Pinterest now offers an online buying option which means you can purchase products for yourself or even for others on their site. By using Pinterest there are several things you should know in terms of what information they have access to.
- Firstly, Pinterest cannot obtain any information you do not allow them to. They will receive information from your profile such as your name, profile picture etc. This often includes your email address you use to sign in and any other information you put on your profile. If you link Pinterest with any other sites such as Facebook, Twitter etc. they can obtain any information from these sites including your photos, contacts, etc. If you connect to Pinterest using your phone Pinterest can access your location data.
- In terms of technical data, Pinterest accesses your browser data whenever you log on. This includes you IP address or Internet Protocol address, the address of other web pages you’re visiting, browser type and settings etc. cookies are a small text file sent by your computer each time you visit a website, the cookie unique to your Pinterest account or your browser will be sent to Pinterest every time. Pinterest can also access your device information, such as what kind of device it is and what operating system it uses.
- Partners of Pinterest may collect information when you use their services and may share this information with Pinterest.
Pinterest uses this information they collect to provide their products to you and make them better, develop new products, and protect Pinterest and their users. They also use this information to customize the content on the home page that is specific to each user. This includes boards, pins and even advertisements that they believe you will be interested in. Pinterest does have to have your consent to share this information, but by agreeing to their policy when you sign up you are giving them your consent so be careful what you share and how you connect.
