Governance document

CA-D-000550

Linear Privacy Policy

Linear

Last change detected July 11, 2026 Privacy policy

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Key Facts

What does any user who uses or accesses the Services consent to?

Linear requires that any user who uses or accesses the Services in any manner consents to Linear collecting, using, and sharing that user's information as described in the Privacy Policy.

What does Linear treat as a user's agreement to changes to the Privacy Policy?

Linear treats a user's continued use of the Services after changes to the Privacy Policy have been posted as that user's agreement to all of those changes.

What is the basis for Linear's processing of certain categories of Personal Data?

Linear processes certain categories of Personal Data on the basis of contractual necessity, and failure to provide such Personal Data will result in the user's inability to use some or all portions of the Services that require it.

What results from a user's failure to provide Personal Data that Linear processes on the basis of contractual necessity?

May Linear share Personal Data with third parties?

Linear may share any Personal Data it collects with third parties in connection with activities related to meeting legal requirements and enforcing legal terms.

Does Linear share Personal Data in connection with activities related to meeting legal requirements and enforcing legal terms?

Linear may share any Personal Data it collects with third parties in connection with activities related to meeting legal requirements and enforcing legal terms.

May EU data subjects request that Linear erase their Personal Data?

Linear permits EU data subjects to request that Linear erase some or all of their Personal Data from Linear's systems.

Can EU data subjects request that Linear erase some or all of their Personal Data from Linear's systems?

Linear permits EU data subjects to request that Linear erase some or all of their Personal Data from Linear's systems.

What information does Linear's payment processing partner collect?

Linear's payment processing partner collects voluntarily-provided payment card information necessary to process payment, and users should review Stripe's terms of service and privacy policy for information on its use and storage of their Personal Data.

Is the payment card information collected voluntarily-provided?

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Consent to Data Collection on Service Use Compare →

This clause treats any use or access of the Services — however minimal — as legally sufficient to establish the user's consent to the full scope of data collection, use, and sharing practices described in the Privacy Policy.

Added July 11, 2026 Standard Seen across 296 platforms
Continued Use Constitutes Acceptance of Policy Changes Compare →

This clause means that continued use of the Services following a policy update — without any further affirmative action — operates as binding acceptance of whatever changes were made.

Added July 11, 2026 Standard Seen across 289 platforms
Contractual Necessity as Lawful Processing Basis Compare →

This clause establishes that providing certain Personal Data is not optional for users who wish to access the full Services — the legal basis for processing is contractual necessity, making refusal functionally equivalent to service restriction.

Added July 11, 2026 Standard Seen across 279 platforms
Data Sharing for Legal Obligations Compare →

This clause authorizes disclosure of any Personal Data — without category limitation — to third parties whenever the activity relates to legal compliance or enforcement, which can be a broad basis for sharing.

Added July 11, 2026 Standard Seen across 288 platforms
EU Data Subject Right of Erasure Compare →

This clause acknowledges a right of erasure that allows EU data subjects to seek deletion of their Personal Data, which can limit Linear's ability to retain data indefinitely.

Added July 11, 2026 Standard Seen across 290 platforms
Payment Data Sharing with Stripe Compare →

This clause establishes that payment card data is collected by a third-party partner rather than Linear directly, meaning Stripe's separate privacy practices govern that data rather than Linear's Privacy Policy alone.

Added July 11, 2026 Standard Seen across 288 platforms
Personal Data Transfer in Business Transactions Compare →

This clause means the entirety of a user's Personal Data could move to a new controlling entity in a business transaction, potentially subject to different privacy practices.

Added July 11, 2026 Standard Seen across 288 platforms
Personal Data Transferred to and Hosted in US Compare →

This clause establishes that Personal Data is subject to U.S. jurisdiction and potentially the laws of other countries, regardless of where the user is located or where the data originated.

Added July 11, 2026 Standard Seen across 288 platforms
Prohibition on Collecting Data from Under-13 Children Compare →

This clause establishes a minimum age threshold below which Linear will not knowingly engage in data collection, which is relevant to legal compliance with child privacy protections.

Added July 11, 2026 Standard Seen across 245 platforms

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California Resident Direct Marketing Opt-Out Right Compare →

This clause establishes a specific legal right for California residents to restrict a category of third-party data sharing that would otherwise be permitted.

Added July 11, 2026 Standard Seen across 290 platforms
Data Retention for Duration of Open Account Compare →

This clause defines the baseline duration for which Linear holds Personal Data, meaning data is not deleted simply because it is no longer actively used but persists for the full account lifetime.

Added July 11, 2026 Standard Seen across 275 platforms
Disclosure to Service Provider Third Parties Compare →

This clause confirms that Personal Data flows beyond Linear to external parties engaged for operational purposes, expanding the set of entities that handle a user's data.

Added July 11, 2026 Standard Seen across 288 platforms