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Legal Obligation Fulfillment Data Use

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Fulfilling our legal obligations under applicable law, regulation, court order or other legal process, such as preventing, detecting and investigating security incidents and potentially illegal or prohibited activities.

Excerpt from Linear's Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Colorado AI Act
US-CO
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
ePrivacy Directive
European Union
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union

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Document information
Document
Linear Privacy Policy
Entity
Linear
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
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Record ID
CA-P-071630
Document ID
CA-D-00550
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Citation Record
Entity: Linear
Document: Linear Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-071630
Captured: UTC
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/linear/linear-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-071630/legal-obligation-fulfillment-data-use/
Accessed: July 26, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Linear's Legal Obligation Fulfillment Data Use clause do?

The clause states: “Fulfilling our legal obligations under applicable law, regulation, court order or other legal process, such as preventing, detecting and investigating security incidents and potentially illegal or prohibited activities.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 284 platforms. See the full comparison.

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