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The clause establishes the operational scope of LinkedIn's data collection mechanisms by specifying that collection occurs both during active use and passive visits, across logged-in and logged-out states, and explicitly includes interpersonal communications, thereby defining the breadth of information the service processes.
Users operate under terms that authorize LinkedIn to collect and process device, location, behavioral, and communicative data as part of service operation. The provision does not restrict collection to specific use cases or require explicit user action for each data category.
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"We collect data when you use, or visit services on, our Services, including when you're not logged in. This includes devices (e.g., device ID, browser type, operating system, IP address), locations (e.g., using IP addresses, GPS or Wi-Fi), and actions (e.g., feature use, clicks, views, search queries, page visits)... We also collect data when you communicate or connect with others through our Services, including when you send messages.— Excerpt from LinkedIn's LinkedIn Privacy Policy
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The clause establishes the operational scope of LinkedIn's data collection mechanisms by specifying that collection occurs both during active use and passive visits, across logged-in and logged-out states, and explicitly includes interpersonal communications, thereby defining the breadth of information the service processes.
Users operate under terms that authorize LinkedIn to collect and process device, location, behavioral, and communicative data as part of service operation. The provision does not restrict collection to specific use cases or require explicit user action for each data category.
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