After account termination or content removal, Pinterest may retain User Content for backup, archival, or audit purposes for an unspecified reasonable period, and other users who saved or shared that content may continue to use and distribute it.
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This provision establishes that account deletion or content removal does not terminate the license granted to Pinterest or other users with respect to content already shared or saved. The retention period is described as a reasonable period but is not defined with a specific timeframe.
Interpretive note: The provision does not define a specific retention period, and the extent to which Pinterest can compel third-party users to delete saved content after account deletion is not addressed in the document.
Under this clause, User Content that other users have saved or shared prior to account deletion or content removal may continue to be used, displayed, and distributed by those users and by Pinterest after deletion. The agreement does not specify a maximum retention period for backup or archival copies held by Pinterest.
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Compare across platforms →"Following termination or deactivation of your account, or User Content removal from Pinterest, we may keep your User Content for a reasonable period of time for backup, archival, or audit purposes. We and our users may retain and continue to use, store, display, reproduce, save, modify, create derivative works, perform, and distribute any of your User Content that you or other users have stored or shared on Pinterest.Excerpt from Pinterest's Terms of Service
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This provision establishes that account deletion or content removal does not terminate the license granted to Pinterest or other users with respect to content already shared or saved. The retention period is described as a reasonable period but is not defined with a specific timeframe.
Under this clause, User Content that other users have saved or shared prior to account deletion or content removal may continue to be used, displayed, and distributed by those users and by Pinterest after deletion. The agreement does not specify a maximum retention period for backup or archival copies held by Pinterest.
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