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Advertiser Solely Responsible for Automated Ad Recommendations

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

LinkedIn places sole responsibility for automated ad content and targeting on the advertiser, meaning LinkedIn accepts no liability for outcomes resulting from its own automated recommendations if the advertiser uses them.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Advertisers who use LinkedIn's automated ad features bear sole responsibility for the resulting ad content and targeting, regardless of the automated recommendation's source.

How other platforms handle this

Instacart Medium

You are responsible for any content, data, or instructions submitted to the Services via any Automated System. Instacart's license to use user content...includes content submitted by or through Automated Systems...

Tinder Medium

This is still Your Content, and you are responsible for it and its accuracy, as well as your use of it on our Services and any and all decisions made, actions taken, and failures to take action based on Your Content.

Anthropic Medium

Request a review of decisions made solely based on automated processing of personal data.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Before using any of these features to create, launch or target an ad you must carefully review the automated recommendation and, if you use these features, you are solely responsible for the content and targeting of the ads.

— Excerpt from LinkedIn's LinkedIn Ads Agreement

Applicable regulations

EU AI Act
European Union
Colorado AI Act
US-CO
GDPR
European Union
Texas AI Act
Texas, USA
UK GDPR
United Kingdom

Provision details

Document information
Document
LinkedIn Ads Agreement
Entity
LinkedIn
Document last updated
May 20, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 20, 2026
Last verified
May 20, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-063298
Document ID
CA-D-00863
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
7f1df96a73c062f9d20aa84beb0dbef769aa923bc5ee01baa675619fc1a46a3a
Analysis generated
May 20, 2026 20:53 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: LinkedIn
Document: LinkedIn Ads Agreement
Record ID: CA-P-063298
Captured: 2026-05-20 20:53:24 UTC
SHA-256: 7f1df96a73c062f9…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/linkedin/linkedin-ads-agreement/provision/CA-P-063298/advertiser-solely-responsible-for-automated-ad-recommendations/
Accessed: July 13, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does LinkedIn's Advertiser Solely Responsible for Automated Ad Recommendations clause do?

LinkedIn places sole responsibility for automated ad content and targeting on the advertiser, meaning LinkedIn accepts no liability for outcomes resulting from its own automated recommendations if the advertiser uses them.

How does this clause affect you?

Advertisers who use LinkedIn's automated ad features bear sole responsibility for the resulting ad content and targeting, regardless of the automated recommendation's source.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 215 platforms. See the full comparison.

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