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LinkedIn Retains Right to Self-Advertise in Auctions

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LinkedIn retains the complete and unqualified right to serve advertisements for its own products and services and to participate in auctions through the Ad Services to serve such advertisements.

Excerpt from LinkedIn's Ads Agreement

Applicable regulations

DMA
European Union
DSA
European Union

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-063316
Document ID
CA-D-00863
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
7f1df96a73c062f9d20aa84beb0dbef769aa923bc5ee01baa675619fc1a46a3a
Analysis generated
May 20, 2026 20:53 UTC
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Citation Record
Entity: LinkedIn
Document: LinkedIn Ads Agreement
Record ID: CA-P-063316
Captured: 2026-05-20 20:53:24 UTC
SHA-256: 7f1df96a73c062f9…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/linkedin/linkedin-ads-agreement/provision/CA-P-063316/linkedin-retains-right-to-self-advertise-in-auctions/
Accessed: Aug. 5, 2026
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What does LinkedIn's LinkedIn Retains Right to Self-Advertise in Auctions clause do?

The clause states: “LinkedIn retains the complete and unqualified right to serve advertisements for its own products and services and to participate in auctions through the Ad Services to serve such advertisements.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 263 platforms. See the full comparison.

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