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[User Agreement](https://linkedin.com/legal/user-agreement)
[Summary of User Agreement](https://linkedin.com/legal/user-agreement-summary)
[Privacy Policy](https://linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy)
[Professional Community Policies](https://linkedin.com/legal/professional-community-policies)
[Cookie Policy](https://linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy)
[Copyright Policy](https://linkedin.com/legal/copyright-policy)
[Regional Info](https://privacy.linkedin.com/regionalinfo)
[EU Notice](https://linkedin.com/legal/privacy/eu)
[California Privacy Disclosure](https://linkedin.com/legal/california-privacy-disclosure)
[U.S. State Privacy Laws](https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy/usa)
- [User Agreement](https://linkedin.com/legal/user-agreement)
- [Summary of User Agreement](https://linkedin.com/legal/user-agreement-summary)
- [Privacy Policy](https://linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy)
- [Professional Community Policies](https://linkedin.com/legal/professional-community-policies)
- [Cookie Policy](https://linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy)
- [Copyright Policy](https://linkedin.com/legal/copyright-policy)
- [Regional Info](https://privacy.linkedin.com/regionalinfo)
- [EU Notice](https://linkedin.com/legal/privacy/eu)
- [California Privacy Disclosure](https://linkedin.com/legal/california-privacy-disclosure)
- [U.S. State Privacy Laws](https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy/usa)
User Agreement
[Effective on November 3, 2025](https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a1341216/updates-to-user-agreement-and-privacy-policy)
Our mission is to connect the world’s professionals to allow them to be more productive and successful. Our services are designed to promote economic opportunity for our members by enabling you and millions of other professionals to meet, exchange ideas, learn, and find opportunities or employees, work, and make decisions in a network of trusted relationships.
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Obligations
- Rights and Limits
- Disclaimer and Limit of Liability
- Termination
- Governing Law and Dispute Resolution
- General Terms
- LinkedIn “Dos and Don’ts”
- Complaints Regarding Content
- How To Contact Us
Introduction
1.1 Contract
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When you use our Services you agree to all of these terms. Your use of our Services is also subject to our Cookie Policy and our Privacy Policy, which covers how we collect, use, share, and store your personal information.
- Using LinkedIn means agreeing to a binding contract Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
- Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy also govern your personal data Data Access & Collection
By creating a LinkedIn account or accessing or using our Services (described below), you are agreeing to enter into a legally binding contract with LinkedIn (even if you are using third party credentials or using our Services on behalf of a company). If you do not agree to this contract (“Contract” or “User Agreement”), do not create an account or access or otherwise use any of our Services. If you wish to terminate this Contract at any time, you can do so by closing your account and no longer accessing or using our Services.
- Using LinkedIn means agreeing to a binding contract Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
As a Visitor or Member of our Services, the collection, use, and sharing of your personal data is subject to our [Privacy Policy](https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy), our [Cookie Policy](https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy) and other documents referenced in our [Privacy Policy](https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy), and updates. You acknowledge and have read our [Privacy Policy](https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy).
- Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy also govern your personal data Data Access & Collection
Services
This Contract applies to LinkedIn.com, LinkedIn-branded apps, and other LinkedIn-related sites, apps, communications, and other services that state that they are offered under this Contract (“Services”), including the offsite collection of data for those Services, such as via our ads and the “Apply with LinkedIn” and “Share with LinkedIn” plugins.
- Scope includes LinkedIn apps and off-site data collection Data Access & Collection
LinkedIn and other Key Terms
You are entering into this Contract with LinkedIn (also referred to as “we” and “us”).
Designated Countries. We use the term “Designated Countries” to refer to countries in the European Union (EU), European Economic Area (EEA), and Switzerland.
- Contracting entity depends on where you live Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
- Designated Countries: Irish law and habitual-residence courts Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
- Outside Designated Countries: California law and Santa Clara County courts only Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
If you reside in the “Designated Countries”, you are entering into this Contract with LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company (“LinkedIn Ireland”) and LinkedIn Ireland will be the controller of your personal data provided to, or collected by or for, or processed in connection with our Services.
- Contracting entity depends on where you live Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
If you reside outside of the “Designated Countries”, you are entering into this Contract with LinkedIn Corporation (“LinkedIn Corp.”) and LinkedIn Corp. will be the controller of (or business responsible for) your personal data provided to, or collected by or for, or processed in connection with our Services.
- Contracting entity depends on where you live Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
Affiliates. Affiliates are companies controlling, controlled by or under common control with us, including, for example, LinkedIn Ireland, LinkedIn Corporation, LinkedIn Singapore and Microsoft Corporation or any of its subsidiaries (e.g., Github, Inc.).
