9 Total
1 High severity
7 Medium severity
1 Low severity
Summary

LinkedIn's Privacy Policy establishes the scope and procedures for collection, use, and sharing of personal data generated through the platform, including profile information, messages, device identifiers, on-platform and off-platform browsing behavior, and inferred interest data. The policy authorizes LinkedIn to process collected data for targeted advertising delivery, artificial intelligence model training including generative AI applications, and disclosure to advertising partners, analytics vendors, and affiliated companies. Users in the EU, UK, and California operate under supplemental data rights including access, correction, deletion, and opt-out mechanisms for certain processing activities, with management tools available through LinkedIn's Privacy Settings interface.

Technical / Legal Breakdown

This document is LinkedIn's Privacy Policy, effective November 3, 2025, governing the collection, use, and sharing of personal data for all Members and Visitors of LinkedIn's services globally, with LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company serving as data controller for EU/EEA/Switzerland users and LinkedIn Corporation serving as controller for all other users. The policy states that LinkedIn collects name, email address, mobile number, location, password, payment and billing information, profile data (education, work experience, skills, photo), device identifiers, IP addresses, browsing activity on and off LinkedIn, content interactions, messages, calendar data, and inferred data; the terms authorize use of this data for advertising, AI model training, content recommendations, analytics, and sharing with affiliates, advertising partners, analytics vendors, and third-party services. The policy asserts a broad license to use member-provided content and data for AI and generative AI feature training, and authorizes sharing member data with third-party advertisers and data partners; EU/EEA users may have additional rights under the European Regional Privacy Notice, while the practical scope of data use for AI training purposes may require evaluation under GDPR lawful basis requirements. The policy engages GDPR for Designated Countries users (with LinkedIn Ireland as controller), CCPA and U.S. state privacy laws for California and other U.S. residents, and references a separate California Privacy Disclosure and U.S. State Privacy Laws page; LinkedIn also references compliance with data transfer mechanisms for cross-border data flows. Material compliance considerations include the lawful basis for processing member data for AI and generative AI training under GDPR, the adequacy of consent mechanisms for behavioral advertising, and the scope of legitimate interests claimed for data processing.

Institutional Analysis

Institutional analysis available with Professional

Regulatory exposure by statute, material risk assessment, vendor due diligence action items, and enforcement precedent. Available on Professional.

Start Professional free trial
High — 1 provision
Medium — 7 provisions
Low — 1 provision

Monitoring

LinkedIn has updated this document before.

Watcher includes same-day alerts, structured change summaries, and monitoring for up to 10 platforms.

Start Watcher free trial Or create a free account →

Professional Governance Intelligence

Need provision-level monitoring and regulatory mapping?

Professional includes governance timelines, compliance memos, audit-ready analysis, and full provision tracking.

Start Professional free trial

Cross-platform context

See how other platforms handle AI and Generative AI Model Training and similar clauses.

Compare across platforms →

Mapped Governance Frameworks

BIPA
Illinois, USA
View official text ↗
CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
View official text ↗
Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
View official text ↗
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
View official text ↗
DMA
European Union
View official text ↗
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
View official text ↗
GDPR
European Union
View official text ↗
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
View official text ↗
Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
US-KY
View official text ↗
UK GDPR
United Kingdom
View official text ↗
Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US
View official text ↗
VPPA
United States Federal
View official text ↗
Archival ProvenanceSource & Archival Record
Last Captured April 19, 2026 06:06 UTC
Capture Method Automated scheduled archival capture
Document ID CA-D-000090
Version ID CA-V-000672
SHA-256 55fa0b073e1c9bf6f1e23dc853a1ac7921b89e2670912d492cbfc37696343afc
✓ Snapshot stored ✓ Text extracted ✓ Change verified ✓ Hash verified

Governance Monitoring

Monitor governance changes across the platforms you rely on.

Structured alerts for policy changes, governance events, and provision updates across 318+ platforms.

Create free account Compare plans