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Japan contest purchase requirement allowed with prize value law compliance

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Contests or sweepstakes that require people to buy a product or service Advertisers targeting Japan must comply with relevant prize value laws

Excerpt from Pinterest Ads's Pinterest Advertising Guidelines

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Document information
Document
Pinterest Advertising Guidelines
Entity
Pinterest Ads
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
May 20, 2026
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CA-V-006414, captured Sept. 4, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-066313
Document ID
CA-D-000877
Evidence Provenance
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Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-006414)
8553d499dac391faf64fd2e78f90af5b05213a772f4ad8888563427f45f61b18
Analysis generated
May 20, 2026 13:14 UTC
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✓ Excerpt found verbatim in version CA-V-006414 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Pinterest Ads
Document: Pinterest Advertising Guidelines
Record ID: CA-P-066313
Version: CA-V-006414
Captured: 2026-09-04 01:32:33 UTC
SHA-256: 8553d499dac391fa…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/pinterest-ads/pinterest-advertising-guidelines/provision/CA-P-066313/japan-contest-purchase-requirement-allowed-with-prize-value-law-compliance/
Accessed: Oct. 8, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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What does Pinterest Ads's Japan contest purchase requirement allowed with prize value law compliance clause do?

The clause states: “Contests or sweepstakes that require people to buy a product or service Advertisers targeting Japan must comply with relevant prize value laws”

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ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 297 platforms. See the full comparison.

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