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Member Grants LinkedIn Non-Exclusive Worldwide License

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The license is worldwide, transferable, and sublicensable, meaning LinkedIn can pass these rights to third parties and exercise them globally across all content members post.

Interpretive note: The excerpt uses an ellipsis before the license scope description, suggesting there may be additional conditions or limitations on the license (such as duration or purpose restrictions) that are not available for analysis.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 2696 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Content you post on LinkedIn may be used, copied, modified, distributed, publicly displayed, hosted, and processed by LinkedIn and its affiliates, and those rights can be transferred or sublicensed to others.

How other platforms handle this

Wise Medium

We grant you a non-transferable, non-exclusive license to use the App on your device subject to this Agreement. We reserve all other rights.

Tinder Medium

You do not have any rights in relation to Member Content, and, unless expressly authorized by Tinder, you may only use Member Content to the extent that your use is consistent with our Services' purpose...

Glassdoor Medium

We hereby grant you a limited, revocable, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license under the rights licensable by us to use the services and use Content from our services solely for your personal use...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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You grant LinkedIn and our Affiliates the following non-exclusive license...A worldwide, transferable and sublicensable right to use, copy, modify, distribute, publicly perform and display, host, and process your content...

— Excerpt from LinkedIn's LinkedIn User Agreement

Applicable regulations

DMCA
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
LinkedIn User Agreement
Entity
LinkedIn
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
April 27, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-023396
Document ID
CA-D-00091
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
c341716ecac935edade000e7e7d1232fa3522ff2b1aa19adf3be4a5f7e3464d9
Analysis generated
April 27, 2026 12:11 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: LinkedIn
Document: LinkedIn User Agreement
Record ID: CA-P-023396
Captured: 2026-04-27 12:11:16 UTC
SHA-256: c341716ecac935ed…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/linkedin/linkedin-user-agreement/provision/CA-P-023396/member-grants-linkedin-non-exclusive-worldwide-license/
Accessed: July 12, 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 Member Grants LinkedIn Non-Exclusive Worldwide License clause do?

The license is worldwide, transferable, and sublicensable, meaning LinkedIn can pass these rights to third parties and exercise them globally across all content members post.

How does this clause affect you?

Content you post on LinkedIn may be used, copied, modified, distributed, publicly displayed, hosted, and processed by LinkedIn and its affiliates, and those rights can be transferred or sublicensed to others.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 257 platforms. See the full comparison.

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