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Tailored ads served on and off LinkedIn

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Ad targeting reaches beyond LinkedIn's own platform and extends to users and non-users alike, using data that may be combined across sources and delivered via third-party partners.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 3354 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Being a LinkedIn member, visitor, or other individual means LinkedIn may target ads at you on and off its Services using your data, directly or through partners.

How other platforms handle this

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In accordance with applicable legal requirements, we may use your information to tailor and provide you with content and advertisements.

MyFitnessPal Medium

We use your personal information to send you newsletters and other promotional communications, including information about MyFitnessPal's new offerings, features, offers, events, webinars, and other information.

Lyft Medium

We may infer certain information from your interactions with the Lyft Platform and other personal information available to us. For example, if you frequently ride to or from airports, we may infer you are a frequent traveler.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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We target (and measure the performance of) ads to Members, Visitors and others both on and off our Services directly or through a variety of partners, using the following data, whether separately or combined...

— Excerpt from LinkedIn's LinkedIn Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

EU AI Act
European Union
BIPA
Illinois, USA
CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Colorado AI Act
US-CO
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
ePrivacy Directive
European Union
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
UK GDPR
United Kingdom

Provision details

Document information
Document
LinkedIn Privacy Policy
Entity
LinkedIn
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
April 28, 2026
Last verified
May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-023062
Document ID
CA-D-00090
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
ce4e84ffc9e0fc98014761639e090fc61c45e8e9f63dbb4873f713aea4017044
Analysis generated
April 28, 2026 09:45 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: LinkedIn
Document: LinkedIn Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-023062
Captured: 2026-04-28 09:45:05 UTC
SHA-256: ce4e84ffc9e0fc98…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/linkedin/linkedin-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-023062/tailored-ads-served-on-and-off-linkedin/
Accessed: July 13, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does LinkedIn's Tailored ads served on and off LinkedIn clause do?

Ad targeting reaches beyond LinkedIn's own platform and extends to users and non-users alike, using data that may be combined across sources and delivered via third-party partners.

How does this clause affect you?

Being a LinkedIn member, visitor, or other individual means LinkedIn may target ads at you on and off its Services using your data, directly or through partners.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 280 platforms. See the full comparison.

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