“Cookies” in this policy also means pixels, local storage, mobile ad IDs and other trackers
LinkedIn uses cookies and similar technologies, such as pixels, local storage and mobile ad IDs, and the policy calls all of them “cookies” together. It also says LinkedIn uses other tracking technologies, such as mobile advertising IDs and tags, for the same purposes, and that “similar technologies” includes pixels, local storage and other tracking technologies. So a rule below about cookies generally reaches these other tracking tools as well.
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We use cookies and similar technologies such as pixels, local storage and mobile ad IDs (collectively referred to in this policy as “cookies”) to collect and use data
We also use other tracking technologies, such as mobile advertising IDs and tags for similar purposes as described in this Cookie Policy.
References to similar technologies in this policy includes pixels, local storage, and other tracking technologies.
Qualifications & exceptions
The umbrella term is open-ended (“such as”, “other tracking technologies”); it is not limited to the technologies named.
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The policy does not say which specific technology LinkedIn uses for each purpose it lists.
You may get cookies from LinkedIn or from its customers, partners and service providers
A cookie is a small file placed on your device that enables LinkedIn features and functionality. Any browser visiting LinkedIn’s sites may receive cookies from LinkedIn or from third parties such as LinkedIn’s customers, partners or service providers. LinkedIn or third parties may also place cookies in your browser when you visit sites that are not LinkedIn’s, if those sites display ads or host LinkedIn plugins or tags.
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A cookie is a small file placed onto your device that enables LinkedIn features and functionality.
Any browser visiting our sites may receive cookies from us or cookies from third parties such as our customers, partners or service providers.
We or third parties may also place cookies in your browser when you visit non-LinkedIn sites that display ads or that host our plugins or
Qualifications & exceptions
Cookies on non-LinkedIn sites are described for sites that display ads or that host LinkedIn plugins or tags.
“May”: the policy does not say every visit results in third-party cookies.
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The policy does not name the third parties that set cookies; the linked cookie tables were not supplied.
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Persistent cookies keep you recognized across visits; session cookies end with the session
LinkedIn uses persistent cookies and session cookies. A persistent cookie lasts beyond the current session and is used for many purposes, for example recognizing you as an existing user so you can return to LinkedIn without signing in again. Because it stays in your browser, LinkedIn reads it when you return to one of its sites or visit a third-party site that uses LinkedIn’s Services. Session cookies last only as long as the session, usually the current website visit or browser session.
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We use two types of cookies: persistent cookies and session cookies.
A persistent cookie lasts beyond the current session and is used for many purposes, such as recognizing you as an existing user, so it’s easier to return to LinkedIn and interact with our Services without signing in again.
Since a persistent cookie stays in your browser, it will be read by LinkedIn when you return to one of our sites or visit a third party site that uses our Services.
Session cookies last only as long as the session (usually the current visit to a website or a browser session).
Qualifications & exceptions
Persistent cookies are read on third-party sites only when those sites use LinkedIn’s Services.
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The policy does not state how long persistent cookies last; the linked cookie tables were not supplied.
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Pixels in web pages and emails report device and visit information to LinkedIn
A pixel is a tiny image that may be embedded in web pages and emails. To display it, your device makes a call to LinkedIn’s servers that provides device and visit information. LinkedIn uses pixels to learn about your interactions with email or web content, such as whether you interacted with ads or posts. Pixels can also let LinkedIn and third parties place cookies on your browser.
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A pixel is a tiny image that may be embedded within web pages and emails, requiring a call (which provides device and visit information) to our servers in order for the pixel to be rendered in those web pages and emails.
We use pixels to learn more about your interactions with email content or web content, such as whether you interacted with ads or posts.
Pixels can also enable us and third parties to place cookies on your browser.
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The policy does not list which emails or third-party pages carry LinkedIn pixels.
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Local storage keeps information on your device to enable features and preferences
Local storage lets a website or app store information locally on your devices. LinkedIn may use it to improve the LinkedIn experience, for example by enabling features, remembering your preferences and speeding up site functionality.
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Local storage enables a website or application to store information locally on your device(s).
Local storage may be used to improve the LinkedIn experience, for example, by enabling features, remembering your preferences and speeding up site functionality.
Qualifications & exceptions
“May be used”: the listed uses are examples, not a complete list.
