Updated guidelines announced for November 12, 2026
The page opens with a notice that Pinterest is updating its Community Guidelines, effective November 12, 2026, and links to a preview of the updated version. The other cards explain the text shown on this page. What the updated version will change is not part of that text.
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When
Update effective November 12, 2026
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We're updating our Community Guidelines, effective November 12, 2026.
Qualifications & exceptions
The November 12, 2026 date is the effective date Pinterest gives for an update. It is not the date of the text explained in these cards.
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The contents of the linked preview of the updated guidelines are not supplied here, so what will change is unknown.
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contrast (model-proposed): The page states it was last updated in May 2026 — The page shows a May 2026 last-updated line and, separately, a notice of an update effective November 12, 2026; the two dates refer to the current text and a future update.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
Respect others' intellectual property, privacy and other rights, and follow the law
To respect the rights of people on and off Pinterest, Pinterest asks people not to infringe anyone's intellectual property, privacy or other rights, and not to do anything or post any content that violates laws or regulations.
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What it covers
Anyone's intellectual property, privacy or other rights; laws and regulations
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To respect the rights of people on and off Pinterest, please:
Don’t infringe anyone's intellectual property, privacy or other rights.
Don’t do anything or post any content that violates laws or regulations.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Restriction or exception
You cannot use Pinterest if US sanctions would prohibit it
Pinterest says people cannot use Pinterest if it would be prohibited by US sanctions, and links to the US Treasury sanctions resource.
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Where
United States sanctions
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You can’t use Pinterest if it would be prohibited by US sanctions.
Qualifications & exceptions
The rule applies where use would be prohibited by US sanctions.
Not stated here
The linked sanctions resource is not supplied here.
The page ends its guidelines with a 'Last updated' line giving May 2026. This is separate from the notice at the top about an update that Pinterest says will take effect on November 12, 2026.
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When
Last updated May 2026
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Last updated: May 2026
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The line gives only a month and year, not a day.
Cross-references
contrast (model-proposed): Updated guidelines announced for November 12, 2026 — The page shows a May 2026 last-updated line and, separately, a notice of an update effective November 12, 2026; the two dates refer to the current text and a future update.