- “Affiliates” includes Microsoft and its subsidiaries Sharing & Disclosure
Social Action. Actions that members take on our services such as likes, comments, follows, sharing content.
- What counts as “Content” and “Social Action” Content & IP Rights
Content. Content includes, for example, feed posts, feedback, comments, profiles, articles (and contributions), group posts, job postings, messages (including InMails), videos, photos, audio, and/or PDFs.
- What counts as “Content” and “Social Action” Content & IP Rights
1.2 Members and Visitors
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This Contract applies to Members and Visitors.
- Members register; Visitors do not Account & Service Control
When you register and join the LinkedIn Services, you become a “Member”. If you have chosen not to register for our Services, you may access certain features as a “Visitor.”
- Members register; Visitors do not Account & Service Control
1.3 Changes
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We may make changes to this Contract.
- LinkedIn may change the Contract; notice rules and exceptions Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
We may modify this Contract, our Privacy Policy and our Cookie Policy from time to time. If we materially change these terms or if we are legally required to provide notice, we will provide you notice through our Services, or by other means, to provide you the opportunity to review the changes before they become effective. However, we may not always provide prior notice of changes to these terms (1) when those changes are legally required to be implemented with immediate effect, or (2) when those changes relate to a newly launched service or feature. We agree that changes cannot be retroactive. If you object to any of these changes, you may [close your account](https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/63?trk=microsites-frontend_legal_user-agreement&lang=en). Your continued use of our Services after we publish or send a notice about our changes to these terms means that you are consenting to the updated terms as of their effective date.
- LinkedIn may change the Contract; notice rules and exceptions Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
2. Obligations
2.1 Service Eligibility
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Here are some promises that you make to us in this Contract:
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You’re eligible to enter into this Contract and you are at least our “Minimum Age.”
The Services are not for use by anyone under the age of 16.
- Minimum age 16 (or older where law requires); one account in your real name Account & Service Control
To use the Services, you agree that: (1) you must be the "Minimum Age"(described below) or older; (2) you will only have one LinkedIn account, which must be in your real name; and (3) you are not already restricted by LinkedIn from using the Services. Creating an account with false information is a violation of our terms, including accounts registered on behalf of others or persons under the age of 16.
- Minimum age 16 (or older where law requires); one account in your real name Account & Service Control
“Minimum Age” means 16 years old. However, if law requires that you must be older in order for LinkedIn to lawfully provide the Services to you without parental consent (including using your personal data) then the Minimum Age is such older age. [Learn More](https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a6854067)
- Minimum age 16 (or older where law requires); one account in your real name Account & Service Control
2.2 Your Account
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You will keep your password a secret
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You will not share your account with anyone else and will follow our policies and the law.
Members are account holders. You agree to: (1) protect against wrongful access to your account (e.g., use a strong password and keep it confidential); (2) not share or transfer your account or any part of it (e.g., sell or transfer the personal data of others by transferring your connections); and (3) follow the law, our list of Dos and Don’ts (below), and our [Professional Community Policies](https://www.linkedin.com/legal/professional-community-policies). [Learn More](https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/89880?trk=microsites-frontend_legal_user-agreement&lang=en) You are responsible for anything that happens through your account unless you close it or report misuse.
- Secure your account, don’t share it; you answer for its activity Account & Service Control
As between you and others (including your employer), your account belongs to you. However, if the Services were purchased by another party for you to use in connection with your work for them (e.g., Recruiter seat or LinkedIn Learning subscription bought by your employer), the party paying for such Service has the right to control access to and get reports on your use of such paid Service; however, they do not have rights to your personal account.
- Employer-paid services: employer controls the service, not your account Account & Service Control
2.3 Payment
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You’ll honor your payment obligations and you are okay with us storing your payment information. You understand that there may be fees and taxes that are added to our prices.
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Refunds are subject to our policy, and we may modify our prices and those modified prices will apply prospectively.
- Prices can change prospectively; refunds follow LinkedIn’s refund policy Charges & Financial Obligations
If you buy any of our paid Services, you agree to pay us the applicable fees and taxes and you agree to the [additional terms](https://www.linkedin.com/legal/pop/terms-for-paid-services) specific to the paid Services. Failure to pay these fees will result in the termination of your paid Services. Also, you agree that:
- Paid Services: fees, taxes, extra terms and non-payment consequences Charges & Financial Obligations
- Your purchase may be subject to foreign exchange fees or differences in prices based on location (e.g., exchange rates).
