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Pinterest · Pinterest Terms of Service · View original document ↗

Commercial Users Must Indemnify Pinterest

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What must users who use Pinterest for commercial purposes without agreeing to the Business Terms do?
“If you use Pinterest for commercial purposes without agreeing to our Business Terms as required by Section 2(c) of these Terms, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Pinterest, Inc., Pinterest Europe Ltd., and their affiliates from any claims (including reasonable attorney's fees)...”
Version CA-V-006378, captured Sept. 4, 2026 · live source ↗
Our reading, not the document’s words
Pinterest requires users who use Pinterest for commercial purposes without agreeing to the Business Terms to indemnify and hold harmless Pinterest, Inc., Pinterest Europe Ltd., and their affiliates from any claims, including reasonable attorney's fees.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

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Users who engage in commercial activity without the required Business Terms agreement bear personal financial exposure for any claims—including litigation costs—brought against Pinterest entities as a result.

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Interpretive note: The excerpt appears truncated after 'reasonable attorney's fees'; additional indemnification scope or conditions present in the full clause are not reflected in the canonical claim.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

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Users who conduct commercial activity on Pinterest without the required Business Terms agreement are personally obligated to pay for claims and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by Pinterest and its affiliates.

How other platforms handle this

Xfinity

You agree to cooperate with us in connection with our defense.

Ramp

Company must promptly notify Ramp of each claim for which Company is seeking indemnification under Section 9(b) above.

PlanetScale

Customer provides PlanetScale: (i) prompt written notice of the Infringement Claim to support@planetscale.com, (ii) exclusive control over the defense and settlement of the Infringement Claim

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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If you use Pinterest for commercial purposes without agreeing to our Business Terms as required by Section 2(c) of these Terms, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Pinterest, Inc., Pinterest Europe Ltd., and their affiliates from any claims (including reasonable attorney's fees)...

Excerpt from Pinterest's Terms of Service

Provision details

Document information
Document
Pinterest Terms of Service
Entity
Pinterest
Date stated by the document
April 30, 2025
As printed in Pinterest’s text (version CA-V-006378), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
March 15, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-006378, captured Sept. 4, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-023814
Document ID
CA-D-000099
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-006378)
5e4a3e5e3be308b68b0da67a532dbd6d8c54507ff4e40c24a7fd7795a7632781
Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 14:55 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-006378, captured Sept. 4, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Pinterest
Document: Pinterest Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-023814
Version: CA-V-006378
Captured: 2026-09-04 00:23:34 UTC
SHA-256: 5e4a3e5e3be308b6…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/pinterest/pinterest-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-023814/commercial-users-must-indemnify-pinterest/
Accessed: Oct. 23, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Pinterest's Commercial Users Must Indemnify Pinterest clause do?

Users who engage in commercial activity without the required Business Terms agreement bear personal financial exposure for any claims—including litigation costs—brought against Pinterest entities as a result.

How does this clause affect you?

Users who conduct commercial activity on Pinterest without the required Business Terms agreement are personally obligated to pay for claims and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by Pinterest and its affiliates.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 225 platforms. See the full comparison.

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