"Linear presents a moderate-to-high privacy risk (58/100) comparable to mainstream SaaS platforms. The service collects extensive personal data including location and device identifiers, shares it with multiple categories of third parties without full enumeration, and employs advertising tracking via third-party cookies while refusing to honor Do Not Track signals. Notable concerns include vague data retention policies, inconsistent state-based opt-out mechanisms, and acknowledged limitations in data security for sensitive information including payment details."
linear Privacy Concerns & Scorecard
Data is shared with multiple categories of third parties including service providers, business partners, and parties accessed through authentication. Payment data is explicitly shared with Stripe. Specific third parties are not enumerated.
Performance and analytical cookies are used to measure advertising campaign performance and track visitor interactions. Third parties can place their own tracking cookies on user devices.
Linear collects extensive personal data including identity, location, device identifiers, and payment information. Location data and mobile device information are collected 'if applicable,' suggesting broad device tracking.
Data retention period is vague and indefinite. Personal data is retained 'for as long as account is open or as necessary to provide Services' with additional retention permitted for legal compliance, dispute resolution, and other unspecified purposes.
Policy explicitly states 'no method of data transmission or storage is completely secure,' acknowledging security limitations while collecting sensitive data including passwords and payment information.
Policy can be modified unilaterally by Linear with only prospective notice provided. Users withdrawing consent may lose access to services.
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Data Collection & Tracking
Personal Information Collected
Account creation, authentication, communication, service provision
Billing, service delivery, location-based features if applicable
Payment processing and billing
Authentication, security, analytics, service delivery across devices
Service improvement, analytics, performance measurement, fraud prevention
Authentication, account linking, social features
Service customization, communication, analytics
Cross-Platform Tracking
Linear collects device identifiers, browser type, and device login status that enable tracking across sessions and potentially across devices. Third parties may place their own tracking cookies on your devices. The policy does not explicitly describe cross-site tracking, but the collection of device ID and browser fingerprinting data suggests capability for device-level tracking.
Tracking Methods:
Performance/Analytical Cookies
First-party cookies placed by Linear to measure advertising campaign performance and track visitor interactions on Linear's services
Third-Party Tracking Cookies
Third-party service providers place their own cookies on user devices to track interactions and enable analytics and advertising services
Device Fingerprinting
Collection of device ID, operating system, browser type, and device login status enables identification of the same user across sessions and potentially across applications
AI & Data Training
linear does not train AI on your content
Based on their public policy, your content is not used to train AI models.
How to Object
No opt-out available
This service does not currently provide a public way to opt out of AI training.
Why We Analyzed linear
TrueTerms automatically audits privacy policies and data practices using advanced machine learning to keep you informed and protected. This scorecard is based on the latest available public terms of service and privacy policies as of 2026.