- Paid Services: fees, taxes, extra terms and non-payment consequences Charges & Financial Obligations
- We may store and continue billing your payment method (e.g., credit card), even after it has expired, to avoid interruptions in your paid Services and to use it to pay for other Services you may buy. If your primary payment method fails, we may automatically charge a secondary payment method, if you have provided one. You may update or change your payment method. [Learn more](https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a1340105)
- LinkedIn may keep billing your payment method, even after it expires Charges & Financial Obligations
- If you purchase a subscription, your payment method automatically will be charged at the start of each subscription period for the fees and taxes applicable to that period. To avoid future charges, cancel before the renewal date. Learn how to [cancel or suspend](https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/50?trk=microsites-frontend_legal_user-agreement&lang=en) your paid subscription Services.
- Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled before renewal Charges & Financial Obligations
- We may modify our prices effective prospectively upon reasonable notice to the extent allowed under the law.
- Prices can change prospectively; refunds follow LinkedIn’s refund policy Charges & Financial Obligations
- All of your paid Services are subject to LinkedIn’s [refund policy](https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/5704?trk=microsites-frontend_legal_user-agreement&lang=en).
- Prices can change prospectively; refunds follow LinkedIn’s refund policy Charges & Financial Obligations
- We may calculate taxes payable by you based on the billing information that you provide us.
- Paid Services: fees, taxes, extra terms and non-payment consequences Charges & Financial Obligations
You can get a copy of your invoice through your LinkedIn account settings under “[Purchase History](https://www.linkedin.com/payments/purchasehistory)”.
- Invoices available in Purchase History Charges & Financial Obligations
2.4 Notices and Messages
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You’re okay with us providing notices and messages to you through our websites, apps, and contact information. If your contact information is out of date, you may miss out on important notices.
- Notices go to you in the Services or by your contact details; keep them current Account & Service Control
You agree that we will provide notices and messages to you in the following ways: (1) within the Services or (2) sent to the contact information you provided us (e.g., email, mobile number, physical address). You agree to keep your [contact information](https://www.linkedin.com/mypreferences/d/categories/sign-in-and-security) up to date.
- Notices go to you in the Services or by your contact details; keep them current Account & Service Control
Please review your settings to [control and limit](https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/67?trk=microsites-frontend_legal_user-agreement&lang=en) the types of messages you receive from us.
- Notices go to you in the Services or by your contact details; keep them current Account & Service Control
2.5 Sharing
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When you share information on our Services, others can see, copy and use that information.
- What you share can be seen, copied and used by others, on or off LinkedIn Sharing & Disclosure
Our Services allow sharing of information (including content) in many ways, such as through your profile, posts, articles, group posts, links to news articles, job postings, messages, and InMails. Depending on the feature and choices you make, information that you share may be seen by other Members, Visitors, or others (on or off of the Services). Where we have made settings available, we will honor the choices you make about who can see content or other information (e.g., message content to your addressees, sharing content only to LinkedIn connections, restricting your profile visibility from search tools, or opting not to notify others of your LinkedIn profile update). For job searching activities, we default to not notifying your connections or the public. So, if you apply for a job through our Services or opt to signal that you are interested in a job, our default is to share it only with the job poster.
- What you share can be seen, copied and used by others, on or off LinkedIn Sharing & Disclosure
- Job-search activity defaults to not notifying connections or the public Sharing & Disclosure
To the extent that laws allow this, we are not obligated to publish any content or other information on our Services and can remove it with or without notice.
- LinkedIn need not publish content and can remove it, with or without notice Content & IP Rights
3. Rights and Limits
3.1. Your License to LinkedIn
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You own all of your original content that you provide to us, but you also grant us a non-exclusive license to it.
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We’ll honor the choices you make about who gets to see your content, including how it can be used for ads.
As between you and LinkedIn, you own your original [content](https://www.linkedin.com/legal/user-agreement#key-terms-3) that you submit or post to the Services.
- You own your original content but grant LinkedIn and Affiliates a broad license Content & IP Rights
You grant LinkedIn and our [Affiliates](https://www.linkedin.com/legal/user-agreement#key-terms-3) the following non-exclusive license to the content and other information you provide (e.g., share, post, upload, and/or otherwise submit) to our Services:
- “Affiliates” includes Microsoft and its subsidiaries Sharing & Disclosure
- You own your original content but grant LinkedIn and Affiliates a broad license Content & IP Rights
A worldwide, transferable and sublicensable right to use, copy, modify, distribute, publicly perform and display, host, and process your content and other information without any further consent, notice and/or compensation to you or others. These rights are limited in the following ways:
- You own your original content but grant LinkedIn and Affiliates a broad license Content & IP Rights
- You can end this license for specific content by deleting such content from the Services, or generally by closing your account, except (a) to the extent you (1) shared it with others as part of the Services and they copied, re-shared it or stored it, (2) we had already sublicensed others prior to your content removal or closing of your account, or (3) we are required by law to retain or share it with others, and (b) for the reasonable time it takes to remove the content you delete from backup and other systems.
