At Linked ("we," "our," or "us"), we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our application, website, and services (collectively, the "Service").
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By using our Service, you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your information as described in this Privacy Policy.
2. Information We Collect
2.1 Personal Information
We may collect personal information that you provide directly to us, including:
Account information (name, email address, profile
picture)Authentication credentials for third-party services (such as OAuth tokens)
Communication preferences and settings
Payment and billing information (when you subscribe to premium features)
2.2 Email and Communication Data
When you connect your email account or other communication platforms to our Service, we process:
Email messages and their contents
Email metadata (sender, recipient, subject, date, attachments)
Contact information from your email accounts
Calendar data and events
Important Privacy Note:
Your emails and secured data are not stored in our database. This data is processed in your browser and remains in your local browser cache only. We do not permanently store the content of your emails on our servers.
2.3 Usage Information
We automatically collect certain information about your use of the Service, including:
Log data (IP address, browser type, pages visited, time spent)
Device information (hardware model, operating system, unique device identifiers)
Usage patterns and feature interactions
Performance data and error reports
2.4 Cookies and Similar Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Service and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data that may include an anonymous unique identifier.
You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:
Providing, maintaining, and improving the Service
Processing and completing transactions
Sending you technical notices, updates, security alerts, and support messages
Responding to your comments, questions, and requests
Developing new products, services, features, and functionality
Analyzing and monitoring usage patterns and trends
Personalizing your experience with the Service
Detecting, investigating, and preventing fraudulent transactions and other illegal activities
Protecting the rights and property of Linked and others
4. Email Processing and AI Features
Our Service includes AI-powered features that process your email and communication data to provide intelligent assistance. Here's how we handle this data:
We process your emails to provide features like summarization, search, and intelligent responses
Our AI models may analyze patterns in your communications to provide personalized assistance
We implement technical safeguards to protect the confidentiality of your communications
We do not use your email content to serve targeted advertisements
We may use anonymized and aggregated data to improve our AI models and Service
Local Processing:
Your data processing happens directly in your browser. Your emails and sensitive data are not permanently stored on our servers. We use secure, temporary processing for AI features while maintaining your privacy.
5. Data Sharing and Disclosure
We may share your information in the following circumstances:
5.1 Third-Party Service Providers
We may share your information with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents who perform services for us or on our behalf and require access to such information to do that work. These may include payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing assistance.
5.2 Business Transfers
If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, financing due diligence, reorganization, bankruptcy, receivership, sale of company assets, or transition of service to another provider, your information may be transferred as part of such a transaction as permitted by law and/or contract.
5.3 Legal Requirements
We may disclose your information where required to do so by law or subpoena or if we reasonably believe that such action is necessary to (a) comply with the law and the reasonable requests of law enforcement; (b) protect the security or integrity of our Service; and/or (c) exercise or protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Linked, our users, or others.
We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, please also remember that we cannot guarantee that the internet itself is 100% secure.
Our security measures include:
Encryption of data in transit and at rest
Regular security assessments and penetration testing
Access controls and authentication requirements
Monitoring for suspicious activities
Employee training on security and privacy practices
We will retain your information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.
When you disconnect a third-party service (such as Gmail) from our Service, we will delete the associated data according to our data retention schedule, typically within 30 days.
Browser-Based Storage:
Most of your email content and sensitive data is stored locally in your browser cache, not on our servers. This data is automatically cleared when you log out, clear your browser cache, or disconnect services.
8. Your Data Protection Rights
We will retain your information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:
Access: You can request copies of your personal information.
Rectification: You can request that we correct inaccurate information.
Erasure: You can request that we delete your personal information.
Restriction: You can request that we restrict the processing of your information.
Data Portability: You can request a copy of your information in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format.
Objection: You can object to our processing of your information.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided in the "Contact Us" section.
Our Service is not intended for use by children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so that we can take necessary actions.
10. International Data Transfers
Your information may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction.
If you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including personal data, to the United States and process it there. Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.
Our Service may contain links to other websites or services that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.
We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.
12. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.
You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.