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REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This policy engages GDPR and UK GDPR (for European users), the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection, and the California Consumer Privacy Act as amended by the CPRA (for California residents). The FTC Act applies to US users under unfair or deceptive practices standards. Primary enforcement authorities include EU supervisory authorities (with Pinecone's lead supervisory authority depending on its EU establishment, which the policy does not specify), the UK Information Commi…

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The policy establishes that Pinecone and its advertising partners may collect and process browsing activity and usage data through tracking technologies to deliver targeted advertising. For European users, the policy specifies processing occurs under legitimate interests and consent legal bases, and establishes rights to access, correct, delete, restrict, port personal data, and object to processing. Marketing communication recipients may opt out via unsubscribe mechanisms or direct contact wit…

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Pinecone Privacy Policy

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This page describes what the document states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability may vary by jurisdiction. Methodology

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Summary

This document establishes Pinecone's data collection and processing practices for visitors to pinecone.io, service subscribers, and event attendees. Pinecone collects name, email, employer, job title, location, and browsing behavior, and the policy authorizes sharing this information with advertising partners for targeted advertising delivery across other websites and apps. Users may opt out of marketing communications through unsubscribe links in Pinecone marketing messages or by contacting privacy@pinecone.io.

Technical / Legal Breakdown

This document is Pinecone Systems, Inc.'s Website Privacy Policy (effective 2024-05-08), governing personal information collected via pinecone.io, marketing activities, and corporate events; it explicitly excludes data processed on behalf of enterprise customers under separate data processing agreements. The policy states Pinecone collects business contact data, employment information, location information, usage information, and marketing engagement data, and authorizes use of this data for website operations, research and development, advertising with third-party partners, legal compliance, and fraud prevention. The policy permits sharing personal information with service providers, payment processors, third-party advertisers using tracking technologies for cross-site behavioral advertising, business partners, and acquirers in corporate transactions, and separately states that anonymized or de-identified data derived from personal information may be used and shared for any purpose Pinecone deems appropriate. The policy references GDPR and UK GDPR compliance obligations for European users, CCPA/CPRA rights for California residents, and Swiss data protection law, with enforcement exposure under the FTC Act for US users and applicable EU supervisory authorities for European users. The separately scoped Notice to European Users and California-specific disclosures create layered compliance obligations that organizations integrating Pinecone's services should evaluate against their own data processing inventories and vendor assessment procedures.

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Medium — 7 provisions

Third-Party Advertiser Tracking Compare →

Pinecone permits third-party advertising companies to place tracking tools on its site that follow your browsing activity across Pinecone and other websites to show you targeted ads.

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De-Identified Data Use for Any Purpose Compare →

Pinecone states it can transform your personal information into anonymized or de-identified data and then use or share that data for any purpose it chooses, without restriction.

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Corporate Transaction Data Transfer Compare →

If Pinecone is sold, merged, or goes through bankruptcy proceedings, your personal information may be transferred to a new owner or become subject to legal proceedings, potentially with limited control over how it is used.

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California Resident CCPA Rights Compare →

California residents have the right to know what personal data Pinecone holds about them, request its deletion, request corrections, and opt out of the sale or sharing of their personal information with third parties.

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European User GDPR Rights and Legal Bases Compare →

For users in the EU, UK, and Switzerland, Pinecone identifies three legal grounds for processing personal data: contract performance, legitimate interests, and consent, and provides rights including access, correction, deletion, restriction, portability, and objection.

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Data Collection from Third-Party Sources Compare →

Pinecone states it may receive personal information about you from marketing partners, data brokers, publicly available sources, and business partners, not just directly from you.

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Enterprise Customer Data Processing Carve-Out Compare →

This privacy policy does not apply to data that Pinecone processes as part of delivering its paid services to enterprise customers; that data is governed by a separate data processing agreement between Pinecone and each customer.

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Low — 1 provision

Marketing Communications Opt-Out Compare →

Pinecone states it may send you promotional emails and gives you the ability to opt out of those communications.

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