- You can end the license by deleting content or closing your account Content & IP Rights
- We will not include your content in advertisements for the products and services of third parties to others without your separate consent (including sponsored content). However, without compensation to you or others, ads may be served near your content and other information, and your [social actions](https://www.linkedin.com/legal/user-agreement#key-terms-3) may be visible and included with ads, as noted in the Privacy Policy. If you use a Service feature, we may mention that with your name or photo to promote that feature within our Services, subject to your settings.
- No use of your content in third-party ads without separate consent Content & IP Rights
- Ads may appear near your content; social actions and feature use may be shown Use & Processing
- We will honor the audience choices for shared content (e.g., “Connections only”). For example, if you choose to share your post to "Anyone on or off LinkedIn” (or similar): (a) we may make it available off LinkedIn; (b) we may enable others to publicly share onto third-party services (e.g., a Member embedding your post on a third party service); and/or (c) we may enable search tools to make that public content findable though their services. [Learn More](https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/86529?trk=microsites-frontend_legal_user-agreement&lang=en)
- Public posts can be made available off LinkedIn and to search tools Sharing & Disclosure
- While we may edit and make format changes to your content (such as translating or transcribing it, modifying the size, layout or file type, and removing or adding labels or metadata), we will take steps to avoid materially modifying the meaning of your expression in content you share with others.
- LinkedIn may edit or reformat content but aims not to change its meaning Content & IP Rights
- Because you own your original content and we only have non-exclusive rights to it, you may choose to make it available to others, including under the terms of a [Creative Commons license](https://creativecommons.org/choose/).
- You may license your own content to others, such as under Creative Commons Content & IP Rights
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You and LinkedIn agree that if content includes personal data, it is subject to our Privacy Policy.
You and LinkedIn agree that we may access, store, process, and use any information (including content and/or personal data) that you provide in accordance with the terms of the [Privacy Policy](https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy) and your choices (including settings).
By submitting suggestions or other feedback regarding our Services to LinkedIn, you agree that LinkedIn can use and share (but does not have to) such feedback for any purpose without compensation to you.
- Feedback can be used and shared for any purpose without compensation Content & IP Rights
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You promise to only provide content and other information that you have the right to share and that your LinkedIn profile will be truthful.
You agree to only provide content and other information that does not violate the law or anyone’s rights (including intellectual property rights). You have choices about how much information to provide on your profile but also agree that the profile information you provide will be truthful. LinkedIn may be required by law to remove certain content and other information in certain countries.
- You promise to share only content you have rights to; profile must be truthful Content & IP Rights
3.2 Service Availability
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We may change or limit the availability of some features, or end any Service.
- LinkedIn may change, suspend or end Services, or limit features by country Account & Service Control
We may change, suspend or discontinue any of our Services. We may also limit the availability of features, content and other information so that they are not available to all Visitors or Members (e.g., by country or by subscription access).
- LinkedIn may change, suspend or end Services, or limit features by country Account & Service Control
We don’t promise to store or show (or keep showing) any information (including content) that you’ve shared. LinkedIn is not a storage service. You agree that we have no obligation to store, maintain or provide you a copy of any content or other information that you or others provide, except to the extent required by applicable law and as noted in our Privacy Policy.
- LinkedIn does not promise to store or keep showing your content Retention & Deletion
3.3 Other Content, Sites and Apps
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Your use of others’ content and information posted on our Services, is at your own risk.
- Others’ content is at your own risk; LinkedIn disclaims responsibility Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
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Others may offer their own products and services through our Services, and we aren’t responsible for those third-party activities.
Others’ Content: By using the Services, you may encounter content or other information that might be inaccurate, incomplete, delayed, misleading, illegal, offensive, or otherwise harmful. You agree that we are not responsible for content or other information made available through or within the Services by others, including Members. While we apply automated tools to review much of the content and other information presented in the Services, we cannot always prevent misuse of our Services, and you agree that we are not responsible for any such misuse. You also acknowledge the risk that others may share inaccurate or misleading information about you or your organization, and that you or your organization may be mistakenly associated with content about others, for example, when we let connections and followers know you or your organization were mentioned in the news. Members have [choices](https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/news-mention-broadcast) about this [feature](https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/50021?trk=microsites-frontend_legal_user-agreement&lang=en).
- Others’ content is at your own risk; LinkedIn disclaims responsibility Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
- News mentions of you or your organization may be shown to connections Linking & Identification
Others’ Products and Services: LinkedIn may help connect you to other Members (e.g., Members using [Services Marketplace](https://www.linkedin.com/services) or our enterprise recruiting, jobs, sales, or marketing products) who offer you opportunities (on behalf of themselves, their organizations, or others) such as offers to become a candidate for employment or other work or offers to purchase products or services. You acknowledge that LinkedIn does not perform these offered services, employ those who perform these services, or provide these offered products.
