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Advertising Personalization and Interest Inference

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The provision establishes the operational basis for Pinterest's advertising model by clarifying that personal information is not sold to advertisers directly, but that usage data, ad performance metrics, and aggregated location information are shared with advertisers and advertising partners to enable targeted advertising delivery and measurement.

Interpretive note: Whether Pinterest's data flows to advertising partners constitute 'sharing' under CPRA requiring opt-out mechanisms depends on the specific contractual and technical arrangements, which are not fully disclosed in this policy.

Clause Stability Stable

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May 11, 2026
First Seen
May 11, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 381 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users' browsing activity, engagement patterns, and general location information will be used to inform ad selection and shared with advertisers and third-party advertising networks. This enables personalized ad targeting across Pinterest's platform and external digital properties where Pinterest advertising appears.

How other platforms handle this

Threads Medium

We use the information we have to deliver our Products, including to personalize features and content (including your For You feed, Stories, and ads) and make suggestions for you (such as groups or events you may be interested in or topics you may want to follow) on and off our Products.

TikTok Medium

To make the Platform more relevant and enjoyable for you, we customize parts of your experience on the Platform to show you creators and content we think you will be interested in, including ads and other content sponsored by or in collaboration with our creators and our partners. We customize what ...

Snapchat Medium

We collect information from and about the third parties you link to your account and from other sources, including from other Snap users and third parties, to provide services and personalize your experience... We also infer information about you based on what we observe... This can include inferenc...

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We use the info we collect to help show you relevant ads. We don't sell your personal info to advertisers. We may also tell advertisers how their ads performed, or what users did after seeing their ads. We might share your general location with advertisers, such as the city or zip code where you are. We work with other companies to show Pinterest ads across the web and in apps.

— Excerpt from Pinterest's Pinterest Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

EU AI Act
European Union
CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
COPPA
United States Federal
Colorado AI Act
US-CO
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
ePrivacy Directive
European Union
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
UK GDPR
United Kingdom

Provision details

Document information
Document
Pinterest Privacy Policy
Entity
Pinterest
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
April 27, 2026
Last verified
May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-010360
Document ID
CA-D-00098
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
c1bbcbcc2602f2e5ebdf8f851d42a6a1a8fe73899b6fe40268e16ef95ffa88d1
Analysis generated
April 27, 2026 12:16 UTC
Methodology
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Citation Record
Entity: Pinterest
Document: Pinterest Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-010360
Captured: 2026-04-27 12:16:26 UTC
SHA-256: c1bbcbcc2602f2e5…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/pinterest/pinterest-privacy-policy/advertising-personalization-and-interest-inference/
Accessed: June 28, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Pinterest's Advertising Personalization and Interest Inference clause do?

The provision establishes the operational basis for Pinterest's advertising model by clarifying that personal information is not sold to advertisers directly, but that usage data, ad performance metrics, and aggregated location information are shared with advertisers and advertising partners to enable targeted advertising delivery and measurement.

How does this clause affect you?

Users' browsing activity, engagement patterns, and general location information will be used to inform ad selection and shared with advertisers and third-party advertising networks. This enables personalized ad targeting across Pinterest's platform and external digital properties where Pinterest advertising appears.

Is ConductAtlas affiliated with Pinterest?

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