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The agreement states that LinkedIn is not liable for fees charged as a result of bot activity, click fraud, fraudulent leads, or other invalid activity, and has no obligation to notify advertisers when such activity occurs. The sole remedy for fees affected by invalid activity or technological issues is a claim for non-transferable ad services credit submitted within 90 days.
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This provision establishes that advertisers bear the financial risk of fees generated by invalid activity and that LinkedIn's liability for technological issues is limited to issuing ad credits at its discretion. The provision also confirms that LinkedIn has no contractual obligation to proactively notify advertisers of detected invalid activity.
Under this clause, advertisers agree that fees charged as a result of click fraud, bot activity, or fraudulent leads are their financial responsibility, and that LinkedIn has no obligation to disclose detected invalid activity. The exclusive remedy for such fees is an ad services credit claimed within 90 days, not a monetary refund.
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"LinkedIn has systems in place to attempt to detect and prevent certain forms of automated and fraudulent activity, but no such systems are perfect, and bot activity, click fraud, fraudulent leads, and other third-party invalid activity (collectively, 'Invalid Activity') may occur. You understand and agree that Invalid Activity may affect the Fees you are charged, and that LinkedIn is not liable for such Invalid Activity. LinkedIn may choose to notify you of Invalid Activity in its discretion, but it is not obligated to do so. Additionally, if you wish to dispute any Fees based on Invalid Activity or Technological Issues, your sole and exclusive remedy will be to make a claim for an Ad Services credit within 90 days of the date of that Invalid Activity or Technological Issue, and LinkedIn's exclusive liability is, in its sole discretion, to issue Ad Services credit.Excerpt from LinkedIn's Ads Agreement
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages FTC authority over unfair or deceptive commercial practices in digital advertising, particularly given industry-wide concerns about invalid traffic and ad fraud. The FTC has issued guidance on transparency in digital advertising measurement. CCPA and equivalent statutes do not directly govern invalid activity liability, but state consumer protection statutes may be relevant depending on the advertiser's jurisdiction and classification. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: High. The agreement places the financial risk of invalid activity on the advertiser while limiting LinkedIn's disclosure obligations and capping LinkedIn's liability to discretionary ad credits. Advertisers in markets with mandatory advertising measurement standards or industry self-regulatory frameworks such as the Interactive Advertising Bureau should assess whether this allocation of risk is consistent with applicable standards. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU-based advertisers may have rights under applicable commercial law that limit a platform's ability to charge for services not rendered due to fraudulent third-party activity; legal teams should assess whether the credit-only remedy is enforceable in their member state. UK advertisers should assess whether this provision is consistent with the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 or its successor provisions. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Advertisers using third-party ad verification vendors should assess whether the contractual limitations in this provision affect their ability to rely on third-party measurement data to support a fee dispute. The provision states that fees are determined solely by LinkedIn's tracking mechanisms, which may conflict with third-party measurement standards used in media buying agreements. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Finance and media buying teams should implement independent invalid traffic monitoring using third-party verification tools and establish internal escalation procedures for submitting ad services credit claims within the 90-day window. Legal teams should assess whether the exclusion of liability for invalid activity is consistent with applicable law in their operating jurisdiction.
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This provision establishes that advertisers bear the financial risk of fees generated by invalid activity and that LinkedIn's liability for technological issues is limited to issuing ad credits at its discretion. The provision also confirms that LinkedIn has no contractual obligation to proactively notify advertisers of detected invalid activity.
Under this clause, advertisers agree that fees charged as a result of click fraud, bot activity, or fraudulent leads are their financial responsibility, and that LinkedIn has no obligation to disclose detected invalid activity. The exclusive remedy for such fees is an ad services credit claimed within 90 days, not a monetary refund.
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