- Offers from other Members: LinkedIn is not a party, agent or employment agency Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
You further acknowledge that LinkedIn does not supervise, direct, control, or monitor Members in the making of these offers, or in their providing you with work, delivering products or performing services, and you agree that (1) LinkedIn is not responsible for these offers, or performance or procurement of them, (2) LinkedIn does not endorse any particular Member’s offers, and (3) LinkedIn is not an agent or employment agency on behalf of any Member offering employment or other work, products or services. With respect to employment or other work, LinkedIn does not make employment or hiring decisions on behalf of Members offering opportunities and does not have such authority from Members or organizations using our products.
- Offers from other Members: LinkedIn is not a party, agent or employment agency Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
For [Services Marketplace](https://www.linkedin.com/services), (a) you must be at least 18 years of age to procure, offer, or perform services, and (b) you represent and warrant that you have all the required licenses and will provide services consistent with the relevant industry standards and our [Professional Community Policies](https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/89880?trk=microsites-frontend_legal_user-agreement&lang=en).
- Services Marketplace: 18+ and required licenses Account & Service Control
Others’ Events: Similarly, LinkedIn may help you register for and/or attend events organized by Members and connect with other Members who are attendees at such events. You agree that (1) LinkedIn is not responsible for the conduct of any of the Members or other attendees at such events, (2) LinkedIn does not endorse any particular event listed on our Services, (3) LinkedIn does not review and/or vet any of these events or speakers, and (4) you will adhere to the terms and conditions that apply to such events.
- Events organized by Members: LinkedIn is not responsible for conduct or vetting Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
3.4 Limits
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We have the right to limit how you connect and interact on our Services.
LinkedIn reserves the right to limit your use of the Services, including the number of your connections and your ability to contact other Members. LinkedIn reserves the right to restrict, suspend, or terminate your account if you breach this Contract or the law or are misusing the Services (e.g., violating any of the Dos and Don’ts or [Professional Community Policies](https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/89880?trk=microsites-frontend_legal_user-agreement&lang=en)).
- LinkedIn may limit your use and restrict, suspend or terminate your account Account & Service Control
We can also remove any content or other information you shared if we believe it violates our [Professional Community Policies](https://www.linkedin.com/legal/professional-community-policies) or Dos and Don’ts or otherwise violates this Contract. [Learn more](https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a1342754) about how we moderate content.
- LinkedIn can remove content it believes violates its policies or the Contract Content & IP Rights
3.5 Intellectual Property Rights
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We’re providing you notice about our intellectual property rights.
LinkedIn reserves all of its intellectual property rights in the Services. Trademarks and logos used in connection with the Services are the trademarks of their respective owners. LinkedIn, and “in” logos and other LinkedIn trademarks, service marks, graphics and logos used for our Services are trademarks or registered trademarks of LinkedIn.
- LinkedIn reserves its intellectual property rights and trademarks Content & IP Rights
3.6 Recommendations and Automated Processing
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We use data and other information about you to make and order relevant suggestions and to generate content for you and others.
Recommendations: We use the data and other information that you provide and that we have about Members and content on the Services to make recommendations for connections, content, ads, and features that may be useful to you. We use that data and other information to recommend and to present information to you in an order that may be more relevant for you. For example, that data and information may be used to recommend jobs to you and you to recruiters and to organize content in your feed in order to optimize your experience and use of the Services. Keeping your profile accurate and up to date helps us to make these recommendations more accurate and relevant. [Learn More](https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a1339724)
- Your data is used to recommend connections, content, jobs and ads Inference & Profiling
Generative AI Features: By using the Services, you may interact with features we offer that automate content generation for you. The content that is generated might be inaccurate, incomplete, delayed, misleading or not suitable for your purposes. Please review and edit such content before sharing with others. Like all content you share on our Services, you are responsible for ensuring it complies with our [Professional Community Policies](https://www.linkedin.com/legal/professional-community-policies), including not sharing misleading information.
- Generative AI features: output may be wrong; you must review it Use & Processing
The Services may include content automatically generated and shared using tools offered by LinkedIn or others off LinkedIn. Like all content and other information on our Services, regardless of whether it's labeled as created by “AI”, be sure to carefully review before relying on it.
- Generative AI features: output may be wrong; you must review it Use & Processing
4. Disclaimer and Limit of Liability
4.1 No Warranty
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This is our disclaimer of legal liability for the quality, safety, or reliability of our Services.
