Pinterest shares your personal data with advertisers and advertising partners to deliver targeted ads based on your behavior both on and off the Pinterest platform.
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This provision establishes the operational scope of Pinterest's cross-context advertising system, defining what data sources inform ad selection and where resulting advertisements may be distributed. The authorization extends behavioral tracking and ad targeting beyond Pinterest's owned platform to partner sites and external contexts.
Your off-platform activity tracked via Pinterest's pixels and cookies is combined with your on-platform data to build a profile for advertising, affecting your online experience and privacy. California residents and EU users have specific rights to opt out of this data sharing.
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"Decide which ads to show you directly on Pinterest, and, depending on where you live, enabling Pinterest directly or through partners to show you ads both on and off Pinterest. For example, if you show an interest in camping tents on Pinterest or browse sleeping bags on one of our partner's websites, we may show you ads for other outdoor products.Excerpt from Pinterest's Privacy Policy
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This provision establishes the operational scope of Pinterest's cross-context advertising system, defining what data sources inform ad selection and where resulting advertisements may be distributed. The authorization extends behavioral tracking and ad targeting beyond Pinterest's owned platform to partner sites and external contexts.
Your off-platform activity tracked via Pinterest's pixels and cookies is combined with your on-platform data to build a profile for advertising, affecting your online experience and privacy. California residents and EU users have specific rights to opt out of this data sharing.
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