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linkedin.com ↗Privacy Panel Label
Privacy Panel
LinkedIn
Data Collected
●Financial & Payment Datasensitive
Payment and billing information
Salary information
●Race, Religion & Demographicssensitive
Demographic data
●Precise Locationsensitive
Precise location (GPS)
●Message & Email Contentsensitive
Message and communication content
○Contact Info
Name
Email address
Mobile number
○Employment & Education
Work experience and education
Job title and professional information
○Contacts / Address Book
Calendar and contact information
○Device & Online IDs
Device identifiers and IP address
Advertising ID
○Browsing & Search History
Cookies and tracking data
Search history and feed activity
Email header information
○App Usage & Diagnostics
Service usage and log data
○Photos, Videos & Audio
Profile photo and uploaded media
Data Sharing & Use
noSold to third parties
8 recipient categories (Advertising partners and ad networks, Service providers (maintenance, analysis, audit, payments, fraud detection, customer support, marketing and development), Affiliates including Microsoft, …)
YESShared for advertising
YESCross-site tracking
YESUsed for profiling / AI decisions
YESUsed to train AI models
YESDisclosed to law enforcement
Data Uses
Core serviceSecurity / fraudAdvertisingPersonalizationAnalyticsAI/ML trainingThird-party partnerships
Data Retention
Indefinite
Varies by data type
Includes legally mandated retention
LinkedIn retains personal data as long as the account is open or as needed to pr…
Consumer Rights
Access
Delete
Portability
Correct
Opt-out
Security
Encrypted in transit
?
Encrypted at rest?
MFA available?
Breach notificationBrowser Privacy Signals
partialGPC / DNT
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What's on the label
Sold to third parties
no85% confidence
We do not share your personal data with any non-Affiliated third-party advertisers or ad networks except for: (i) hashed IDs or device identifiers (to the extent they are personal data in some countries); (ii) with your separate permission (e.g., in a lead generation form) or (iii) data already visible to any users of the Services (e.g., profile).
Shared for advertising
YES97% confidence
We target (and measure the performance of) ads to Members, Visitors and others both on and off our Services directly or through a variety of partners, using the following data, whether separately or combined
Cross-site tracking
YES95% confidence
we use cookies and similar technologies (e.g., pixels and ad tags) to collect data (e.g., device IDs) to recognize you and your device(s) on, off and across different services and devices where you have engaged with our Services.
Used for profiling
YES92% confidence
Information inferred from data described above (e.g., using job titles from a profile to infer industry, seniority, and compensation bracket; using graduation dates to infer age or using first names or pronoun usage to infer gender; using your feed activity to infer your interests; or using device data to recognize you as a Member).
Used to train AI
YES95% confidence
We may use your personal data to improve, develop, and provide products and Services, develop and train artificial intelligence (AI) models, develop, provide, and personalize our Services, and gain insights with the help of AI, automated systems, and inferences
Signals & rights
Honors DNT
?50% confidence
We currently do not share personal data with third parties for their direct marketing purposes without your permission. Learn more about this and about our response to "do not track" signals.
Sources / Provenance
Analyzed June 3, 2026 · policy fetched June 3, 2026
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