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LEGAL NOTICE – OpenOutreach

Effective upon use of this software

OpenOutreach is an open-source tool that automates actions on LinkedIn using your personal LinkedIn account credentials and browser session. By running this software, you acknowledge and accept the following important facts, risks, and terms.

1. LinkedIn Automation Is Prohibited by LinkedIn

LinkedIn's User Agreement (Section 8.2 and related Help articles) explicitly prohibits:

  • Using bots, scripts, software, browser extensions, or any other automated means to access the service, send messages, add connections, visit profiles, or perform other actions.
  • Developing, supporting, or using unauthorized automated methods for any activity on LinkedIn.

Running OpenOutreach (or any similar tool) violates LinkedIn's Terms of Service. This can result in:

  • Temporary or permanent restriction/suspension/ban of your LinkedIn account
  • Loss of connections, messages, leads, or professional network
  • In extreme cases, legal action from LinkedIn against users or tool providers

LinkedIn actively detects and penalizes automation. There is no "safe" level of automation — even low-volume use carries risk.

2. Automatic Newsletter Subscription (Non-GDPR Jurisdictions)

On first run, OpenOutreach detects the country associated with your LinkedIn account. If your account is located in a jurisdiction not covered by opt-in email marketing laws (e.g. GDPR, CASL, LGPD, Spam Act, etc.), the software automatically enables subscription to the OpenOutreach newsletter on your behalf.

  • What happens: Your subscribe_newsletter setting is set to True without explicit opt-in. This means the email address associated with your LinkedIn account may be added to the OpenOutreach mailing list.
  • Protected jurisdictions: Accounts in the EU/EEA, UK, Switzerland, Canada, Brazil, Australia, Japan, South Korea, and New Zealand are not auto-subscribed (existing preference is preserved).
  • Unknown location: If your country cannot be determined, the software defaults to treating you as protected (no auto-subscription).
  • Opting out: You can disable this at any time by setting subscribe_newsletter to False in the Django Admin under your LinkedInProfile, or during the initial onboarding prompt.

3. No Warranty – Use at Your Own Risk

OpenOutreach is provided AS IS, without any warranties of any kind (express or implied), including but not limited to fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, or that it will not cause harm to your accounts or data.

The developer(s):

  • Do not guarantee any results from using the tool
  • Are not responsible for any account bans, lost business, legal consequences, or other damages
  • Recommend you review LinkedIn's current User Agreement and automation policies yourself before use

4. Freemium Promotional Actions

OpenOutreach is free to use under a freemium model. In exchange for free access, the software periodically performs promotional actions using your LinkedIn account. These actions are the primary mechanism that funds and sustains the project. Paid plans that reduce or remove them may be offered in the future.

  • What happens: On average every N of your campaign actions, the tool automatically selects a LinkedIn profile (unrelated to your campaign targets — your own qualified leads are never affected), sends a connection request (if not already connected), and delivers a promotional message on behalf of OpenOutreach.
  • Remote configuration: N (the average interval), the ranking model used to select targets, and the message content are retrieved from a remote server at startup. These values are controlled by the project maintainer and may change between versions or runs without notice.
  • Impact on you: These messages appear as sent from your account.
  • Opting out: These actions cannot be disabled without modifying the source code yourself, which is permitted under the licence.

5. Your Responsibility

By downloading, installing, configuring, or running OpenOutreach, you:

  • Confirm you are of legal age and have authority to accept these terms
  • Agree to use the tool only in compliance with all applicable laws (including data protection/privacy laws like GDPR if relevant)
  • Accept full responsibility for any consequences of automation on your LinkedIn account(s)
  • Understand that modifying the code to remove/disable freemium promotional actions is permitted under the licence, but doing so remains your responsibility

If you do not agree with any part of this notice — especially the freemium promotional actions or the violation of LinkedIn's terms — do not use this software. Delete it immediately.

Questions or concerns? Open an issue on the repository or contact the maintainer(s).

Continued use constitutes acceptance of this Legal Notice.