It doesn't help!
All my pins are branded, I only use paid photos to avoid any copywrite issues, my logo is always there as well.
They stole all of it, with the logo clearly visible - they didn't even bother to remove it!

Sounds like I have just been lucky then... sending positive vibes for sorting this quickly

Thanks, I feel like it will be all fine. Hopefully, sooner rather than later.
In a way, I did get off easily - a friend of mine discovered that around 70 of her pins have been stolen.
She told me that she is thinking to buy a gun...
And today I get where this desire is coming from!

Exploding pins maybe ... LOL

It's OK, it takes some time to learn how Pinterest works, the platform is quite unique.
I focused most of my efforts on it, so now Pinterest is working very well for my site.
Now, there is a big difference between pin being repinned and being stolen.
When you repin somebody else's pin, it will be on your account and your pin, but it will still lead to its original source.
When a pin is being stolen, it looks like yours, it may even still have the same description, but your URL will be removed and replaced by the URL of the thief.
So, basically, from your pin, it will become the thief's pin because it will lead to their content and not yours.
But because the original pin is yours and yours only, you report it to Pinterest and they will remove the stolen one, so you don't lose any of your traffic again.
Hope that helps to clarify the subject.
Let me know if you have more questions.

Yes, that helped a lot. Thank you!

I didn't want to be unintentionally stealing anyone's pins.

No, don't worry!
Until you screenshot their whole image (in my case, with my logo within, lol!), upload it with your own URL, and pin it, there is no need to sweat it.
You are all good!

LOL that requires intent....

Sure, no problem.
In order to drive traffic from Pinterest, you have to create images. When people click on those images, it will lead them to your post.
The images are called pins and as soon as you post them with the URL of your post, they belong to you.
Now, some people will steal your pins, place their own URL within it. Subsequently, your pins now will lead to their content, not yours.
This is a theft of intellectual property and you have to report it to Pinterest. The platform will then remove their pins so only the original (yours) will stay and be found by users.

I did already.
I bookmarked their sites (if you can call them that).
Even more, I know for a fact that if they go as further as to try and steal any of my content, all I have to do is to contact their hosting provider.
It's a violation, so their site would be taken down.
I'm keeping a close eye on this BS people!

Great, thanks for bringing to our attention.

Cal

Any time!

It's the first for me as well.
I've been talking the whole day with friends of mine, fellow bloggers who went through this already.
After reporting, all of their stolen pins were taken down, so I'm confident that Pinterest will act the same way on my behalf as well.

They should act on your behalf. I always make sure that if I repin something it'll go back to the person who originally pinned it. You do want to check before you repin. I got a message from Pinterest one day saying that my pin had been taken down because the owner of the pin had reported that someone else had stolen it. And then I come along and repin it not knowing that it was stolen. It's sad that people have to be like that. As long as we make sure we do things right, then we'll be okay.

I work very closely with Pinterest, so I always check what I repin from other people.
And yes, I contacted them already, should be hearing something back in 24 hours I think.
Too many stolen pins, Pinterest can't take a break from reports!

Oh, it most definitely is.
The number of stolen pins on Pinterest increases every day, the platform is constantly working to deal with that problem.
And it is a big problem - stolen pins lead to reduced traffic and therefore, fewer sales than you usually do!

How sad that people have to resort to that type of behavior.

You are welcome.
It's easy to spot them actually.
Every time you see a pin of yours, check if it still leads to your site.
If it doesn't, you have to report it.

Yes now that I am back I will check on my boards and I will report it thank you for letting us know about this problem.

Mary

You are welcome, hope that your content is all good.
I spent some time looking all over Pinterest, that's how I found the rest of my stolen pins.
Who knows, they might be more!

Hey back!
I've reported the problem today, waiting for the response.
I believe that's gonna be alright.

I am sure it will.

The invisible Fleeky is everywhere...

You are a great pro, thank you for this information.

Have a nice evening, dear Fleeky,

Anne

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind!

Great tip Fleeky!