LinkedIn may infer your age and your gender based on information in your profile. For example, we may infer your gender based on your first name or on the pronouns used when others recommend you for skills. We may infer your age based on when you graduated from school. We do not infer age or gender based on profile photos.

We use inferred age and gender to provide aggregated insights about LinkedIn audiences for LinkedIn members, our customers and partners, and to personalize content such as ads. You can opt out of this targeting in your settings. We use such aggregated insights to conduct research and development concerning, for example, fairness and diversity in its services. Please note we don’t disclose the age or gender we have inferred for you as an individual member to others.

We also enable you to provide and manage Personal Demographic Information in your settings, as well as voluntary job application self-identification demographic information.