LinkedOutPrivacy policy
This policy is our notice to you under India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023. It says what we collect, why, who can see it and what you can do about it.
Two identities, one account
LinkedOut gives you two identities. Your Public identity is your real profile. Your Anonymous identity is an alias, with its own feed, network, messages and settings. Other members can't connect the two, and nothing you do in one world shows in the other.
| Who | Public identity | Anonymous identity |
|---|---|---|
| Other members | Your name, photo, headline, career and verified badge, as you set them, and your activity | Your alias, its animal, its industry and experience band, any company or industry badge, and approximate times such as "this week" |
| Your employer | What any member can see | The same as any member. We never tell employers who an alias is |
| Our moderators | Reported or held content, with your name | Reported or held content, with the alias only |
When an alias can be linked to you
The link between your account and your alias is stored encrypted, apart from everything else, and every lookup is logged. We can read it only for safety cases, such as threats or strikes applied to the person behind an alias, and to comply with a valid legal order. We don't use it for anything else, and we don't sell it or share it for any other reason.
What we collect, and why
| Data | Why |
|---|---|
| Email address, or your Google account's email and name | To sign you in and send account messages |
| Profile details and career history you add | To show your Public identity |
| Posts, comments, reactions, polls, photos, connections, follows and saves | To run the service |
| Direct messages | To deliver them. They are encrypted when stored |
| Work email, only if you verify one | To give you a badge. We keep the domain and a one-way hash of the address, never the address itself |
| Device token for notifications, and a Google Play integrity result | To send notifications, and to reduce spam and fake accounts |
| Crash reports | To fix faults. They hold device and app details, and no name, account id or alias |
| Messages to support | To help you. A ticket from Anonymous carries only your alias |
Automated safety checks
Posts, comments and direct messages are checked automatically for personal data, threats, hate, spam and scams. This is done by automated rules today, and may be done by an AI service provider we name here before it starts. A post may be held for a person to review. A direct message that fails the check is still stored, and its receiver sees a safety card first. People see a direct message only if it is reported to us.
Who we share data with
We use service providers who process data for us: Supabase (database, storage and login), Google Firebase (notifications and crash reports), Google Play (integrity checks), and Resend (email). We don't sell personal data, and we don't use advertising or analytics SDKs. We share data with authorities only when the law requires it.
How long we keep it
We keep your data while your account exists. If you delete your account, it is deleted after 30 days, as described on Delete your account. Backups age out on their own schedule.
Your rights
You can see, correct and delete your data, withdraw consent, and nominate someone to act for you if you die or can't act. Most of this is in the app under Account settings, including Download your data, which emails you a link to a copy of your data from both identities. Withdrawing consent means deleting your account, because the service can't run without this data. If you are unhappy, contact our grievance officer below; you can then complain to the Data Protection Board of India.
Age
LinkedOut is for people aged 18 or over.
Grievance officer
Anish Biswal (interim), biswalworkanish@gmail.com, India. We acknowledge within 24 hours and resolve within 15 days.
Changes
If we change this policy in a way that matters, we'll tell you in the app first.