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LinkedIn · LinkedIn Ads Agreement · View original document ↗

Confidential Information Disclosure Limited to Need-to-Know Parties

Medium severity Explicit document language Common · 297 of 352 platforms
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not disclose Confidential Information to any third party except (1) to affiliates or employees, students, consultants, and agents who (i) have a need to know it in order to carry out their obligations under the Agreement...

Excerpt from LinkedIn's Ads Agreement

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-063395
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-063395
Captured: 2026-05-20 20:53:24 UTC
SHA-256: 7f1df96a73c062f9…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/linkedin/linkedin-ads-agreement/provision/CA-P-063395/confidential-information-disclosure-limited-to-need-to-know-parties/
Accessed: Aug. 3, 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 Confidential Information Disclosure Limited to Need-to-Know Parties clause do?

The clause states: “not disclose Confidential Information to any third party except (1) to affiliates or employees, students, consultants, and agents who (i) have a need to know it in order to carry out their obligations under the Agreement...”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 297 platforms. See the full comparison.

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