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- 04 Sept 2026
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- Paragraph 100 of 159
We use and retain this personal information for the purposes outlined in Sections 2 and 4.1 of our Privacy Policy. This means that we generally retain the types of personal information listed in the chart above as long as you keep your account open or as needed to provide you services.
4. The CCPA Categories of Personal Information We "Share"
While we do not sell your personal information, we may engage in "sharing" under the CCPA, which broadly defines this term as disclosing personal information for purposes of cross-context behavioral advertising, which is defined to include instances where companies target advertising based on personal information obtained from a consumer's activity across distinctly-branded websites or services. LinkedIn's practices and the categories of data we share are described in Section 1. We do not share sensitive personal information.
As described above, LinkedIn members can opt out of "sharing" by visiting member settings here, and guests can opt out by using guest controls. We will automatically opt you out of sharing if we receive a Global Privacy Control signal from you that reflects your choice to opt-out of sharing.
5. The CCPA Categories of Personal Information We Disclose for a "Business Purpose"
The CCPA requires us to describe the "business purposes" for which we may disclose your personal information. As described in our Privacy Policy, we may disclose your personal information to support our own operational purposes in providing our Services to you. In addition, we may disclose personal information at your direction, such as when you choose to communicate with other members through our Services.
5.1 Auditing Interactions
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