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Linear

Productivity & CollaborationLast updated: 2026-06-10

Linear is an issue tracking and product planning tool, reviewed for AI-adjacent product data use, sharing, tracking, retention, and workspace controls.

ScoreLatest FindingScore BreakdownSource & EvidenceCompanyAlternatives
ScoreLatest FindingScore BreakdownSource & EvidenceCompanyAlternatives

70

Mixed

Good
Mixed
Mixed
Mixed
Good

Overall Score

70

Mixed

AI Training:75
Good
Data Sharing:65
Mixed
Ads & Tracking:60
Mixed
Data Retention:65
Mixed
User Control:75
Good

Overall Score

70

Mixed

AI Training:75
Good
Data Sharing:65
Mixed
Ads & Tracking:60
Mixed
Data Retention:65
Mixed
User Control:75
Good

Latest Policy Findings: 2026-06-10

Linear stays cleaner than many work apps, but roadmap data still spreads through members, exports, and connected tools.

Strongest: AI Training
75/100

Linear is strongest where workspace owners can control exports, members, permissions, and direct privacy-request paths.

Weakest: Ads & Tracking
60/100

Its weakest area is still tracking and exposure through analytics, integrations, and the broad internal context teams often store inside issues.

Recommended Action:

Score Breakdown:

AI Training

75

Good

75

Good

Linear's reviewed privacy source does not present customer issue content as default AI training data.

+30Source [1]

Linear frames processing around providing and improving the service rather than overt customer-content training language.

+20Source [2]

Workspace and permission controls can still limit who reaches sensitive issue data before new features are used.

+15Source [3]

Consent and objection rights give some leverage if future processing changes materially.

+10Source [4]

Linear's policy allows service improvement processing and does not provide a detailed AI-training opt-out section.

-15Source [5]

The privacy policy is broad enough that users still need to watch for future AI-adjacent feature rollouts.

-10Source [6]

Data Sharing

65

Mixed

65

Mixed

Workspace data can still flow through integrations, processors, legal requests, and organization admins.

-20Source [7]

Business transfers such as mergers or acquisitions can transfer collected personal data to another controller.

-15Source [8]

Linear discloses service-provider sharing and privacy-rights paths rather than hiding them.

+20Source [9]

Connected apps and third-party services are generally customer-enabled rather than mandatory.

+15Source [10]

Linear says California residents can request that certain third-party direct-marketing disclosures stop.

+15Source [11]

Linear can create aggregated, de-identified, or anonymized data that is no longer tied to a particular user.

+15Source [12]

Ads & Tracking

60

Mixed

60

Mixed

Website and product analytics are collected to analyze trends, understand the user base, and improve the service.

-20Source [13]

Third-party analytics providers and cookies are still part of the service stack.

-20Source [14]

Users can manage some account and communication preferences directly.

+20Source [15]

Browser settings can reject some cookies rather than requiring every choice to be made inside Linear alone.

+20Source [16]

Linear distinguishes essential, functional, and performance or analytical cookies.

+20Source [17]

Data Retention

65

Mixed

65

Mixed

Retention is described generally rather than with simple data-specific deletion windows.

-20Source [18]

Linear may retain personal data as long as the account is open or otherwise necessary to provide services.

-15Source [19]

Users can request access, deletion, correction, and portability where applicable.

+25Source [20]

Linear ties retention to having an open account or needing data to provide the service.

+20Source [21]

Users can object to some processing or request restrictions in certain jurisdictions.

+20Source [22]

User Control

75

Good

75

Good

Workspace permissions, connected apps, exports, and privacy requests give admins practical controls.

+20Source [23]

Users can request access to their data and ask for corrections or deletion where applicable.

+20Source [24]

Browser settings allow users to reject at least some categories of cookies.

+20Source [25]

Communication and direct-marketing controls are documented for some jurisdictions.

+15Source [26]

Some privacy outcomes still depend on workspace owner or admin configuration.

-15Source [27]

Linear notes that some requests may not be fully honored if they are impractical, harm others, or are not required by law.

-10Source [28]

Source & Evidence Links:

Sources:

Linear Privacy Page

Open: linear.app

Clickup Privacy Page

Open: clickup.com

Evidence:

1. AI Use

Linear's reviewed privacy source does not present customer issue content as default AI training data.

Open: linear.app

2. AI Use

Linear frames processing around providing and improving the service rather than overt customer-content training language.

Open: linear.app

3. Controls

Workspace and permission controls can still limit who reaches sensitive issue data before new features are used.

Open: linear.app

4. Consent Objection

Consent and objection rights give some leverage if future processing changes materially.

Open: linear.app

5. AI Use

Linear's policy allows service improvement processing and does not provide a detailed AI-training opt-out section.

Open: linear.app

6. AI Use

The privacy policy is broad enough that users still need to watch for future AI-adjacent feature rollouts.

Open: linear.app

Company Details:

Founded

Jan 2019

Founder

Karri Saarinen, Tuomas Artman, and Jori Lallo

Parent Company

Linear

Lifecycle

Active

Category

Productivity & Collaboration

CEO

Karri Saarinen

Security Team

In house

Date Added

06-10-2026

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