Acceptable Use Policy

What you can and can't do with the data. Most of this is common sense, all of it is enforced — violations get a 24-hour warning, then suspension.

§1Purpose

This policy applies to every workspace and lender on xlinked. It defines permitted uses of data obtained through the network. Violations trigger a written warning, 24-hour cure period, then suspension.

§2Permitted uses

• B2B prospecting, market research, and enrichment where you have a lawful basis under applicable privacy law.
• Internal analytics on aggregated, de-identified exports.
• Building features that display public LinkedIn fields to your authenticated users.

§3Prohibited uses

• Reselling raw profile dumps or offering "LinkedIn data APIs" without a written enterprise addendum.
• Harassment, stalking, or automated outreach that violates anti-spam law.
• Inference or scoring on protected characteristics (race, religion, health, sexual orientation).
• Credential stuffing, session sharing, or circumventing rate limits.
• Any write operation on LinkedIn (posts, messages, connections) — technically blocked, still prohibited.

§4Enforcement

We monitor anomaly signals (volume spikes, complaint rate, audit-log patterns). First violation: email warning. Uncured within 24 hours: workspace suspended. Egregious or repeat violations: immediate termination and forfeiture of unpaid buyer credits (lender payouts for earned periods still settle).