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The provision establishes LinkedIn's age-gating mechanism to ensure compliance with legal requirements governing the processing of personal data for minors. The clause conditions service access on age verification and real-name account registration, which supports the platform's identity and data governance framework.
Users must certify they meet the applicable minimum age threshold to access LinkedIn services. Account holders agree to maintain a single account under their legal name and acknowledge that providing false age information or creating accounts for underage individuals constitutes a violation of the user agreement.
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"The Services are not for use by anyone under the age of 16. To use the Services, you agree that: (1) you must be the "Minimum Age" (described below) or older; (2) you will only have one LinkedIn account, which must be in your real name; and (3) you are not already restricted by LinkedIn from using the Services. Creating an account with false information is a violation of our terms, including accounts registered on behalf of others or persons under the age of 16. "Minimum Age" means 16 years old. However, if law requires that you must be older in order for LinkedIn to lawfully provide the Services to you without parental consent (including using your personal data) then the Minimum Age is such older age.— Excerpt from LinkedIn's LinkedIn User Agreement
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The provision establishes LinkedIn's age-gating mechanism to ensure compliance with legal requirements governing the processing of personal data for minors. The clause conditions service access on age verification and real-name account registration, which supports the platform's identity and data governance framework.
Users must certify they meet the applicable minimum age threshold to access LinkedIn services. Account holders agree to maintain a single account under their legal name and acknowledge that providing false age information or creating accounts for underage individuals constitutes a violation of the user agreement.
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