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Credit ads restricted targeting options

High severity High confidence Explicit document language Common · 147 of 352 platforms

Key Facts

What targeting options are credit ads prohibited from using?
Pinterest Ads prohibits credit ads—defined as ads promoting credit products like credit cards, mortgages, and loans—from using actalike, age, gender, or postal code targeting options or from excluding Protected groups.
What does Pinterest Ads prohibit credit ads from excluding?
Pinterest Ads prohibits credit ads—defined as ads promoting credit products like credit cards, mortgages, and loans—from using actalike, age, gender, or postal code targeting options or from excluding Protected groups.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This clause places specific targeting restrictions on credit advertisers beyond the general rules, limiting how they can reach or exclude audiences on Pinterest.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 370 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Advertisers promoting credit products are prohibited from using actalike, age, gender, or postal code targeting options and from excluding Protected groups.

How other platforms handle this

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Glassdoor Medium

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Roblox Medium

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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ads in the following categories can't use actalike, age, gender or postal code targeting options or exclude Protected groups: Credit: Ads promoting credit products like credit cards, mortgages and loans.

Excerpt from Pinterest Ads's Pinterest Advertising Guidelines

Provision details

Document information
Document
Pinterest Advertising Guidelines
Entity
Pinterest Ads
Document last updated
May 20, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 20, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-065917
Document ID
CA-D-00877
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
5540325bbc2d44061fc3548c982d30ab20e99a7be03e62a88561571532d323e7
Analysis generated
May 20, 2026 13:14 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Pinterest Ads
Document: Pinterest Advertising Guidelines
Record ID: CA-P-065917
Captured: 2026-05-20 13:14:50 UTC
SHA-256: 5540325bbc2d4406…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/pinterest-ads/pinterest-advertising-guidelines/provision/CA-P-065917/credit-ads-restricted-targeting-options/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Pinterest Ads's Credit ads restricted targeting options clause do?

This clause places specific targeting restrictions on credit advertisers beyond the general rules, limiting how they can reach or exclude audiences on Pinterest.

How does this clause affect you?

Advertisers promoting credit products are prohibited from using actalike, age, gender, or postal code targeting options and from excluding Protected groups.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 147 platforms. See the full comparison.

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