LinkedIn is aware of the July 16, 2020, ruling by the European Court of Justice and the September 8, 2020 opinion by the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC) invalidating the EU-US Privacy Shield Framework and the Swiss-US Privacy Shield Framework. LinkedIn is monitoring developments and guidance from the European Commission, Swiss FDPIC and the US Government. The ruling does not change LinkedIn members’ or our customers’ ability to continue using our products because LinkedIn also relies on Standard Contractual Clauses for international data transfers (SCCs).

LinkedIn's services require data to flow from the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA), and Switzerland to the United States (U.S.) and back. To ensure that EU personal data is protected when transferred outside the EU, the General Data Protection Regulation mandates that such transfers take place using certain legal mechanisms described on the EU Commission’s website.

Standard Contractual Clauses

LinkedIn relies on European Commission-approved Standard Contractual Clauses as a legal mechanism for data transfers from the EU. These clauses are contractual commitments between companies transferring personal data (for example, from LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company or its customers to LinkedIn Corporation), binding them to protect the privacy and security of the data. LinkedIn companies adopted Standard Contractual Clauses so that the data flows necessary to provide, maintain, and develop our services take place legally.

We remain committed to ensuring that our members continue to use our services to advance their careers and pursue professional opportunities worldwide.

Note: LinkedIn's data centers, which store our members' information, are currently located in the U.S.

LinkedIn’s Privacy Shield Statement

Due to the ruling by the European Court of Justice, LinkedIn is no longer a participant in the Privacy Shield Framework. LinkedIn is monitoring developments regarding a Privacy Shield replacement and will update here if there are updates.