LINKEDIN AND ITS AFFILIATES MAKE NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY ABOUT THE SERVICES, INCLUDING ANY REPRESENTATION THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, AND PROVIDE THE SERVICES (INCLUDING CONTENT, OUTPUT AND INFORMATION) ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, LINKEDIN AND ITS AFFILIATES DISCLAIM ANY IMPLIED OR STATUTORY WARRANTY, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF TITLE, ACCURACY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
- Services provided “as is”; you must verify accuracy and fitness Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
If you plan to use content, output and information for any reason, it is your responsibility to verify its accuracy and fitness for your purposes, because any content, output and information on the service may not reflect accurate, complete, or current information.
- Services provided “as is”; you must verify accuracy and fitness Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
4.2 Exclusion of Liability
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These are the limits of legal liability we may have to you.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW (AND UNLESS LINKEDIN HAS ENTERED INTO A SEPARATE WRITTEN AGREEMENT THAT OVERRIDES THIS CONTRACT), LINKEDIN AND ITS AFFILIATES, WILL NOT BE LIABLE IN CONNECTION WITH THIS CONTRACT FOR LOST PROFITS OR LOST BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, REPUTATION (E.G., OFFENSIVE OR DEFAMATORY STATEMENTS), LOSS OF DATA (E.G., DOWN TIME OR LOSS, USE OF, OR CHANGES TO, YOUR INFORMATION OR CONTENT) OR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES.
- Excludes lost profits and indirect damages; caps liability by fees or US $1000 Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
LINKEDIN AND ITS AFFILIATES WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU IN CONNECTION WITH THIS CONTRACT FOR ANY AMOUNT THAT EXCEEDS (A) THE TOTAL FEES PAID OR PAYABLE BY YOU TO LINKEDIN FOR THE SERVICES DURING THE TERM OF THIS CONTRACT, IF ANY, OR (B) US $1000.
- “Affiliates” includes Microsoft and its subsidiaries Sharing & Disclosure
- Excludes lost profits and indirect damages; caps liability by fees or US $1000 Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
4.3 Basis of the Bargain; Exclusions
The limitations of liability in this Section 4 are part of the basis of the bargain between you and LinkedIn and shall apply to all claims of liability (e.g., warranty, tort, negligence, contract and law) even if LinkedIn or its affiliates has been told of the possibility of any such damage, and even if these remedies fail their essential purpose.
- Liability limits apply to all types of claims, even if damage was foreseeable Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
THESE LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY DO NOT APPLY TO LIABILITY FOR DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY OR FOR FRAUD, GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR INTENTIONAL MISCONDUCT, OR IN CASES OF NEGLIGENCE, WHERE A MATERIAL OBLIGATION HAS BEEN BREACHED. A MATERIAL OBLIGATION BEING AN OBLIGATION WHICH FORMS A PREREQUISITE TO OUR DELIVERY OF SERVICES AND ON WHICH YOU MAY REASONABLY RELY, BUT ONLY TO THE EXTENT THAT THE DAMAGES WERE DIRECTLY CAUSED BY THE BREACH AND WERE FORESEEABLE UPON CONCLUSION OF THIS CONTRACT AND TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY ARE TYPICAL IN THE CONTEXT OF THIS CONTRACT.
- Liability limits don’t apply to injury, fraud, gross negligence or intent Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
5. Termination
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We can each end this Contract, but some rights and obligations survive.
Both you and LinkedIn may terminate this Contract at any time with notice to the other. On termination, you lose the right to access or use the Services. The following shall survive termination:
- Either side may end the Contract at any time with notice Account & Service Control
- What survives termination Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
- Our rights to use and disclose your feedback;
- What survives termination Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
- Section 3 (subject to 3.1.1);
- What survives termination Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
- Sections 4, 6, 7, and 8.2 of this Contract; and
- What survives termination Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
- Any amounts owed by either party prior to termination remain owed after termination.
- What survives termination Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
You can visit our [Help Center](https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/63?trk=microsites-frontend_legal_user-agreement&lang=en) to learn about how to close your account
- Either side may end the Contract at any time with notice Account & Service Control
6. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution
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In the unlikely event we end up in a legal dispute, depending on where you live, you and LinkedIn agree to resolve it in California courts using California law, Dublin, Ireland courts using Irish law, or as otherwise provided in this section.
- Disputes go to California or Dublin courts depending on where you live Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
If you live in the Designated Countries, the laws of Ireland govern all claims related to LinkedIn's provision of the Services, but this shall not deprive you of the mandatory consumer protections under the law of the country to which we direct your Services where you have habitual residence. With respect to jurisdiction, you and LinkedIn agree to choose the courts of the country to which we direct your Services where you have habitual residence for all disputes arising out of or relating to this User Agreement, or in the alternative, you may choose the responsible court in Ireland.
