Why this notice exists: California's A.B. 370 amendment to CalOPPA
The notice explains that California A.B. 370, signed on September 27, 2013, amended the California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA) to require website operators like LinkedIn to disclose how they respond to DNT signals and whether third parties collect personally identifiable information about users when they visit LinkedIn. This is LinkedIn's description of the law; the law itself is not part of this notice.
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On September 27, 2013, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law A.B. 370, amending the California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA) to require website operators like LinkedIn to disclose how LinkedIn responds to DNT Signals; and whether third parties collect personally identifiable information (PII) about users when they visit LinkedIn.
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The description of A.B. 370 and CalOPPA is LinkedIn's summary; the statute's text is not supplied.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Company commitment
LinkedIn says it also complies with the CCPA; details are in a separate CCPA Notice
Besides CalOPPA, LinkedIn states that it complies with the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CCPA). It points to a separate CCPA Notice for details. That notice is not part of this document, so the CCPA rights and practices it describes are not covered here.
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In addition to complying with CalOPPA, LinkedIn also complies with the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020) (“CCPA”).
Qualifications & exceptions
The CCPA details are in a linked CCPA Notice that is not supplied with this document.
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The content of LinkedIn's CCPA Notice, including any California privacy rights it offers, is not shown here.
Legal Rights & Agreement Rules · Context
Privacy Policy uses California Civil Code §1798.83's definition of "direct marketing"
LinkedIn notes that its Privacy Policy uses the definition of "direct marketing" from California Civil Code §1798.83, which the notice describes as marketing directly to individuals by mail, phone or e-mail for personal purposes. This notice does not itself say whether or how LinkedIn shares information for others' direct marketing.
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Please note, that our Privacy Policy uses the definition of "direct marketing" provided by the California Civil Code §1798.83, to include marketing directly to individuals by means of mail, phone, or e-mail for personal purposes.
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The definition is applied in the Privacy Policy, which is not supplied with this notice; the Civil Code text is not supplied either.
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How the Privacy Policy uses this definition is not shown here.