Provision record
LinkedIn · LinkedIn Privacy Policy · View original document ↗

Public content shared with Microsoft for their services

High confidence Common · 281 of 343 platforms

Key Facts · in the document’s own words

What may LinkedIn share with its affiliates?
“Subject to our European Regional Privacy Notice, we may also share with our Affiliates, including Microsoft, your (1) publicly-shared content (such as your public LinkedIn posts) to provide or develop their services and (2) personal data to improve...”
Version CA-V-000672, captured April 19, 2026 · live source ↗
Our reading, not the document’s words
LinkedIn may share users' publicly-shared content with its affiliates, including Microsoft, to provide or develop their services.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

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Public content posted on LinkedIn may be shared with and used by Microsoft and other affiliates to build or operate their own services, extending the reach of that content beyond LinkedIn.

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Interpretive note: The excerpt references two independent sharing categories: publicly-shared content and personal data. The canonical claim covers only the publicly-shared content category as the primary proposition. The European Regional Privacy Notice condition and the personal data sharing category are recorded in omitted_material.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

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Content you share publicly on LinkedIn may be shared with LinkedIn's affiliates, including Microsoft, for use in providing or developing their services.

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Harvey AI

We will share Personal Data that we collect, such as Account Information with any corporate affiliates...used for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy and generally to operate our business...

Indeed

When a job seeker applies to job posts posted by job boards that have integrated Indeed Apply, if such job seeker agrees to the terms of service and the privacy policy of the job boards before submitting the application, the job seeker's personal data may be transferred not just to employers but als...

Kling AI

The Company collect and process personal information in [Singapore, Malaysia] for the purpose of providing the services.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Subject to our European Regional Privacy Notice, we may also share with our Affiliates, including Microsoft, your (1) publicly-shared content (such as your public LinkedIn posts) to provide or develop their services and (2) personal data to improve...

Excerpt from LinkedIn's Privacy Policy

Provision details

Document information
Document
LinkedIn Privacy Policy
Entity
LinkedIn
Date stated by the document
Nov. 3, 2025
As printed in LinkedIn’s text (version CA-V-000672), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
March 15, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-000672, captured April 19, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-023109
Document ID
CA-D-000090
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-000672)
17f94b76e4e1cc135ce2894a7d25ad61d3ba156d4b6a1d889bc25dbac8db58ba
Analysis generated
April 28, 2026 09:45 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-000672, captured April 19, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: LinkedIn
Document: LinkedIn Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-023109
Version: CA-V-000672
Captured: 2026-04-19 06:06:31 UTC
SHA-256: 17f94b76e4e1cc13…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/linkedin/linkedin-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-023109/public-content-shared-with-microsoft-for-their-services/
Accessed: Nov. 5, 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 Public content shared with Microsoft for their services clause do?

Public content posted on LinkedIn may be shared with and used by Microsoft and other affiliates to build or operate their own services, extending the reach of that content beyond LinkedIn.

How does this clause affect you?

Content you share publicly on LinkedIn may be shared with LinkedIn's affiliates, including Microsoft, for use in providing or developing their services.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 281 platforms. See the full comparison.

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