LinkedIn User Agreement, Privacy Policy, and Cookie Policy
LinkedIn is a professional networking platform that lets users build profiles, connect with colleagues, search and apply for jobs, share content, and access career-related tools and premium recruiting/sales/learning services.
Analyzed June 19, 2026
Key findings
Summary
LinkedIn's terms follow standard broad corporate practices, granting itself a wide license to user content and collecting extensive behavioral, device, and location data used partly for advertising and AI model training. Data is shared with partners and Microsoft for cross-context behavioral advertising (with opt-out available), and disputes are resolved via court venue rather than arbitration. Overall, this reflects typical, terms with moderate consumer impact for a major platform, with no unusually high-impact provisions but some aggravating factors around AI training and ad-sharing.
Category Breakdown
LinkedIn collects extensive data including precise location (opt-in), calendar syncing, cross-device tracking, offsite ad tracking, and uses personal data to train AI models.
From: PRIVACY POLICYWe 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...View source document
LinkedIn shares personal data with partners and Microsoft for advertising purposes including cross-context behavioral advertising, though it states it does not sell personal information.
From: CALIFORNIA PRIVACY DISCLOSUREUnder the CCPA, you can opt out of the sharing of your personal information with third parties for cross-context behavioral advertising purposes.View source document
Users retain ownership of their content but grant LinkedIn a broad, worldwide, transferable, sublicensable license to use, copy, modify, and distribute it, which survives account deletion in certain circumstances.
From: TERMS OF SERVICEA worldwide, transferable and sublicensable right to use, copy, modify, distribute, publicly perform and display, host, and process your content and other information without any further consent, notice and/or compensation to you or others.View source document
LinkedIn can restrict, suspend, or terminate accounts for breach of contract, law, or misuse, with notice generally provided but broad discretion retained.
From: TERMS OF SERVICELinkedIn reserves the right to restrict, suspend, or terminate your account if you breach this Contract or the law or are misusing the Services (e.g., violating any of the Dos and Don’ts or Professional Community Policies).View source document
No arbitration clause is present; instead disputes are resolved through court venue clauses specifying California or Ireland courts depending on residency, with a governing law clause.
From: TERMS OF SERVICEYou and LinkedIn both agree that all claims and disputes can be litigated only in the federal or state courts in Santa Clara County, California, USA, and you and LinkedIn each agree to personal jurisdiction in those courts.View source document
Paid subscriptions automatically renew and charge the payment method at the start of each period, with cancellation required before the renewal date to avoid charges; refunds are governed by a separate policy.
From: TERMS OF SERVICEIf you purchase a subscription, your payment method automatically will be charged at the start of each subscription period for the fees and taxes applicable to that period. To avoid future charges, cancel before the renewal date.View source document