Choose what an account profile shares—and with whom

A profile should match its audience

Some account holders need a professional profile they can share. Others want profile details to stay private. The Profiles workspace supports both needs by letting an adult account owner maintain a display name, profile address, headline, biography, organization, location, and website, then choose whether that profile is public, visible to signed-in members, or private.

Public profiles can appear in the Profiles directory. A profile limited to signed-in members is not listed in that public directory, and its page requires an authenticated viewer. A private profile is visible only to its owner. The account profile page reflects the selected visibility so the owner can open a non-private version for review.

Keep learner profiles separate

For family accounts, a parent manages each child learner's profile and avatar from a separate child-profile area. Those learner profiles are private by design. Their form does not offer public visibility controls, and editing one child's details does not change the parent's sign-in profile or another learner's information. This separation helps prevent a child profile from being treated like an adult professional listing.

Review before sharing

Start with the private setting while drafting. Add only details that are appropriate for the intended audience, check links and spelling, then choose member-only or public visibility if sharing is needed. Revisit the setting when circumstances change. A public profile may reveal its display name, headline, organization, or location in the directory, while the profile page can show the biography and website as well.

Visibility is an account owner's choice for an adult profile; it is not an endorsement, identity verification, or guarantee that information elsewhere on the site is private. Use the separate account and family controls for learner access, and avoid placing sensitive information in profile fields.