The document provides a detailed guide on how to permanently or temporarily delete a Pinterest account. It outlines the consequences of deletion, including the loss of all data, and describes steps for both deactivation and permanent closure, as well as how to deactivate an account of a deceased person. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of contacting Pinterest for business accounts and the need for verification when deactivating a deceased person's account.

1. Delete Pinterest
Account
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2. Things to consider before deleting a
Pinterest account
 All data associated with your account will be lost.
 You won’t be able to view the images that you have
pinned. All your pins will not be restored even if you
create a new account with the same username.
 The URL of your account will be free for others. You
might not be able to get it back later on; in case you
want to return back to Pinterest.

3. How to Delete Pinterest Account
Permanently?
 Go to Pinterest.com from your
mobile or PC browser.
 Log in with the account, which
you want to delete.

4.  Click on the menu icon (…) that lies towards the top
right corner of the page.

5.  Select ‘Edit Settings’
from the drop-down
menu.

6.  Scroll down to the bottom of the ‘Account settings’
and then click on Close Account.

7.  A sub-window will pop up. Choose the reason you
want to delete your account and click Next.

8.  To receive Pinterest account close verification email,
Click on “Send email”.

9.  Go to your email inbox and
Open the email from
Pinterest; go to the end of
the email and click on “Yes,
close account” to confirm
the closure of your
Pinterest account
permanently.

10.  This procedure is applicable to personal profiles only. To
delete a Business profile, you have to contact Pinterest admin
and request them to delete the account permanently.
 It will take 14 days to permanently delete entire information of
the account, your account remains deactivated for that period.
 In case you change your mind and want to return back then
all you have to do is log in with the old username and
password. Pinterest will send you a reactivation link and your
account will be activated.

11. Deactivate Pinterest Account
temporarily
 Log in to Pinterest account from a web-browser.
 Click on the menu icon (…) on the top right corner.
 Select “Edit Settings” from the drop-down menu.

12.  Under the heading “Account Profile” click on
“Deactivate Account”.

13.  A sub-window will pop up. Pinterest will show you
consequences of deactivating your Pinterest account,
Click Next.

14.  In the deactivation page select the reason why you want to
leave Pinterest account and then click on “Deactivate
account”.
 All your account information and data will remain hidden
when your account remains deactivated. Your account gets
activated whenever you log in again.

15. Deactivate Pinterest profile of a
deceased person
There is an option to deactivate the profile of the deceased person. For
this you must write an email to care@pinterest.com. The email should
contain the following information:
 Your full name.
 Full name of the deceased person.
 A URL to the deceased person account. It shall be in the format as
http://pinterest.com/username
 Document verifying your relationship with the deceased person so as
to verify that you are authorized to close his/her account.
 Document verifying your relationship with the deceased person so as
to verify that you are authorized to close his/her account.

16. Source:
https://howtodelete.org/delete-pinterest-account/