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Prohibition on collecting sensitive categories via ad service

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advertisers must not reference or ask via the Pinterest ads service for the following information related to sensitive categories: Sensitive health or medical condition...Race, color or ethnic origin...

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-065984
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
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Citation Record
Entity: Pinterest Ads
Document: Pinterest Advertising Guidelines
Record ID: CA-P-065984
Captured: 2026-05-20 13:14:50 UTC
SHA-256: 5540325bbc2d4406…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/pinterest-ads/pinterest-advertising-guidelines/provision/CA-P-065984/prohibition-on-collecting-sensitive-categories-via-ad-service/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
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What does Pinterest Ads's Prohibition on collecting sensitive categories via ad service clause do?

The clause states: “advertisers must not reference or ask via the Pinterest ads service for the following information related to sensitive categories: Sensitive health or medical condition...Race, color or ethnic origin...”

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