- Designated Countries: Irish law and habitual-residence courts Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
If you are a business user within the scope of Article 6(12) of the EU Digital Markets Act (“DMA”) and have a dispute arising out of or in connection with Article 6(12) of the DMA, you may also utilize the alternative dispute resolution mechanism available in the [Help Center](https://nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fhelp%2Flinkedin%2Fask%2Fts-adfrf&data=05%7C02%7Cmmills%40linkedin.com%7C48b37c3685a046ad7d8d08dc39876d09%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C0%7C0%7C638448501200430881%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=iSWx0d4TDMTU8%2BzjvQZmuHN1TtGnu0InmBUc3eOgxhs%3D&reserved=0).
- Designated Countries: Irish law and habitual-residence courts Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
For others outside of Designated Countries, including those who live outside of the United States: You and LinkedIn agree that the laws of the State of California, U.S.A., excluding its conflict of laws rules, shall exclusively govern any dispute relating to this Contract and/or the Services. You and LinkedIn both agree that all claims and disputes can be litigated only in the federal or state courts in Santa Clara County, California, USA, and you and LinkedIn each agree to personal jurisdiction in those courts.
- Outside Designated Countries: California law and Santa Clara County courts only Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
You may have additional rights of redress and [appeal](https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a1441505) for some decisions made by LinkedIn that impact you.
- You may have extra redress and appeal rights for some LinkedIn decisions Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
7. General Terms
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Here are some important details about the Contract.
If a court with authority over this Contract finds any part of it unenforceable, you and we agree that the court should modify the terms to make that part enforceable while still achieving its intent. If the court cannot do that, you and we agree to ask the court to remove that unenforceable part and still enforce the rest of this Contract.
- If a court finds a term unenforceable, it should modify it or remove it Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
This Contract (including additional terms that may be provided by us when you engage with a feature of the Services) is the only agreement between us regarding the Services and supersedes all prior agreements for the Services.
- This Contract is the entire agreement, including feature-specific terms Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
If we don't act to enforce a breach of this Contract, that does not mean that LinkedIn has waived its right to enforce this Contract. You may not assign or transfer this Contract (or your membership or use of Services) to anyone without our consent. However, you agree that LinkedIn may assign this Contract to its affiliates or a party that buys it without your consent. There are no third-party beneficiaries to this Contract.
- LinkedIn may assign the Contract freely; you need its consent to assign Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
You agree that the only way to provide us legal notice is at the addresses provided in Section 10.
- Legal notices to LinkedIn must go to its listed addresses Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
8. LinkedIn “Dos and Don’ts”
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LinkedIn is a community of professionals. This list of “Dos and Don’ts” along with our [Professional Community Policies](https://www.linkedin.com/legal/professional-community-policies) limits what you can and cannot do on our Services, unless otherwise explicitly permitted by LinkedIn in a separate writing (e.g., through a research agreement).
- Dos and Don’ts and Community Policies limit what you can do Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
8.1. Dos
You agree that you will:
- Comply with all applicable laws, including, without limitation, privacy laws, intellectual property laws, anti-spam laws, export control laws, laws governing the content shared, and other applicable laws and regulatory requirements;
- Follow laws, give accurate identity details, use your real name Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
- Provide accurate contact and identity information to us and keep it updated;
- Follow laws, give accurate identity details, use your real name Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
- Use your real name on your profile; and
- Follow laws, give accurate identity details, use your real name Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
- Use the Services in a professional manner.
