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Pinecone · Pinecone Data Processing Addendum · View original document ↗

Customer prohibited from including sensitive personal data

High severity High confidence Explicit document language Common · 245 of 352 platforms

Key Facts

What is the Customer prohibited from including in Customer Data?
Pinecone prohibits the Customer from including special categories of personal data (GDPR Article 9), personal data relating to criminal convictions and offenses (GDPR Article 10), or similarly sensitive personal data in any Customer Data.
Does Pinecone prohibit the Customer from including special categories of personal data in Customer Data?
Pinecone prohibits the Customer from including special categories of personal data (GDPR Article 9), personal data relating to criminal convictions and offenses (GDPR Article 10), or similarly sensitive personal data in any Customer Data.
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This analysis describes what Pinecone's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology

ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This prohibition shifts responsibility for excluding highly sensitive data categories entirely to the Customer, and any violation would constitute a breach of the Customer's contractual obligations.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 1777 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Customers are contractually barred from submitting sensitive data categories—such as health, biometric, or criminal-record data—to Pinecone's services.

How other platforms handle this

ZipRecruiter Medium

ZipRecruiter does not require any Sensitive Personal Data about you in order for you to utilize the ZipRecruiter Website...please carefully consider the information that is contained within your resume and ensure that you are not providing any sensitive or other information that is not necessary.

Meta Medium

The custom audiences you create must comply with Section 1(h).

Glassdoor Medium

Therefore, we do not "sell" or "share" data (as defined by applicable law) belonging to minors.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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it shall in no event include special categories of personal data (GDPR article 9), personal data relating to criminal convictions and offenses (GDPR article 10), or similarly sensitive personal data...in any Customer Data.

Excerpt from Pinecone's Data Processing Addendum

Provision details

Document information
Document
Pinecone Data Processing Addendum
Entity
Pinecone
Document last updated
May 12, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 12, 2026
Last verified
May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-062528
Document ID
CA-D-00819
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
6739c1b24f308fd33ea0ba855e0cd3f23e6263aa19fc31a23807edd6e588fdb6
Analysis generated
May 12, 2026 16:30 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Pinecone
Document: Pinecone Data Processing Addendum
Record ID: CA-P-062528
Captured: 2026-05-12 16:30:29 UTC
SHA-256: 6739c1b24f308fd3…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/pinecone/pinecone-data-processing-addendum/provision/CA-P-062528/customer-prohibited-from-including-sensitive-personal-data/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Pinecone's Customer prohibited from including sensitive personal data clause do?

This prohibition shifts responsibility for excluding highly sensitive data categories entirely to the Customer, and any violation would constitute a breach of the Customer's contractual obligations.

How does this clause affect you?

Customers are contractually barred from submitting sensitive data categories—such as health, biometric, or criminal-record data—to Pinecone's services.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 245 platforms. See the full comparison.

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