If you buy something through Pinterest, the platform receives your payment card details, billing address, and shipping address in connection with that transaction.
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Pinterest's policy states it collects financial information including payment card data when transactions occur on the platform, which means sensitive financial data is processed by Pinterest in addition to behavioral and identity data.
This provision states that Pinterest collects payment card information and billing and shipping addresses for on-platform purchases, meaning users who transact on Pinterest provide financial data directly to Pinterest in addition to any data shared with the payment processor.
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"If you make purchases or other financial transactions on Pinterest, we receive information about the transaction, such as payment card information, billing and shipping address, and other financial information.— Excerpt from Pinterest's Pinterest Privacy Policy
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Collection and storage of payment card information engages PCI DSS compliance obligations, though these are operational standards rather than a data protection law. The CCPA classifies financial information as a sensitive category requiring heightened disclosure. GDPR Article 9 does not classify payment card data as a special category, but data minimization and security obligations under Article 5 apply. State-level data breach notification laws in all US states apply to unauthorized disclosure of financial information. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. Payment card data collection is standard for e-commerce platforms, but the scope of retention and security measures for this data are not detailed in the policy, creating uncertainty about the duration and manner of financial data storage. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: California's CCPA requires disclosure of financial information as a category of personal information collected. All US states have breach notification obligations for financial data. EU/EEA processing of financial data requires security measures consistent with GDPR Article 32. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: If Pinterest uses a third-party payment processor, the data processing relationship should be documented and the scope of Pinterest's own retention of payment card data should be assessed for PCI DSS compliance. Vendor contracts with payment processors should confirm scope of data retention and deletion obligations. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should verify that payment card data is processed and stored in accordance with PCI DSS requirements, that retention of financial information is limited to what is necessary for the transaction and legally required recordkeeping, and that breach notification procedures are in place for financial data incidents.
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Pinterest's policy states it collects financial information including payment card data when transactions occur on the platform, which means sensitive financial data is processed by Pinterest in addition to behavioral and identity data.
This provision states that Pinterest collects payment card information and billing and shipping addresses for on-platform purchases, meaning users who transact on Pinterest provide financial data directly to Pinterest in addition to any data shared with the payment processor.
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