Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 8 May 2026

Overview

Pinterest Image Downloader is a Chrome extension for downloading images, GIFs, and videos from Pinterest. We built it with privacy in mind.

Your Privacy

We do not collect, store, or transmit any personal data. The extension:

• Does not require an account or login
• Does not track your browsing activity
• Does not use cookies
• Does not send any data to our servers

How the Extension Works

The extension runs entirely in your browser:

• When you paste a Pinterest URL, the extension fetches the pin page directly from Pinterest to extract the media URL
• When you hover over a pin, the extension reads the image source from the page
• Downloads are saved to your device through Chrome's built-in download manager
• No data passes through our servers

Local-Only Counters

To decide when to show an in-extension prompt asking whether you'd like to leave a review on the Chrome Web Store, the extension keeps a small set of counters in your browser's local storage. These never leave your device:

• The number of successful downloads (overall, and split by which flow you used)
• The date you installed the extension
• Whether you've already rated the extension or asked us not to show the prompt

These counters are stored using Chrome's chrome.storage.local API, are scoped to your browser profile, and are removed automatically when you uninstall the extension. They are not transmitted anywhere — not to us, not to Pinterest, not to any third party.

Website Analytics

This website uses Cloudflare Web Analytics, which:

• Does not use cookies
• Does not collect personal information
• Does not track users across sites
• Collects only aggregate page view data

Permissions

The extension requests these Chrome permissions:

• activeTab — to detect Pinterest pages and inject the download overlay
• downloads — to save files to your device
• downloads.ui — to manage the download notification so it doesn't block the extension popup
• scripting — to inject the download overlay onto Pinterest pages when the extension is installed or updated
• offscreen — to process video downloads in the background so they can be saved to your device
• storage — to keep the local-only download counters and rating-prompt state described above
• host_permissions for the following sites:
  • pinterest.com — to read pin pages and extract media URLs
  • pinimg.com — Pinterest's image and video CDN, for direct media downloads
  • pin.it — Pinterest's short-URL service, used to resolve share links into pin URLs
  • pin-image-downloader.com (including subdomains) — this site, reserved for future first-party services (e.g. opt-in usage analytics). The welcome and uninstall pages are opened as plain browser navigations and do not themselves require this permission.

  The hover-overlay button additionally runs on regional Pinterest sites (pinterest.co.uk, pinterest.de, pinterest.fr, etc.) via the manifest's content_scripts.matches field — but the extension never fetches from these regional hosts; URLs are normalized to www.pinterest.com before any network request.

Third-Party Services

The extension connects to four sites:

• pinterest.com — to read pin pages
• pinimg.com — Pinterest's image and video CDN, for direct media downloads
• pin.it — Pinterest's short-URL service, used to resolve share links
• pin-image-downloader.com — this site, reserved for future first-party services. The welcome and uninstall pages are plain browser navigations

No other third-party services are used. The hover-overlay button also runs on regional Pinterest sites (pinterest.co.uk, pinterest.de, etc.), but the extension never fetches from those hosts — URLs are normalized to pinterest.com before any network request.

User Responsibility

You are responsible for how you use any content you download. Make sure your use complies with copyright laws and Pinterest's terms of service. We take no responsibility for misuse of the extension or downloaded content.

Children's Privacy

Our extension and website are not directed at anyone under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so we can take action.

Data Retention

We do not store any user data, so there is nothing to retain or delete.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with a revised "Last Updated" date.

Contact

Got questions? Reach us at pin.img.loader@gmail.com