Indeed revised its privacy policy to expand the categories of personal data it processes and shares. The updated policy now explicitly authorizes processing personal data for fraud, abuse, platform-security threats, and risks to users or the public, and states that Indeed may share this information with law enforcement, regulators, and government authorities where lawful and appropriate, including on a voluntary basis. Additionally, the policy now specifies that device information may be transferred to employers' third-party platforms alongside application data.
Consumers: Indeed can now use your data for a broader range of security and risk-related purposes beyond just detecting illegal activity.
Consumers: Indeed can now voluntarily share your data with government agencies and law enforcement without being required to do so by a court order or legal demand.
Consumers: Your device information will now be shared with your potential employer's hiring platforms, in addition to your application and contact details.
The updated policy expands the categories of personal data Indeed processes and shares. Indeed now explicitly authorizes processing data for fraud, abuse, platform-security threats, and risks to users or the public, and states it may share this information with law enforcement, regulators, and government authorities where lawful and appropriate, including on a voluntary basis without a legal requirement. Additionally, device information is now included in data transfers to employers' third-party platforms such as applicant tracking systems. These changes broaden the scope of data sharing beyond what the previous policy stated.
This is the 2nd significant Data Collection Expansion change Indeed has made since ConductAtlas began monitoring.
ConductAtlas has recorded 2 material changes to this document (since July 2026).
Across all monitored documents, Indeed has made 3 significant changes.
2 of Indeed's significant changes have been classified as negative for consumers.
Indeed now processes personal data for fraud, abuse, platform-security threats, and risks to users or the public, expanding beyond illegal activity detection.
Indeed may share information with law enforcement, regulators, and government authorities on a voluntary basis, not only in response to compulsory legal process.
Device information is now explicitly included in data transfers to employers' third-party platforms such as applicant tracking systems.
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