Members get privacy Settings; Visitors without an account get separate controls
The policy distinguishes registered users ("Members") from non-Members who view content and data on some Services ("Visitors"). Members have privacy Settings; Visitors are given separate controls. The choices LinkedIn offers about the data it collects, uses and shares are described across this policy, the Cookie Policy, Settings and the Help Center.
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Our registered users (“Members”)
Content and data on some of our Services is viewable to non-Members (“Visitors”).
are available to Members of LinkedIn and Visitors are provided separate controls.
We offer our users choices about the data we collect, use and share as described in this Privacy Policy,
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The specific Visitor controls and Help Center pages are linked, not supplied.
Account & Service Control · User right or choice
Settings let you delete or correct profile data, control post visibility, and opt out of some ads and messages
LinkedIn offers choices about collection, use and sharing of your data, from deleting or correcting data in your profile and controlling the visibility of your posts, to advertising opt-outs and communication controls. It provides settings to control and manage the personal data it has about you.
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You can access or delete your personal data. You have many choices about how your data is collected, used and shared.
about the collection, use and sharing of your data, from deleting or correcting data you include in your
We offer you
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The individual settings pages are linked, not supplied.
Account & Service Control · User right or choice
You can ask LinkedIn to erase all or some of your personal data
For personal data LinkedIn has about you, you can ask it to erase or delete all or some of it, for example if it is no longer necessary to provide Services to you. LinkedIn says it will consider such requests in accordance with applicable laws.
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For personal data that we have about you, you can:
You can ask us to erase or delete all or some of your personal data (e.g., if it is no longer necessary to provide Services to you).
You may also contact us using the contact information below, and we will consider your request in accordance with applicable laws.
Qualifications & exceptions
This is a right to ask; the policy says requests are considered in accordance with applicable laws, and account-closure retention exceptions may apply.
Residents of the Designated Countries, the UK and other regions may have additional rights under their laws.
Account & Service Control · User right or choice
You can edit some data yourself and ask LinkedIn to correct inaccurate data
You can edit some of your personal data through your account. You can also ask LinkedIn to change, update or fix your data in certain cases, particularly if it is inaccurate.
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You can edit some of your personal data through your account. You can also ask us to change, update or fix your data in certain cases, particularly if it’s inaccurate.
Qualifications & exceptions
Correction requests are available "in certain cases"; requests are considered in accordance with applicable laws.
Account & Service Control · User right or choice
You can ask LinkedIn to stop or limit using your data, such as when it has no legal right or data is inaccurate
You can ask LinkedIn to stop using all or some of your personal data (for example, if it has no legal right to keep using it) or to limit its use (for example, if your personal data is inaccurate or unlawfully held).
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You can ask us to stop using all or some of your personal data (e.g., if we have no legal right to keep using it) or to limit our use of it (e.g., if your personal data is inaccurate or unlawfully held).
Qualifications & exceptions
This is a right to ask; requests are considered in accordance with applicable laws.
Account & Service Control · User right or choice
You can request a copy of your data, and a machine-readable copy of data you provided
You can ask LinkedIn for a copy of your personal data, and for a copy of the personal data you provided in machine-readable form. Visitors are pointed to a separate page for how to make these requests.
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You can ask us for a copy of your personal data and can ask for a copy of personal data you provided in machine readable form.
Visitors can
Qualifications & exceptions
The machine-readable copy covers personal data you provided, not necessarily data LinkedIn generated or inferred.
Requests are considered in accordance with applicable laws.
Account & Service Control · User right or choice
You can withdraw consent at any time in settings and object to processing based on legitimate interests
Where LinkedIn relies on your consent, you can withdraw or decline it at any time, including through settings; withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing before it. Where LinkedIn relies on legitimate interests, you have the right to object. Questions about lawful bases can go to LinkedIn's Data Protection Officer.
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We have lawful bases to collect, use and share data about you. You have choices about our use of your data. At any time, you can withdraw consent you have provided by going to settings.
Where we rely on your consent to process personal data, you have the right to withdraw or decline your consent at any time and where we rely on legitimate interests, you have the right to object.
You may withdraw your consent at any time, but that will not affect the lawfulness of the processing of your personal data prior to such withdrawal.
If you have any questions about the lawful bases upon which we collect and use your personal data, please
Qualifications & exceptions
Withdrawal only affects processing going forward.
Account & Service Control · Company practice
LinkedIn contacts you by email, phone, text, push and inbox, including promotional messages from it and partners
LinkedIn will contact you by email, mobile phone, notices on its websites or apps, messages to your LinkedIn inbox and other ways, including text messages and push notifications. Messages cover service availability, security and other service issues, as well as how to use the Services, network updates, reminders, job suggestions and promotional messages from LinkedIn and its partners. You may change your communication preferences at any time, and settings control what messages you receive and how often for some types. LinkedIn also enables communications between you and others, such as invitations, InMail, groups and messages between connections.
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We contact you and enable communications between Members. We offer settings to control what messages you receive and how often you receive some types of messages.
We will contact you through email, mobile phone, notices posted on our websites or apps, messages to your LinkedIn inbox, and other ways through our Services, including text messages and push notifications.
We also send messages about how to use our Services, network updates, reminders, job suggestions and promotional messages from us and our partners. You may change your communication
We also enable
Qualifications & exceptions
Service messages, including security and legal notices, cannot be opted out of (see the related card).
Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception
You cannot opt out of LinkedIn's service messages, including security and legal notices
LinkedIn will send you messages about the availability of its Services, security and other service-related issues. You cannot opt out of receiving these service messages, including security and legal notices.
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We will send you messages about the availability of our Services, security, or other service-related issues.
Please be aware that you cannot opt out of receiving service messages from us, including security and legal notices.