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This provision establishes the operational framework for Pinterest's data collection and ad targeting infrastructure. It defines the technical mechanisms and third-party partnerships through which user activity data is collected, processed, and shared across Pinterest's network and external sites, enabling personalized service delivery and advertising measurement.
Users operating under these terms are subject to continuous tracking across Pinterest and third-party websites using cookies and device identifiers, with the collected data used to generate targeted advertising profiles. The provision permits Pinterest and its partners to collect browsing data from external sites where users engage with Pinterest features, regardless of whether they actively interact with Pinterest's platform.
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cookie data, resettable device identifiers, advertising identifiers and other unique identifiers (described below in the section "Cookies and other Technologies").
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"We use cookies and similar technologies, including pixels, local storage, and mobile ad identifiers, to help us recognize you as a user, customize and improve your Pinterest experience, perform analytics, measure the effectiveness of ads, and show you more relevant ads on and off Pinterest. We also allow third parties to use cookies and similar technologies on Pinterest for the same purposes. When you visit a website or app that uses Pinterest features (like the Save button), Pinterest may receive information about your web browsing activity from cookies set on that site.— Excerpt from Pinterest's Pinterest Privacy Policy
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This provision establishes the operational framework for Pinterest's data collection and ad targeting infrastructure. It defines the technical mechanisms and third-party partnerships through which user activity data is collected, processed, and shared across Pinterest's network and external sites, enabling personalized service delivery and advertising measurement.
Users operating under these terms are subject to continuous tracking across Pinterest and third-party websites using cookies and device identifiers, with the collected data used to generate targeted advertising profiles. The provision permits Pinterest and its partners to collect browsing data from external sites where users engage with Pinterest features, regardless of whether they actively interact with Pinterest's platform.
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