Data Access & Collection · Context
A separate cookie table lists the cookies, and cookie names may change
LinkedIn points to separate cookie tables that list the cookies and similar technologies used as part of its Services. It notes that the names of these cookies and technologies may change over time.
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lists cookies and similar technologies that are used as part of our Services. Please note that the names of cookies and similar technologies may change over time.
Qualifications & exceptions
Cookie names may change over time, so the table reflects a moment in time.
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The cookie tables are a linked page that was not supplied with this policy, so specific cookies, their providers and durations are not covered here.
Data Access & Collection · User right or choice
You can limit cookies, but you may lose personalization and saved settings like login information
You have choices about how LinkedIn uses cookies and similar technologies. If you limit LinkedIn’s ability to set them, your overall experience may get worse because it may no longer be personalized to you, and you may be unable to save customized settings such as login information.
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You have choices on how LinkedIn uses cookies and similar technologies.
Please note that if you limit the ability of LinkedIn to set cookies and similar technologies, you may worsen your overall user experience, since it may no longer be personalized to you. It may also stop you from saving customized settings like login information.
Qualifications & exceptions
The stated effects are possibilities (“may”), not certain outcomes.
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This paragraph does not itself list every choice; the specific controls follow in the ad, mobile and browser sections.
Most browsers let you control, review and erase cookies, including LinkedIn’s
Most browsers let you control cookies through their settings, and those settings may be adapted to reflect your consent to cookies. Most browsers also let you review and erase cookies, including LinkedIn’s. The policy refers you to your browser maker’s documentation to learn more.
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Most browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings, which may be adapted to reflect your consent to the use of cookies. Further, most browsers also enable you to review and erase cookies, including LinkedIn cookies.
Qualifications & exceptions
Availability depends on your browser (“most browsers”).
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The policy does not say whether browser settings also control pixels, local storage or mobile ad IDs.
LinkedIn does not generally respond to Do Not Track signals
The policy describes Do Not Track (DNT) as a concept promoted by regulators such as the U.S. Federal Trade Commission for a browser-based way to let people control tracking of their activity across websites. It states that LinkedIn does not generally respond to “do not track” signals.
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As such, LinkedIn does not generally respond to “do not track” signals.
DNT is a concept that has been promoted by regulatory agencies such as the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), for the Internet industry to develop and implement a mechanism for allowing Internet users to control the tracking of their online activities across websites by using browser settings.
Qualifications & exceptions
“Generally”: the policy leaves room for exceptions but does not describe any.
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The policy does not say whether any other browser privacy signal is honored.
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Outside Designated Countries, LinkedIn collects device data even where you haven’t engaged with its Services
Outside the countries the Privacy Policy calls “Designated Countries”, LinkedIn also collects, or relies on others who collect, information about your device where you have not engaged with its Services, such as your ad ID, IP address, operating system and browser information. It does this so it can show its Members relevant ads and better understand how effective those ads are.
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outside [Designated Countries](https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy), we also collect (or rely on others who collect) information about your device where you have not engaged with our Services (e.g., ad ID, IP address, operating system and browser information) so we can provide our Members with relevant ads and better understand their effectiveness.
For further information, please see
Qualifications & exceptions
This applies only outside Designated Countries.
It covers device information where you have not engaged with LinkedIn’s Services, and LinkedIn may rely on others who collect it.
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Which countries are Designated Countries is defined in the Privacy Policy, which was not supplied with this document.
Section 1.4 of the Privacy Policy, cited here, was not supplied.
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LinkedIn may keep logging your activity on a browser after you log out, until the cookie expires
If you are a LinkedIn member but are logged out of your account on a browser, LinkedIn may still keep logging your interaction with its Services on that browser until the cookie expires, in order to generate usage analytics for its Services. LinkedIn may share these analytics with its customers in aggregate form.
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If you are a LinkedIn member but logged out of your account on a browser, LinkedIn may still continue to log your interaction with our Services on that browser until the expiration of the cookie in order to generate usage analytics for our Services.
We may share these analytics in aggregate form with our customers.
Qualifications & exceptions
Logging continues only until the cookie expires.
The stated purpose is usage analytics for LinkedIn’s Services; sharing is described as in aggregate form.
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The policy does not state when these cookies expire; the linked cookie tables were not supplied.