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This clause categorically bars age-based targeting of minors, meaning advertisers must ensure their targeting configurations exclude users under 18.
Advertisers are prohibited from directing any ad targeting at Pinterest users who are under 18 years old.
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If you are located in the European Union, we will not send promotional emails without your consent.
Creator events are only available if you are 13 or older.
In the previous 12 months, we may have shared identifiers and inferences about you with our partners, third parties, and affiliates in such a way that...may be interpreted as "selling" or "sharing".
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"you can't target ads to Pinners under 18 years old— Excerpt from Pinterest Ads's Pinterest Advertising Guidelines
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This clause categorically bars age-based targeting of minors, meaning advertisers must ensure their targeting configurations exclude users under 18.
Advertisers are prohibited from directing any ad targeting at Pinterest users who are under 18 years old.
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