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User Data Rights and Deletion Requests

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What it is

We offer you settings to control and manage the personal data we have about you. For personal data that we have about you, you can: Delete Data: You can ask us to erase or delete all or some of your personal data (e.g., if it is no longer necessary to provide Services to you). Change or Correct Data: You can edit some of your personal data through your account. You can also ask us to change, update or fix your data in certain cases, particularly if it's inaccurate. Object to, or Limit or Restrict, Use of Data: You can ask us to stop using all or some of your personal data (e.g., if we have no legal right to keep using it) or to limit our use of it (e.g., if your personal data is inaccurate or unlawfully held). Right to Access and/or Take Your Data: You can ask us for a copy of your personal data and can ask for a copy of personal data you provided in machine readable form.

Why it matters

These rights are legally enforceable under GDPR and CCPA/CPRA, but exercising them requires you to actively submit requests — and LinkedIn's timeline and scope of compliance will vary by jurisdiction.

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.
  • Delete Your Data
    Go to LinkedIn Settings > Data Privacy > 'Request data deletion' to submit a formal request for LinkedIn to erase your personal data. You can also use this page to download a copy of your data first.
  • Export Your Data
    In LinkedIn Settings, navigate to 'Data Privacy' then 'Get a copy of your data' to request a machine-readable export of all personal data LinkedIn holds about you.

Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    FTC enforces against failure to honor data access and deletion rights under FTC Act Section 5 and has authority over CCPA-adjacent deceptive privacy practices for US users.
    File a complaint →
  • State AG
    State Attorneys General enforce CCPA/CPRA and state privacy law data subject rights including access, deletion, and portability for residents of California and other states with privacy laws.
    File a complaint →

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LinkedIn Privacy Policy
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March 24, 2026
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Accessed: April 6, 2026
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