The LinkedIn button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the LinkedIn social network provided by LinkedIn Corporation.
Yes, you do.
If you use LinkedIn button and social widgets, then you need to create a privacy policy and add this service to that. You do not need this clause, if you just link to your profile with a simple link, without using any widgets.
Yes, you do.
The LinkedIn Button installs cookies on your visitors’ devices, as stated in their cookie policy. Therefore, you’ll need a Cookie Policy as well.
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In general, websites that use third-party cookies as well as their own cookies for tracking and analytics must comply with the law and to do so are required to obtain the user’s express consent.
If you operate in the EU or could potentially have EU users, you need to comply with the Cookie Law.
Our Privacy Controls and Cookie Solution complies with provisions of the Cookie Law; it allows you to easily inform users, facilitate their consent and includes the option to preemptively block any scripts that could install cookies prior to consent (required in many EU countries)
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With iubenda, you can easily declare which services your website uses to collect data. You can find the “LinkedIn button and social widgets” service in the “Interaction with external social networks and platforms“ section of our Privacy and Cookie Policy Generator.
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