Transparency Report
Below you can find our most recent transparency report. If you're not sure what a term means, please see our Definitions section at the bottom of this page. For more information on how we respond to requests for user information, please see our guidelines for requesting user information.
2019 Transparency Report
US law enforcement information requests
Q1 January - March 2019
| Types | Requests | Some information produced | Accounts | Accounts notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subpoena | 10 | 10 | 11 | 4 |
| Court order | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warrant | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| Total | 19 | 19 | 20 |
7 |
Q2 April - June 2019
| Types | Requests | Some information produced | Accounts | Accounts notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subpoena | 17 | 15 | 18 | 7 |
| Court order | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warrant | 11 | 10 | 12 | 3 |
| Total | 28 | 25 | 30 | 10 |
Q3 July - September 2019
| Types | Requests | Some information produced | Accounts | Accounts notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subpoena | 11 | 11 | 17 | 2 |
| Court order | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Warrant | 23 | 23 | 26 | 7 |
| Total | 34 | 34 | 44 |
9 |
Q4 October - December 2019
| Types | Requests | Some information produced | Accounts | Accounts notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subpoena | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Court order | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Warrant | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 |
| Total | 15 | 15 | 18 | 7 |
Non-US government information requests
| Time period | Number of requests | Some information produced | Accounts | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January - March 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| April - June 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| July - September 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
|
October - December 2019 |
3 | 3 | 4 |
United Kingdom, Brazil |
National security requests
| Time period | Number of requests |
|---|---|
| January - June 2019 | 0-249 |
| July - December 2019 | 0-249 |
Government content removal requests
| Type of violation // Time period | Community Guidelines violation | Legal removals | Total | Did not comply |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January - March 2019 |
Germany (12) Russia (20) Turkey (1) |
Germany (11) Russia (45) Turkey (1) |
90 | 1 |
| April - June 2019 |
Russia (56) Turkey (9) |
Germany (4) Russia (15) |
84 | 0 |
| July - September 2019 |
India (12) Russia (168) Turkey (13) |
Germany (76) India (6) Russia (59) Turkey (1) |
335 | 0 |
| October - December 2019 |
Australia (2) Germany (2) India (11) Russia (110) |
Germany (1) India (31) Russia (13) Turkey (1) |
175 | 0 |
Definitions
Account info: basic account information such as user-provided email address, name, username, date/time of account creation and IP addresses used to access Pinterest. It doesn't include content that a user posts to Pinterest.
Accounts notified: the account owner was notified before production
Civil request: a civil litigation demand for account info (e.g. civil subpoena). We're prohibited by law from providing content in response to a civil request.
Community Guidelines violation: removal was requested by government agency, content was found to violate Pinterest Community Guidelines and was therefore removed.
Content: the content of communications that users have made with or on Pinterest. This includes a user's Pins and Pin descriptions, comments, board names, likes and who a user follows.
Federal: United States federal law enforcement (e.g. FBI) or other federal agencies (e.g. FTC).
Law enforcement: federal, state and local law enforcement (i.e. city/state police, FBI).
Legal process: any warrant, subpoena or other request from a government agency.
Legal removal: removal was requested by government agency but content did not violate Pinterest Community Guidelines and was therefore prevented from appearing only in the country where the request originated. The content is still available to all other users.
Non-US: non-United States federal, state or local law enforcement or agencies.
National security request: any national security letters and orders issued under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
Other: other law enforcement requests such as wiretap orders, pen registers, trap and trace, and emergency disclosure requests.
Protective order: (i) a court order issued in accordance with 18 USC § 2705(b); or (ii) an applicable state statute prohibiting or delaying notice.
State/local: United States state or local law enforcement (e.g. state/county attorneys, sheriffs, local police) and judicial bodies (e.g. state grand juries to county magistrates).