1. Information We Collect
PinSav is designed to allow users to use our Pinterest-related tools without creating an account or providing personal information.
Depending on how you use our website, we may collect the following categories of information.
Information You Voluntarily Provide
We may receive information that you voluntarily provide to us, such as:
- Your name, if you provide it.
- Your email address when contacting us.
- The contents of messages or inquiries submitted through our Contact page.
- Other information you voluntarily provide when communicating with us.
We use this information only for purposes such as responding to inquiries, providing support, addressing abuse or legal requests, and communicating with you when necessary.
Technical and Usage Information
When you visit PinSav, certain technical information may automatically be received by our servers or third-party service providers.
This may include:
- IP address.
- Browser type and version.
- Device type.
- Operating system.
- Internet service provider.
- Approximate geographic information derived from IP address.
- Referring and exit pages.
- Pages visited.
- Date and time of visits.
- General interaction and usage information.
- Error, diagnostic, and performance information.
Some of this information may be collected through server logs, cookies, pixels, scripts, analytics tools, or similar technologies.
2. Pinterest URLs and Downloaded Content
PinSav provides tools that allow users to process publicly accessible Pinterest URLs.
We do not intentionally maintain a permanent database of the Pinterest URLs submitted by users, users' download histories, or copies of downloaded media for the purpose of identifying individual users, except where temporary processing, caching, security, abuse prevention, technical operation, or legal compliance requires otherwise.
Where a Pinterest URL or media file must be temporarily processed by our systems to provide a requested service, it may be handled for the time reasonably necessary to complete that operation.
PinSav does not claim ownership of content available on Pinterest. Users are responsible for ensuring that their use, downloading, saving, or redistribution of any content complies with applicable laws, copyright requirements, and the rights of the relevant content owner.
3. Server Logs and Security Information
Like most websites, PinSav may maintain server logs for security, reliability, and operational purposes.
Server logs may contain information such as IP addresses, browser information, requested pages or resources, timestamps, referring URLs, and technical error information.
We may use this information to:
- Operate and maintain PinSav.
- Detect and prevent abuse.
- Identify automated or malicious activity.
- Protect against spam, scraping, DDoS attacks, and other security threats.
- Diagnose technical problems.
- Monitor website performance.
- Improve reliability and functionality.
- Comply with legal obligations.
We do not use server logs for the purpose of creating personal user profiles.
IP addresses and similar technical identifiers may constitute personal information or personal data under certain laws. We therefore treat such information responsibly and retain it only as reasonably necessary for legitimate operational, security, legal, or business purposes.
4. Cookies and Similar Technologies
PinSav may use cookies and similar technologies to operate the website, remember preferences, understand website usage, improve performance, provide security, and support advertising.
Cookies may include:
Essential Cookies
These may be necessary for basic website functionality, security, preferences, or technical operation.
Preference Cookies
These may be used to remember settings such as language, display preferences, or other choices made while using the website.
Analytics Cookies
If analytics services are enabled, cookies or similar technologies may be used to understand website traffic, visitor interactions, and general usage patterns.
Advertising Cookies
Third-party advertising providers may use cookies or similar technologies to deliver, measure, limit, or personalize advertisements.
You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect some website functionality.
5. Google AdSense and Advertising
PinSav uses Google AdSense to display advertisements and may use other advertising technologies or advertising partners in the future.
Third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies, web beacons, IP addresses, or similar technologies to collect information as a result of advertisements being displayed on PinSav.
Google may use advertising cookies to serve advertisements based on a user's previous visits to PinSav and/or other websites.
Depending on applicable settings, laws, and user choices, advertisements may be personalized or non-personalized.
Google explains that its advertising cookies can be used for purposes such as advertising relevance, campaign measurement, and frequency management.
Users can manage certain Google advertising preferences through Google's advertising settings and other available controls.
For more information about how Google uses data when advertising on partner websites, please refer to Google's applicable privacy and advertising information.
PinSav does not directly control the information collected or processed by Google or other third-party advertising providers. Their processing is governed by their respective privacy policies and terms.
