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AI and ML Model Training on Personal Data

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This authorization establishes a broad operational basis for LinkedIn to process personal data beyond immediate service delivery. The provision creates an institutional framework for algorithmic development and model training activities that operate on user data as a foundational input.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Apr 3, 2026
First Seen
Apr 17, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 261 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Under this clause, users' personal data becomes input for AI model development and training processes conducted by LinkedIn. The terms authorize this processing activity as part of the standard service relationship, without requiring separate consent mechanics beyond acceptance of the privacy policy.

How other platforms handle this

Mistral AI Medium

Data publicly available on the Internet. Our artificial intelligence models are trained on data that is publicly available on the Internet by third parties, which may contain personal data, even if we use good practices to filter out such personal data. [...] Training Datasets. In some cases, we acc...

DeepL Medium

To improve the quality of our services, we analyse texts submitted for translation. We ensure that this analysis cannot be traced back to individual users by anonymising the data before analysis. DeepL Pro subscribers' texts are not used to train our machine translation systems.

OpenAI Medium

Only models with a post-mitigation score of "medium" or below can be deployed. Only models with a post-mitigation score of "high" or below can be developed further.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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We may use your personal data to improve, develop, and provide products and Services, develop and train artificial intelligence (AI) models, develop, provide, and personalize our Services, and gain insights with the help of AI, automated systems, and inferences, so that our Services can be more relevant and useful to you and others.

— Excerpt from LinkedIn's LinkedIn Privacy Policy

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 Privacy Policy
Entity
LinkedIn
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
March 15, 2026
Last verified
April 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-000646
Document ID
CA-D-00090
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
a6ed56ddfd95f5dcbd9a71f72d858babb9dc7b2ea953fabaf234034f1872f036
Analysis generated
March 15, 2026 11:50 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: LinkedIn
Document: LinkedIn Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-000646
Captured: 2026-03-15 11:50:43 UTC
SHA-256: a6ed56ddfd95f5dc…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/linkedin/linkedin-privacy-policy/ai-and-ml-model-training-on-personal-data/
Accessed: July 4, 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 AI and ML Model Training on Personal Data clause do?

This authorization establishes a broad operational basis for LinkedIn to process personal data beyond immediate service delivery. The provision creates an institutional framework for algorithmic development and model training activities that operate on user data as a foundational input.

How does this clause affect you?

Under this clause, users' personal data becomes input for AI model development and training processes conducted by LinkedIn. The terms authorize this processing activity as part of the standard service relationship, without requiring separate consent mechanics beyond acceptance of the privacy policy.

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