Pinterest uses cookies, pixels, and similar tracking technologies to collect data about your behavior on and off Pinterest, and to enable advertising and analytics functions.
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The provision establishes the operational mechanism by which Pinterest collects behavioral and preference data through cookies, which supports both service functionality and data collection practices outlined in the referenced Cookie Policy. This authorization enables persistent data collection across user sessions.
Pinterest's use of persistent tracking technologies across the web means your online activity is monitored broadly, even outside the Pinterest app or website. You can manage cookie preferences through Pinterest's consent management platform or your browser settings.
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Cookies may also allow us and our service providers to collect data about your use of our services, including text you enter, screen recordings of your mouse movements, and other interactions as you browse and use our services, even if you don't have an account or Profile.
These Cookies are used to track information about traffic to the Website and how users use the Website. The information gathered via these Cookies may directly or indirectly identify you as an individual visitor.
You may give us your Identity Data, Contact Data, Financial Data, Profile Data, and other information by filling in forms or by corresponding with us by post, phone, e-mail or otherwise.
"We also use "cookies" or similar technologies to obtain log data. For example, we use cookies to store your language preferences or other settings so you don't have to set them up every time you visit Pinterest. For more information about how we use cookies, please review our Cookie Policy.Excerpt from Pinterest's Privacy Policy
Cookie-based tracking for advertising purposes requires informed consent under GDPR/ePrivacy Directive and must be implemented through a compliant Consent Management Platform (CMP).
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The provision establishes the operational mechanism by which Pinterest collects behavioral and preference data through cookies, which supports both service functionality and data collection practices outlined in the referenced Cookie Policy. This authorization enables persistent data collection across user sessions.
Pinterest's use of persistent tracking technologies across the web means your online activity is monitored broadly, even outside the Pinterest app or website. You can manage cookie preferences through Pinterest's consent management platform or your browser settings.
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