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What Kind of Personal Information Do We Collect?
In addition, we may collect publicly available information about you from third parties or other
sources on an as-needed basis. For example, before and during the course of your employment
or assignment with LinkedIn, we may collect information from social media sources (including
your LinkedIn profile) for recruitment and other employment purposes.
Also, as we explain during the recruitment process, LinkedIn engages a third-party vendor for
background screenings. This helps us verify information about your past education, employment,
and your credit and/or criminal history, where laws allow. In addition, if there is an investigation
of an employee matter, we may obtain information about the incident from external sources
including private parties, law enforcement, or public news sources.
Please keep in mind that you have a personal responsibility to obtain consent from your
references
before
you provide their Personal Information to LinkedIn.
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Sensitive Personal Information
To help LinkedIn foster a more diverse and inclusive workplace, we may request limited
Sensitive Personal Information from you, like your racial or ethnic origin, your gender, and any
disabilities you may have. Providing this information to LinkedIn is completely voluntary,
meaning you don’t have to provide it if you would prefer not to, and you won’t suffer any negative
consequences if you decide not to share it with us. If you do choose to provide this information,
we will use it to:
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Strengthen our Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging (DIBs) initiatives
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Comply with anti-discrimination laws and meet our government reporting obligations
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Help ensure equal employment opportunities at LinkedIn
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Provide accommodations during the recruiting process.
“Sensitive Personal Information” may include information such as racial or ethnic origin and
health or sexual preferences.
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Why Do We Collect Your Personal Information?
Keep in mind that we may also use your Personal Information to comply with the laws and
regulations that apply to our business, or to protect the rights and interests of LinkedIn, our
users, employees, applicants, and others, where required or permitted by law.
Additionally, LinkedIn may use Personal Information for workforce planning and diversity
initiatives to help make LinkedIn a better place to work. In these cases, we will always handle
your Personal Information with care and in line with the laws that govern it.
If you accept a job with LinkedIn, the information we collect will be included as part of your
ongoing employment or contingent workforce record. If you don’t receive or accept a job offer
from LinkedIn, we may still keep your application for a limited time period to consider you for
future openings you might be well suited for. If you would prefer that LinkedIn not keep your
application on file, you can request that your data be deleted.
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