Is Pinterest's Terms of Service safe?

Top concerning points

1. 1.

   Content you post may be edited by the service for any reason

   blocker

   High

   This service can edit any content on the service for whatever the reason and at their sole discretion.

2. 2.

   Specific content can be deleted without reason and may be removed without prior notice

   blocker

   High

   This service can delete specific content. Usually they will claim they reserve the right to do it at their sole discretion, which is legalese for saying they won't give a specific reason. If the terms say they will not notify you, it shall be included in the quote but if it does not explicitly say they will give you a notice, it can be reasonably inferred that they can do it without telling you.

3. 3.

   This service holds onto content that you've deleted

   blocker

   High

   Content may remain in backup servers and be retained after deletion, and thus never be completely deleted. This case doesn't apply to contributions that can't be removed due to the nature of the service.

4. 4.

   This service still tracks you even if you opted out from tracking

   blocker

   High

   Users can’t fully opt out of tracking technologies used for non essential purposes such as advertising, marketing or analytics. The user may be asked for consent for installing some tracking technologies on the device, and even if all are rejected the service will still track its visitors and ignore the choice.This case doesn’t apply to functional cookies that are necessary to provide the services.

5. 5.

   Sensitive data is collected and shared to target advertising

   blocker

   High

   Sensitive data refers to information requiring special protection, such as health data, political and religious beliefs, ethnic origins, sexual life and financial information. The service collects and shares this data with third parties for advertising or marketing.

6. 6.

   They store data on you even if you did not interact with the service

   blocker

   High

   Some services store data on you even if you did not provide that data yourself. For example, users might provide access to their address book, after which a service might also store the phone numbers of that person's contacts.

7. 7.

   Private messages can be read

   blocker

   High

   The Service is able to access, scan, review or read all user communications, including private messages, which may contain personal or sensitive data.

8. 8.

   Your personal data is used for automated decision-making, profiling or AI training

   blocker

   High

   Personal data or content you share with the service may be processed to make decisions by automated means without human involvement. This includes profiling, which is any form of automated processing of your information to analyse or predict things like your economic situation, health, personal preferences or interests; as well as Artificial Intelligence training.

Frequently asked questions

What is Pinterest's ToS;DR privacy grade?

ToS;DR rates Pinterest as Grade E. Grades range from A (best) to E (worst). See the full breakdown on ToS;DR.

Is Pinterest's Terms of Service safe?

ToS;DR's Grade E means the terms raise serious concerns. Read the blocker and bad points carefully before accepting.

What is a top concern in Pinterest's terms?

Content you post may be edited by the service for any reason — This service can edit any content on the service for whatever the reason and at their sole discretion. (Source: ToS;DR approved point).

Where can I read Pinterest's official terms?

ToS;DR tracks "Terms of Service" at https://policy.pinterest.com/en/terms-of-service. Always prefer the official document over summaries.