- Follow laws, give accurate identity details, use your real name Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
8.2. Don’ts
You agree that you will not:
- Create a false identity on LinkedIn, misrepresent your identity, create a Member profile for anyone other than yourself (a real person), or use or attempt to use another’s account (such as sharing log-in credentials or copying cookies);
- No false identities, profiles for others, or using another person’s account Account & Service Control
- Develop, support or use software, devices, scripts, robots or any other means or processes (such as crawlers, browser plugins and add-ons or any other technology) to scrape or copy the Services, including profiles and other data from the Services;
- No scraping, crawlers, bots or automated access or engagement Security & Safeguards
- Override any security feature or bypass or circumvent any access controls or use limits of the Services (such as search results, profiles, or videos);
- No bypassing security or limits, harmful code, or unreasonable load Security & Safeguards
- Copy, use, display or distribute any information (including content) obtained from the Services, whether directly or through third parties (such as search tools or data aggregators or brokers), without the consent of the content owner (such as LinkedIn for content it owns);
- No copying or distributing Services information without owner consent Content & IP Rights
- Disclose information that you do not have the consent to disclose (such as confidential information of others (including your employer);
- No disclosing information you lack consent to disclose Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
- Violate the intellectual property rights of others, including copyrights, patents, trademarks, trade secrets or other proprietary rights. For example, do not copy or distribute (except through the available sharing functionality) the posts or other content of others without their permission, which they may give by posting under a Creative Commons license;
- No violating others’ intellectual property rights Content & IP Rights
- Violate the intellectual property or other rights of LinkedIn, including, without limitation, (i) copying or distributing our learning videos or other materials, (ii) copying or distributing our technology, unless it is released under open source licenses; or (iii) using the word “LinkedIn” or our logos in any business name, email, or URL except as provided in the [Brand Guidelines](https://brand.linkedin.com/policies);
- No violating LinkedIn’s IP or misusing its name and logos Content & IP Rights
- Post (or otherwise share) anything that contains software viruses, worms, or any other harmful code;
- No bypassing security or limits, harmful code, or unreasonable load Security & Safeguards
- Reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, decipher or otherwise attempt to derive the source code for the Services or any related technology that is not open source;
- No reverse engineering, reselling, framing, overlays or deep-linking Content & IP Rights
- Imply or state that you are affiliated with or endorsed by LinkedIn without our express consent (e.g., representing yourself as an accredited LinkedIn trainer);
- No implying LinkedIn affiliation or endorsement Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
- Rent, lease, loan, trade, sell/re-sell or otherwise monetize the Services or related data or access to the same, without LinkedIn’s consent;
- No reverse engineering, reselling, framing, overlays or deep-linking Content & IP Rights
- Deep-link to our Services for any purpose other than to promote your profile or a Group on our Services, without LinkedIn’s consent;
- No reverse engineering, reselling, framing, overlays or deep-linking Content & IP Rights
- Use bots or other unauthorized automated methods to access the Services, add or download contacts, send or redirect messages, create, comment on, like, share, or re-share posts, or otherwise drive inauthentic engagement;
- No scraping, crawlers, bots or automated access or engagement Security & Safeguards
- Engage in “framing”, “mirroring”, or otherwise simulating the appearance or function of the Services;
- No reverse engineering, reselling, framing, overlays or deep-linking Content & IP Rights
- Overlay or otherwise modify the Services or their appearance (such as by inserting elements into the Services or removing, covering, or obscuring an advertisement included on the Services);
- No reverse engineering, reselling, framing, overlays or deep-linking Content & IP Rights
- Interfere with the operation of, or place an unreasonable load on, the Services (e.g., spam, denial of service attack, viruses, manipulating algorithms);
- No bypassing security or limits, harmful code, or unreasonable load Security & Safeguards
- Violate the [Professional Community Policies](https://www.linkedin.com/legal/professional-community-policies), certain [third party terms](https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a6857122) where applicable, or any additional terms concerning a specific Service that are provided when you sign up for or start using such Service;
- Must follow Community Policies and feature-specific terms Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
- Use our Services to do anything that is unlawful, misleading, discriminatory, fraudulent or deceitful (e.g. manipulated media that wrongfully depicts a person saying or doing something they did not say or do); and/or
- No unlawful, misleading, discriminatory or fraudulent use Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
- Misuse our reporting or appeals process, including by submitting duplicative, fraudulent or unfounded reports, complaints or appeals.
- No misuse of reporting or appeals, such as duplicative or fraudulent reports Account & Service Control
9. Complaints Regarding Content
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Contact information for complaints about content provided by our Members.
We ask that you report content and other information that you believe violates your rights (including intellectual property rights), our [Professional Community Policies](https://www.linkedin.com/legal/professional-community-policies) or otherwise violates this Contract or the law. To the extent we can under law, we may remove or restrict access to content, features, services, or information, including if we believe that it’s reasonably necessary to avoid harm to LinkedIn or others, violates the law or is reasonably necessary to prevent misuse of our Services. We reserve the right to take action against serious violations of this Contract, including by implementing account restrictions for significant violations.
- Reporting content; LinkedIn may remove or restrict content, features or accounts Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
We respect the intellectual property rights of others. We require that information shared by Members be accurate and not in violation of the intellectual property rights or other rights of third parties. We provide a [policy and process](https://www.linkedin.com/legal/copyright-policy) for complaints concerning content shared, and/or [trademarks](https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a1337296) used, by our Members.
- LinkedIn has a policy and process for copyright and trademark complaints Content & IP Rights
10. How To Contact Us
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Our Contact information. Our Help Center also provides information about our Services.
For general inquiries, you may contact us [online](https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin?trk=microsites-frontend_legal_user-agreement&lang=en). For legal notices or service of process, you may write us at these [addresses](https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/79728?trk=microsites-frontend_legal_user-agreement&lang=en).
- Legal notices to LinkedIn must go to its listed addresses Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
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