Does pinterest.com.au track visitors?

Gecko Advisor detected 4 tracking scripts on pinterest.com.au. These may include analytics platforms, advertising networks, or behavioral tracking technologies.

Does pinterest.com.au share data with third parties?

When loading pinterest.com.au, we detected connections to 41 third-party services. These may include CDNs, analytics providers, or embedded content.

Is pinterest.com.au secure?

pinterest.com.au uses TLS Grade A+ encryption, indicating strong security configuration. Your connection to this site is encrypted using modern standards.

What is pinterest.com.au's privacy score?

pinterest.com.au has a privacy score of 58/100 based on Gecko Advisor's automated analysis. This score is calculated based on detected tracking scripts, third-party connections, cookie usage, and security configuration. Higher scores indicate fewer observable privacy concerns.

pinterest.com.au Privacy & Security Signals

https://pinterest.com.au

Grade D(Poor)

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Quick Summary

4 data collection scripts detected

pinterest.com.au shares visitor information with 45 third-party services, including third-party services.

This is typical for your category sites, but 95% of websites we've analyzed have fewer external data connections.

Analysis performed using a real browser environment and compared against 304,346 publicly accessible websites.

Data Sharing Risk

High

Trackers: 4 • Third-party: 41 • Cookies: 2

TLS/HTTPS

Valid

TLS grade: A+

Top Trackers

4 found

Market Comparison

Based on 304,346 analyzed sites

0%Percentile

Lower quartile

pinterest.com.au is at the 5th percentile among 304,346 scanned sites. Score is 24 points below the dataset average of 82.

Privacy Score

Your score58

Avg 82

0100

↑4 Trackers

3.6 more than avg

↓2 Cookies

3.5 fewer than avg

Known Trackers Detected

google.comamazon-adsystem.com

pinterest.com.au has a privacy score of 58/100 based on 304,346 sites in the Gecko Advisor dataset. This site uses 4 trackers (dataset average: 0.4) and sets 2 cookies (dataset average: 5.5).

Recommended Actions

Top 3 prioritized fixes for pinterest.com.au

These recommendations are based on Gecko Advisor's automated analysis of pinterest.com.au. Addressing these 3 issues can improve the site's privacy score and user trust. Reducing trackers decreases data exposure to third parties. Security improvements protect users from potential attacks.

Category Comparison

How pinterest.com.au compares to other social media sites

Social Media

Bottom 25%

Category ranking10th percentile

27 points below category average

Based on 70 social media websites analyzed

Category Avg Score

0.0

Category Avg Trackers

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Third-Party

41 connections

HTTPS

Grade A+

Trackers

4 detected

⚠ High Risk

Compare Privacy Practices

How does pinterest.com.au compare to other sites?

Score Breakdown

Security and tracking issues have higher impact than disclosure-only signals.

Tracking & Analytics

-20Medium

Security Headers

-3Low

Third-Party Requests

-15High

Cookie Security

-2Low

Privacy Compliance

-5High

TLS Bonus

Final Score

100 - 45 + 3 =58

What This Means For You

Practical tips based on what we found

Browser fingerprinting detected

This site may track you even without cookies. Consider using a privacy-focused browser or extension like Firefox with Enhanced Tracking Protection.

4 tracking scripts found

Some third-party tracking is present. Most privacy browsers and ad blockers can prevent these from loading.

Pro tip: Using a privacy-focused browser like Firefox or Brave, combined with an ad blocker, can significantly reduce tracking across all websites you visit.

Detailed Analysis Report

58/100

Above-average third-party tracker presence

4 third-party trackers detected (global average: 1.4)
Mixed tracker stack spanning advertising, analytics, and social purposes
1 long-lived cookie detected alongside 0 short-lived/session cookies

pinterest.com.au uses a mix of third-party technologies for analytics, advertising, and content delivery.

pinterest.com.au has a privacy score of 58 out of 100. It loads 4 third-party trackers and sets 2 cookies. GeckoAdvisor has scanned pinterest.com.au 5 times. This report covers pinterest.com.au's tracker usage, cookie behavior, privacy history, and how it compares to other sites.

How Many Trackers Does pinterest.com.au Use?

pinterest.com.au loads 4 detected third-party trackers. By purpose: 1 advertising, 1 social media, 1 functional, 1 uncategorized. The tracker stack spans multiple purposes, combining analytics, advertising, and content delivery. Notable high-risk trackers: Amazon Ads (advertising).

pinterest.com.au vs Other Social Media Sites

pinterest.com.au has a privacy score of 58 out of 100.

pinterest.com.au Privacy History

pinterest.com.au has been scanned 5 times. Its stability classification is PROVISIONAL, based on observed configuration changes across scans. pinterest.com.au has maintained a consistent privacy configuration across scans. The tracker count has remained between 0 and 4. The privacy score has stayed within 58 to 68. The privacy score has decreased from 68 to 58 over the scan period.

Score Decline

pinterest.com.au's privacy score has decreased from 68 to 58 over the scan period, a drop of 10 points.

pinterest.com.au Cookie Analysis

2 cookies were detected on pinterest.com.au. Cookie persistence is mixed: 1 medium-lived, 1 long-lived.

What pinterest.com.au's Privacy Profile Means

pinterest.com.au has a privacy score of 58 out of 100. The global average across 49,832 domains is 80.8. The third-party stack spans multiple purposes including analytics, advertising, and social integrations. Across 5 scans, pinterest.com.au's privacy configuration has been provisional. For details on scoring methodology, see our methodology page.

How scores are calculated

About This Report

This report is part of GeckoAdvisor's dataset covering 49,832 domains with 15,049,860 findings. GeckoAdvisor scans domains to detect third-party trackers, cookies, and privacy-relevant configuration changes. For details on scanning methodology and known limitations, see our methodology page.

Methodology