Plain Language Summary
Pinterest provides an inspiration service, personalizing content and ads using user data. Users retain ownership of their content but grant Pinterest a broad, sublicensable, worldwide, and effectively perpetual license to use it. The terms include strict acceptable use policies, a mandatory arbitration clause for most users, and significant limitations of liability for Pinterest. Users can terminate their accounts, but their content may persist.
Notable Clauses
User Content License
Unfavorable
Arbitration
Unfavorable
Limitation of Liability
Unfavorable
Unilateral Changes to Terms
Standard
Dispute Resolution
Arbitration Required
Yes
Arbitration Provider
American Arbitration Association ("AAA")
Arbitration Opt-Out
No
Class Action Waiver
Yes
Small Claims Exception
Yes
Liability & Indemnification
Liability Cap
fixed_amount
Warranty Disclaimer
full_as_is
Service "As Is"
Yes
User Indemnifies Company
Yes
Force Majeure
No
User Friendliness
Key Concerns
- Broad, sublicensable, worldwide, and effectively perpetual license to user content.
- Mandatory arbitration for most users, waiving class action rights.
- Significant limitation of liability for Pinterest.
- Unilateral changes to terms, with continued use implying acceptance.
- User content may be retained and used by Pinterest and other users even after account termination.
Jurisdiction
Governing LawCalifornia (for non-EEA/Switzerland/UK consumers); country of residence (for EEA/Switzerland/UK consumers)
JurisdictionSan Francisco County, California, or the United States District Court for the Northern District of California (for non-EEA/Switzerland/UK consumers); courts of the country of residence (for EEA/Switzerland/UK consumers)