LinkedIn · LinkedIn Privacy Policy

Third-Party Data Sourcing Including Data Brokers

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What it is

We receive data about you from others, such as: our affiliates; services you use (e.g., your calendar or contacts data); our customers and Partners (e.g., Employer or Prospective Employer, Premium Services, Advertisers, and Marketing Partners); your contacts or others who upload data about you; and publicly available data.

Why it matters

Data collected about you from third parties can be combined with your LinkedIn profile to build a more detailed picture of you than you have directly shared, and you may have limited visibility into what data has been received or from whom.

Consumer impact

LinkedIn collects an extensive range of personal data including professional history, inferred attributes, device signals, precise location, and communications metadata, and uses this data for targeted advertising, AI model training, and sharing across the Microsoft corporate family. Users' profile content and activity data may be used to train LinkedIn's generative AI features without affirmative opt-in consent, representing a significant expansion of data use beyond what many users would reasonably expect from a professional networking platform. You can limit this by visiting linkedin.com/psettings/privacy to opt out of AI training data use and adjust advertising and data sharing preferences.

What you can do

⚠️ These actions may provide transparency or partial mitigation but may not fully address the underlying issue. Effectiveness varies by jurisdiction and individual circumstances.
  • Export Your Data
    In LinkedIn Settings, navigate to 'Data Privacy', then 'Get a copy of your data' to submit a data access request and review what third-party sourced information LinkedIn holds about you.

Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    FTC oversees data broker practices and the use of third-party sourced data in consumer profiles under FTC Act Section 5 and its data broker enforcement program.
    File a complaint →

Provision details

Document information
Document
LinkedIn Privacy Policy
Entity
LinkedIn
Document last updated
March 24, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
March 15, 2026
Last verified
April 4, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-002152
Document ID
CA-D-00090
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Entity: LinkedIn | Document: LinkedIn Privacy Policy | Record: CA-P-002152
Captured: 2026-03-15 11:50:43 UTC | SHA-256: a6ed56ddfd95f5dc…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/linkedin/linkedin-privacy-policy/third-party-data-sourcing-including-data-brokers/
Accessed: April 6, 2026
Classification
Severity
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