6. Google Analytics
PinSav may use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the website and to improve our services.
Google Analytics may collect information such as:
- Pages viewed.
- Approximate visit duration.
- Browser and device information.
- General geographic information.
- Referring sources.
- Interactions with website features.
- Technical and diagnostic information.
Google Analytics primarily uses first-party cookies and other identifiers to measure interactions on websites that use the service.
We use analytics information primarily in an aggregated or statistical manner to understand website performance and improve PinSav.
Users can manage cookies through their browser and may also use available Google Analytics opt-out mechanisms where applicable.
7. Microsoft Clarity
PinSav may use Microsoft Clarity to understand how visitors interact with our website and to identify usability, performance, and design problems.
Depending on the configuration of the service, Clarity may collect information relating to interactions such as:
- Clicks.
- Scrolling.
- Mouse movement.
- Page interactions.
- Session and page information.
- Performance and diagnostic events.
- Session playback information.
Microsoft states that Clarity collects interaction, diagnostic, page, and playback information for analytics purposes.
We use this information to improve the usability, functionality, and performance of PinSav.
Clarity and its associated technologies may use cookies or similar technologies. Information collected through Clarity is subject to Microsoft's applicable privacy practices.
8. Push Notifications
PinSav may offer optional web push notifications through a third-party notification provider, such as OneSignal.
Push notifications are optional. You can decline the notification request when it is presented or disable notifications later through your browser or device settings.
If you subscribe to PinSav push notifications, the notification service may process technical information associated with your browser or device, such as an identifier, IP address, browser information, operating system, language, or information related to notification delivery.
OneSignal's documentation explains that its web SDK may process identifiers, IP addresses, browser/device information, and information relating to push notification activity.
We may use push notifications to send:
- Website updates.
- New tool or feature announcements.
- Important service notifications.
- Educational or informational updates.
- Other relevant PinSav communications.
You can unsubscribe from PinSav push notifications at any time by changing notification permissions in your browser or device settings.
9. How We Use Information
Information collected through PinSav may be used for legitimate purposes including:
- Providing and operating our website and tools.
- Processing requested Pinterest URLs.
- Responding to user inquiries.
- Providing customer support.
- Improving website functionality and usability.
- Understanding website traffic and usage.
- Measuring website performance.
- Detecting, preventing, and investigating abuse.
- Preventing fraud, spam, scraping, and security attacks.
- Maintaining website security.
- Delivering and measuring advertisements.
- Sending optional push notifications.
- Diagnosing technical problems.
- Complying with applicable laws and legal requests.
- Protecting our rights, users, systems, and services.
We do not sell your personal information as a standalone commercial product.
10. Third-Party Service Providers
PinSav may use third-party companies and services to operate, analyze, secure, advertise, or improve the website.
These may include, depending on which services are active on the website:
- Google AdSense.
- Google Analytics.
- Microsoft Clarity.
- OneSignal.
- Website hosting and infrastructure providers.
- Security and anti-abuse services.
- Other technical service providers.
These providers may process certain information according to their own privacy policies and the services they provide.
We do not authorize third-party service providers to use information provided directly to PinSav for purposes unrelated to providing their contracted services, except where permitted or required by law.
11. Third-Party Links
PinSav may contain links to third-party websites and services, including Pinterest and other external websites.
When you follow a third-party link, you leave PinSav and become subject to the privacy practices, terms, and policies of that third party.
We do not control and are not responsible for:
- The privacy practices of third-party websites.
- The content of third-party websites.
- Their cookies or tracking technologies.
- Their data collection or processing practices.
We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any third-party website you visit.
12. Data Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell or rent personal information that you voluntarily provide to PinSav.
We may disclose information when reasonably necessary:
- To operate our website and services.
- To third-party service providers performing services for us.
- To protect the security of PinSav and its users.
- To detect or investigate fraud, abuse, or illegal activity.
- To comply with legal obligations, court orders, subpoenas, or lawful government requests.
- To establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.
