What we do with your account, and what can go wrong

What does ExtraProfile actually do with your account?

One thing: outreach you have signed off. A specialist sends connection requests to a target list you approved, and replies inside direct messages using templates you approved. Meetings are booked into the client's calendar, never yours. Everything sent is logged and the log comes to you once a month.

The list of things we do not do is just as important, and it is written into the agreement rather than left to trust:

• We do not post, comment or react publicly as you.
• We do not change your headline, photo, summary or work history.
• We do not message your existing connections, colleagues or recruiters who approach you.
• We do not touch anything outside LinkedIn — not your email, not your banking, not any other account.
• We do not pass your access details to a client or any third party.
• We do not run gambling, crypto, adult, MLM or political campaigns from your profile.

What do you get to approve?

The target list and the message templates, before a campaign starts. You also set a blocklist at onboarding — your employer, competitors, anyone you would rather not appear in front of, entire industries if you want. It goes into your agreement, is enforced for the whole engagement, and you can add to it whenever you like. You can also tell us to pause: we stop, and you are still paid for that month.

How is access handled, and what should you never share?

Access is arranged through our managed session system rather than by passing a password around over email, and exactly how it works is set out in your engagement agreement before you sign. Whatever you agree with us, keep these rules for your own protection:

• Never send your password in a chat message or an email, to us or to anyone else.
• Never share a verification code for your email account, your bank or any service other than LinkedIn.
• Keep the email address attached to your LinkedIn account under your own control, with its own password.
• Change your LinkedIn password when the engagement ends, and revoke the session from LinkedIn's own settings.
• If anyone claiming to be ExtraProfile asks you for money, it is not us. Report it.

What does LinkedIn's User Agreement say?

It requires that account holders do not permit anyone else to use their account. An arrangement of the kind described on this site is inconsistent with that requirement, and we do not claim otherwise anywhere on this website. LinkedIn can act on a shared account without warning or explanation.

This is set out in full in section 4 of our Terms, which covers platform compliance and what you are acknowledging when you apply, and section 5, which lists the specific risks you accept. Please read both before you apply. We would rather lose an application than have someone find this out later.

What happens if your account is restricted?

Two outcomes are realistic. A temporary restriction is the common one: LinkedIn locks the account and asks for identity verification, and it usually lifts once you complete that. Permanent closure is less common, but it happens, and it takes your accumulated network with it.

If we see a warning signal we halt activity the same day and tell you. The measures we take to reduce the chance — conservative volume, a gradual ramp, no third-party automation tools, a consistent residential connection in your region — are listed in section 6 of the Terms. They reduce risk. They do not remove it, the risk rests with you, and we do not indemnify you against losing the account or the connections in it.

If your LinkedIn profile is how you find work or clients, if you are job-hunting now or expect to be within the year, or if losing the account would genuinely hurt you, our advice is not to apply.

What happens to your data, and how do you stop?

Clients normally see a summary only — industry, seniority, region, rough network size, availability — with no name, contact details or profile link. A client sees the actual profile only if you have agreed first, and then through a private, expiring link for that one client. Campaign logs are kept for twelve months to settle any dispute, then deleted; application details are deleted on request at any time. The detail is in our privacy policy.

To leave, give thirty days' written notice any time after the initial three-month term. No penalty, no lock-in.

Common questions

Is renting your LinkedIn profile safe?

It is not risk-free, and nobody honest will tell you otherwise. LinkedIn's User Agreement says an account holder must not let another person use their account, so the platform may restrict, suspend or close an account it believes is shared. What we can tell you is what we control: you approve every target list and template, we never post or comment as you, we keep activity conservative, and you can stop the whole thing. The full disclosure is in sections 4 and 5 of our Terms.

Can my LinkedIn account be restricted or closed?

Yes. A temporary restriction usually asks for identity verification and lifts once that is done. Permanent closure is less common but it does happen, and it takes your connections with it. That risk stays with you: no term in any agreement with us moves it, and we do not indemnify you against losing the account.

Do I hand over my LinkedIn password?

Access is arranged through our managed session system rather than by emailing a password around, and how it works is written into your engagement agreement before you sign anything. Never send your password over chat or email to anyone, never share a code for your email or banking, and change your LinkedIn password when the engagement ends.

Will my employer find out?

Outreach goes out under your name, so treat it as visible. You can block your employer, your competitors and whole industries during onboarding, and that list is enforced for the entire engagement. If your contract restricts commercial use of your professional identity, check it before you apply rather than after.

How quickly can I stop?

We pause campaigns as soon as you ask, with no explanation needed. To end the arrangement entirely, give thirty days' written notice any time after the initial three-month term. We log out, you change your password and revoke the session, and that is the end of it.

Where to go next

For a longer treatment of the risk — what enforcement looks like stage by stage, and who should not do this at all — read Is renting your LinkedIn account safe? For the mechanics, how account rental works covers eligibility and what sets your rate. For your own situation: students and freshers, working professionals, freelancers and consultants, job seekers, or retired professionals.

Last updated: 18 September 2026