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The clause establishes the scope of LinkedIn's data collection infrastructure beyond first-party user interactions, incorporating data flows from affiliate relationships, advertising ecosystems, analytics partnerships, and distributed tracking mechanisms across third-party digital properties.
Interpretive note: The full list of third-party data sources and the specific data categories received from each source are not enumerated in the policy text, creating uncertainty about the practical scope of off-platform collection.
Users' LinkedIn profiles and accounts receive data inputs from external parties and off-platform sources as part of the normal operation of the service. This mechanism applies to location information, device data, third-party tracking signals, and user-generated content posted by others that references the user.
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"We receive data about you when you use the services of our affiliates. Partners, advertisers, analytics vendors, and others share data with us. We may also get information about you from others (e.g., when they post content about you). We get data from your devices and networks, including location data. We get data from cookies and similar technologies from third parties who use our pixels, plug-ins, or cookies.— Excerpt from LinkedIn's LinkedIn Privacy Policy
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The clause establishes the scope of LinkedIn's data collection infrastructure beyond first-party user interactions, incorporating data flows from affiliate relationships, advertising ecosystems, analytics partnerships, and distributed tracking mechanisms across third-party digital properties.
Users' LinkedIn profiles and accounts receive data inputs from external parties and off-platform sources as part of the normal operation of the service. This mechanism applies to location information, device data, third-party tracking signals, and user-generated content posted by others that references the user.
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