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Security report for pinterest.com

Pinterest · E-commerce · United States

Low risk. 4 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view.

Security score

77/100

Risk levelLow

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

Pinterest is a leading visual discovery and social media platform that enables users to find and save ideas across various lifestyle categories such as food, home decor, fashion, and gardening. The platform integrates e-commerce features, allowing users to shop directly through pins, and offers business services including advertising and content management. With a large global user base, Pinterest holds a strong market position in the e-commerce and social media industry. Technically, Pinterest employs a modern web stack centered around React, enhanced with WebAssembly for performance optimizations. The site is hosted behind Cloudflare, leveraging its DNS and CDN services, and integrates third-party services such as Google reCAPTCHA and Facebook SDK for security and social login functionalities. While the site exhibits good mobile optimization and accessibility, its page load time is relatively slow, indicating potential areas for performance improvement. From a security perspective, Pinterest demonstrates a solid posture with HTTPS enforced using TLS 1.3 and 1.2, OCSP stapling enabled, and no known SSL vulnerabilities detected. The domain's DNS configuration includes SPF and a strict DMARC policy with reject enforcement, enhancing email security. However, the absence of HSTS and some security headers suggests room for strengthening defenses. No direct contact information for security incidents or vulnerability disclosure was found, which could be improved to enhance transparency and incident response readiness. Overall, Pinterest presents a professional, secure, and compliant web presence with comprehensive privacy and terms of service policies. The platform's extensive use of tracking and advertising technologies indicates a mature marketing strategy, balanced with good privacy compliance. Strategic recommendations include enabling HSTS, enhancing security headers, implementing explicit cookie consent mechanisms, and providing clearer security contact channels to further bolster trust and security culture.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
25/ 100 · Critical
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

4 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

    • High

      No Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Facebook, YouTube, Google APIs, Amazon Ads

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
82
Security headers
80
Email security
85
DNS health
90
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
77

Not counted

  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Pinterest operates as a major player in the e-commerce and social media sector, offering a unique visual discovery platform that combines user-generated content with shopping capabilities. Its business model revolves around content engagement, advertising revenue, and e-commerce integrations. The company targets a broad audience interested in lifestyle inspiration, including food enthusiasts, home decorators, fashion followers, and gardeners. Pinterest's competitive advantage lies in its rich visual content, strong brand recognition, and integration with major social platforms like Facebook and Google. The platform's partnership ecosystem includes major technology providers and advertising networks, facilitating robust marketing and analytics capabilities. Growth indicators include continuous feature enhancements, such as personalized search and shopping experiences, and a strong focus on mobile optimization. The absence of explicit parent or subsidiary information suggests Pinterest operates as an independent entity with a large operational scale.

Security posture

Pinterest exhibits a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS using modern TLS protocols and successful OCSP stapling, ensuring secure and reliable certificate validation. The domain's DNS records include SPF and a strict DMARC policy with a reject action, significantly reducing email spoofing risks. The site employs Content-Security-Policy headers and integrates Google reCAPTCHA and Facebook SDK to mitigate automated abuse and enhance authentication security. No critical vulnerabilities such as Heartbleed, FREAK, or Logjam were detected, and no exposed sensitive data or credentials were found in the analyzed content. However, the lack of HSTS and some recommended security headers (e.g., X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options) indicates potential areas for improvement. The absence of a public vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file limits transparency and may hinder coordinated vulnerability reporting. Overall, Pinterest maintains a strong security foundation but could enhance its incident response readiness and security communication.

Recommendations

  1. Enable HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with includeSubDomains and preload to enforce HTTPS and prevent protocol downgrade attacks.
  2. Add additional security headers such as X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, and Referrer-Policy to strengthen browser security.
  3. Implement an explicit cookie consent mechanism to comply with privacy regulations and improve user transparency.
  4. Publish a security.txt file or dedicated vulnerability disclosure page to facilitate responsible security reporting.
  5. Regularly audit and monitor third-party scripts and SDKs to mitigate risks from external dependencies.
Technical notes

Notes

Pinterest's technical infrastructure is built on a modern React-based frontend with extensive use of JavaScript modules and WebAssembly for performance. The site leverages Cloudflare for DNS and CDN services, enhancing availability and security. Integration with Google Identity Services and Facebook SDK supports social authentication. Despite the modern stack, the page load time is relatively high (over 15 seconds), indicating potential optimization opportunities in resource loading and asset management. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization and accessibility features, including ARIA roles and keyboard navigability. SEO is supported by comprehensive meta tags, Open Graph data, and JSON-LD structured data for enhanced search engine understanding. The absence of a known CMS suggests a custom-built platform tailored to Pinterest's specific needs.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 82/100 +3Low23 findingsView report
  2. 79/100 +3Low23 findingsView report
  3. 76/100Low24 findingsView report
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pinterest.com security report: 77/100, low risk | Guard