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Data Report Card · Pinterest

Pinterest Data Report Card

Pinterest account
Data
Practices
2Access1Portability2Friction2Deletion1Sells0Trains AI
=
C
8/12
Agent
Readiness
2Access 1Portability 2API access
=
B
5/6

Agent Readiness is a derived signal — a synthesis of two existing cells (Access, Portability) plus one sourced factor (API access), not an independently measured grade. API access scale: Best (2) consumer-grantable API · Moderate (1) partial / encumbered · Restrictive (0) manual export only. What is Agent Readiness?

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Reviewed Jun 2026 · policies are checked weekly for changes  ·  stated — every cell is read from Pinterest's published policy; none has been tested (run by us) yet.
2Accessstated
Self-serve request via Settings → Privacy and data → Request your data; Pinterest emails a SendSafely download link, no fee.
Pinterest Help — Download your Pinterest data · accessed Jun 2026 ↗
1Portabilitystated
Archive delivered via emailed link; help docs do not specify a format, and the export skews toward account metadata/URLs rather than a confirmed full JSON/CSV bundle (scored conservatively).
Pinterest Help — Download your Pinterest data · accessed Jun 2026 ↗
2Frictionstated
Self-serve request with a fast turnaround — Pinterest emails the download link within up to 48 hours.
Pinterest Help — Download your Pinterest data · accessed Jun 2026 ↗
2Deletionstated
Self-serve deletion via Settings → Delete your data and account with email confirmation and a 14-day grace period before permanent removal.
Pinterest Privacy Policy · accessed Jun 2026 ↗
1Sells / sharesstated
Shares data for advertising (e.g. cookie IDs, IP, hashed email to Facebook Ads / Google Marketing Platform) but offers opt-out toggles and honors GPC for eligible US-state residents.
Pinterest Privacy Policy · accessed Jun 2026 ↗
0Trains AIstated
Policy states it uses "any Pins on Pinterest" to "train, develop and improve" its machine-learning models "regardless of when Pins were posted," with no specific opt-out for AI training.
Pinterest Privacy Policy · accessed Jun 2026 ↗
2API access — feeds Agent Readiness, not the /12stated
Pinterest's API v5 uses OAuth2 with refresh tokens and read scopes (pins, boards, user account), letting you authorize an app to fetch your own pins, boards and profile; moving an app from Trial to Standard access requires a review with a demo video.
Pinterest — API v5 access tiers · accessed Jun 2026 ↗
Pinterest offers fast self-serve access, easy deletion and GPC honoring, but shares data for ad targeting and trains its ML models broadly on user Pins with no AI-training opt-out. Source-verified Jun 2026; all cells stated (read from published policy/support docs), none yet tested via live export.

Events

Breaches, policy changes, and export-format changes we’ve recorded at Pinterest — other parties’ actions, alongside the enforcement record above. An event never changes a grade by itself. All events →

2 Sep 2026Pinterest will replace its privacy policy on 12 November 2026 and has published a preview. By its own summary, the new policy adds detail on how it trains its models, including generative AI, on how long it keeps your information, and on international transfers. For users outside the EEA, Switzerland and the UK it describes sharing data with partners so advertisers can reach you on other sites and apps.policy change
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Grade history

Every change to this company’s grade since it was first published, and why. All grade changes →

No changes since this grade was first published in Jun 2026.

How to request your data from Pinterest

  1. Go to https://help.pinterest.com/en/article/download-your-pinterest-data — Pinterest's data-request entry point.
  2. Settings → Privacy and data → Request your data.
  3. Expected wait: up to 48 hours to email a download link — Pinterest's stated turnaround (we haven't independently timed a request yet).
  4. No self-serve option, or want a formal request? Contact Pinterest — Data Protection Officer: https://help.pinterest.com/en/data-protection-officer-contact-form.

These steps reflect Pinterest's documented process as of Jun 2026. The wait time is the company's stated figure, not yet independently measured by us.

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