought in the party's individual capacity, not in any class or representative proceeding. The arbitrator has exclusive authority over interpretation, applicability or enforceability of the arbitration agreement, including arbitrability, and may issue any remedies authorized by law.
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you and we each agree to resolve any claim, dispute, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Service through binding arbitration or, for qualifying claims, in small claims court. The arbitrator will have authority to issue any remedies authorized by law.
you agree that the U.S. Federal Arbitration Act governs the interpretation and enforcement of this Section, and that you and Pinterest are each waiving the right to a trial by jury or to participate in a class action
The arbitrator also has exclusive authority to resolve any dispute relating to the interpretation, applicability, or enforceability of this binding arbitration agreement, including any dispute regarding arbitrability.
All disputes must be brought in the party's individual capacity, and not as a member in any class or representative proceeding.
If you are a consumer in the EEA, Switzerland, or the United Kingdom (UK), Section 11 doesn't apply to you.
Qualifications & exceptions
Section 11 does not apply to consumers in the EEA, Switzerland or the UK.
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The supplied text does not describe an opt-out from arbitration.
AAA administers arbitration; the Terms control; fees shift for frivolous claims
Any arbitration is administered by the American Arbitration Association under its applicable rules then in effect, and if the AAA rules conflict with the Terms, the Terms govern. The arbitrator issues a reasoned written decision, and a judgment on the award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. Where the AAA Consumer Arbitration Rules apply and the arbitrator determines a party's claim was frivolous or brought for an improper purpose, the arbitrator must assign all arbitration fees and costs to that party.
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Any arbitration will be administered by the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") under the applicable rules then in effect for the AAA. If the AAA rules conflict in any way with these Terms, the Terms will govern.
The arbitrator shall issue a reasoned written decision explaining the essential findings and conclusions on which the award is based. A judgment on the arbitrator’s award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.
Where the AAA’s Consumer Arbitration Rules apply, if the arbitrator determines that a party’s claim was frivolous or brought for an improper purpose, the arbitrator must assign all fees and costs associated with the arbitration to that party.
If you are a consumer in the EEA, Switzerland, or the United Kingdom (UK), Section 11 doesn't apply to you.
Qualifications & exceptions
Section 11 does not apply to consumers in the EEA, Switzerland or the UK.
Batched arbitration: 25 or more similar demands are consolidated
If 25 or more similar arbitration demands are filed within a 60-day period or with the assistance of the same law firm or group of firms, the AAA will consolidate them. For each batch there is one set of filing and administrative fees per side and one arbitrator resolves the batch as a single consolidated arbitration. Demands are similar if they arise from similar facts, raise similar legal issues and seek similar relief, and disputes about similarity go to a single arbitrator whose fees Pinterest pays.
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if 25 or more similar arbitration demands are filed within a 60-day period or with the assistance of the same law firm or group of law firms, AAA will consolidate the arbitration demands
For each batch, AAA will administer one set of filing and administrative fees per side, per batch, and AAA will appoint one arbitrator to resolve each batch as a single consolidated arbitration.
Arbitration demands are similar if they arise from similar facts and raise similar legal issues while seeking similar relief.
Any dispute about similarity will be submitted to a single arbitrator, whose fees will be paid by us.
If you are a consumer in the EEA, Switzerland, or the United Kingdom (UK), Section 11 doesn't apply to you.
Qualifications & exceptions
Section 11 does not apply to consumers in the EEA, Switzerland or the UK.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · User right or choice
Statutory rights preserved; non-arbitrable disputes go to the Section 12 forum
Nothing in the Terms affects non-waivable statutory rights that apply to you. To the extent a dispute is not arbitrable under applicable law or otherwise, you agree it will be resolved exclusively under Section 12 (governing law and jurisdiction).
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Nothing in these Terms shall affect any non-waivable statutory rights that apply to you.
To the extent any dispute isn’t arbitrable under applicable laws or otherwise, you agree that the dispute will be resolved exclusively in accordance with Section 12 of these Terms.
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EEA, Swiss and UK consumers: law and courts of the country where they live
If you are a consumer in the EEA, Switzerland or the UK, the Terms and your use of the Service are governed by the law of the country where you live, and any claim or dispute about the Terms, Pinterest or the Service is to be resolved in the courts of the country where you live.