- To protect the rights, property, or safety of PinSav, our users, or others.
- In connection with a merger, acquisition, restructuring, sale of assets, or similar business transaction.
We may also use aggregated or de-identified information for analytics, performance measurement, and business improvement where permitted by applicable law.
13. Data Retention
We retain information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.
For example:
- Contact inquiries may be retained for as long as necessary to respond to and manage the inquiry.
- Security and server logs may be retained for operational, security, abuse-prevention, or legal purposes.
- Analytics and advertising information may be retained by the relevant third-party provider according to its applicable policies and settings.
- Temporary Pinterest URLs or media-processing data may be retained only as reasonably necessary to provide the requested service, troubleshoot problems, prevent abuse, or comply with legal requirements.
Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the purpose for which it is processed.
14. Data Security
We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect information handled through PinSav against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, misuse, or destruction.
PinSav uses HTTPS/SSL where supported to help protect data transmitted between your browser and our website.
However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage system is completely secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee absolute security.
15. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information.
These rights may include:
- The right to know what personal information is collected.
- The right to request access to personal information.
- The right to request correction of inaccurate information.
- The right to request deletion of personal information.
- The right to object to or restrict certain processing.
- The right to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
- The right to opt out of certain advertising or data-processing activities.
- The right to receive information about how your data is used.
- The right to lodge a complaint with an applicable data protection authority.
Because PinSav does not require user accounts and generally does not maintain user profiles, the information available for access, correction, or deletion may be limited.
To exercise an applicable privacy right, contact us using the information provided below. We may need sufficient information to verify and process your request.
16. California Privacy Rights
If you are a California resident, California privacy laws may provide you with additional rights regarding your personal information.
Depending on the applicable law and circumstances, these may include rights to know, access, correct, delete, or opt out of certain forms of data processing.
PinSav does not sell personal information for monetary consideration.
Certain third-party advertising or analytics technologies may nevertheless process information in ways that are regulated under applicable privacy laws. Where legally required, PinSav will provide applicable choices, disclosures, or consent mechanisms.
17. European Economic Area, United Kingdom, and Other Privacy Rights
If you are located in the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, Switzerland, or another jurisdiction with applicable data protection laws, you may have additional rights concerning your personal information.
Where applicable, we may process information based on one or more lawful bases, including:
- Providing and operating the requested service.
- Legitimate interests, such as security, fraud prevention, service improvement, and website administration.
- Compliance with legal obligations.
- Consent, where consent is required by law.
Where legally required, we may request consent before placing or accessing certain non-essential cookies or using certain advertising or analytics technologies.
18. International Data Processing
PinSav and the third-party service providers we use may operate in different countries.
As a result, information may be processed or stored in countries other than the country in which you live.
Where applicable, we take reasonable steps to ensure that information is handled in accordance with applicable privacy and data protection requirements.
Third-party providers may have their own international data-transfer mechanisms and privacy policies.
19. Children's Privacy
PinSav is intended for a general audience.
We do not knowingly request or intentionally collect personal information from children where such collection is prohibited by applicable law.
If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected personal information in circumstances where the law requires its removal, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.
Parents and guardians are encouraged to supervise children's use of Internet services.
20. Do Not Track and Browser Controls
Some browsers provide “Do Not Track” or similar privacy settings.
Because there is currently no universally accepted standard for responding to all such signals, PinSav may not respond to every browser-based Do Not Track signal.
You can nevertheless control many forms of tracking through your browser settings, cookie controls, device settings, and the privacy controls offered by third-party services.
21. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to:
- Our website or services.
- Third-party services we use.
- Data-processing practices.
- Applicable laws and regulations.
- Privacy and security requirements.
When we make changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page.
We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to remain informed about how PinSav handles information.
Your continued use of PinSav after changes to this Privacy Policy become effective constitutes your acknowledgment of the updated policy, to the extent permitted by applicable law.
22. Contact Us
If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or the way PinSav handles information, please contact us:
Email: contact@pinsav.com
You may also contact us through our Contact Us page on PinSav.com.