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If you are a consumer in the EEA, Switzerland, or the UK, these Terms and your use of the Service shall be governed by the law of the country where you live, and any claim, dispute, or controversy arising from or in connection with or relating to these Terms, Pinterest, or the Service shall be resolved in the courts of the country where you live.
Qualifications & exceptions
Applies only to consumers in the EEA, Switzerland or the UK.
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Otherwise California law; courts in San Francisco County or N.D. Cal.
In all other cases the Terms and your use of the Service are governed by California law without regard to conflict-of-laws principles. For actions not subject to Section 11 (Arbitration), the exclusive place of jurisdiction is San Francisco County, California, or the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, and disputes will be determined under California law.
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In all other cases, these Terms and your use of the Service shall be governed by the laws of the State of California, without respect to its conflict of laws principles.
For any actions not subject to Section 11 (Arbitration), the exclusive place of jurisdiction for any claim, dispute, or controversy arising from or in connection with these Terms or the Service is San Francisco County, California, or the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, and such disputes will be determined under California law.
Pinterest may change the Terms, notifying you of material changes beforehand
Pinterest may revise, add or remove any portion of the Terms and the current version is always posted on its website. Unless otherwise required by law, it will notify you of material changes before an update takes effect, and continued access or use after an update constitutes binding acceptance. Disputes are resolved under the version in place when the dispute arose, and by continuing to use Pinterest you agree to be bound by the then-current version.
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We may revise, add, or remove any or all portions of these Terms from time to time and the most current version will always be posted on our website.
Unless otherwise required by law, we’ll notify you of any material changes to these Terms before any update enters into effect.
Your continued access to or use of Pinterest after such an update constitutes your binding acceptance of such changes.
Disputes arising under these Terms will be resolved in accordance with the version of these Terms in place at the time the dispute arose.
Qualifications & exceptions
Advance notice is promised for material changes, “unless otherwise required by law”.
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Pinterest may assign freely; EEA, Swiss and UK consumers may also assign
For consumers in the EEA, Switzerland or the UK, either party may assign the agreement and its rights and licenses to a third party. In all other cases you may not transfer or assign the Terms or rights under them, but Pinterest may assign them without restriction, and attempted transfers in violation are null and void. If Pinterest assigns the agreement, you may terminate with immediate effect by deactivating your account and Pinterest will give reasonable notice.
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If you’re a consumer in the EEA, Switzerland, or the UK, either you or we may assign this agreement, and any rights and licenses granted under it, to a third party.
In all other cases, these Terms, and any rights and licenses granted hereunder, may not be transferred or assigned by you, but may be assigned by us without restriction.
In case of such an assignment by us, you are entitled to terminate the agreement with immediate effect by deactivating your account. We will provide you with reasonable notice of any such assignment.
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Entire agreement, severability and no waiver
The Terms are the entire agreement between you and Pinterest concerning the Service. If a provision is invalid it is limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary and the rest remain in force. No waiver of a provision is a continuing waiver, and Pinterest's failure to assert a right does not waive it.
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These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and us concerning the Service.
If any provision of these Terms is deemed invalid, then that provision will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions of these Terms will remain in full force and effect.
our failure to assert any right or provision under these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision
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Contracting party depends on where you live; licenses benefit affiliates
If you live in the United States, the Terms are a contract with Pinterest, Inc. in San Francisco. If you live outside the United States, they are a contract with Pinterest Europe Ltd., an Irish company. Because Pinterest is a worldwide service, you agree that rights and licenses granted benefit Pinterest, Inc. and all its worldwide subsidiaries and affiliates.
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If you live in the United States, these Terms are a contract between you and Pinterest, Inc., 651 Brannan Street, San Francisco, CA 94107.
If you live outside the United States, these Terms are a contract between you and Pinterest Europe Ltd., an Irish company with its registered office at Waterloo Exchange, 3rd Floor, Waterloo Road, Dublin 4, Ireland.
you agree that any rights and licenses granted hereunder benefit Pinterest, Inc. and all of its worldwide subsidiaries and affiliates
Terms dated April 30, 2025; update effective November 12, 2026 announced
The retrieved page states an effective date of April 30, 2025 for these Terms. It also says Pinterest is updating its Terms of Service effective November 12, 2026, with a preview link. The preview text was not supplied, so the announced update is not analyzed.
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We're updating our Terms of Service, effective November 12, 2026.
Effective date: April 30, 2025
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The updated Terms of Service preview was not supplied; it may change the terms on and after November 12, 2026.