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Advertising Use of Personal Data

High severity High confidence Explicit document language Common · 279 of 352 platforms

Key Facts

What may Glassdoor use personal data collected from users, its affiliates, and third parties to do?
Glassdoor may use personal data collected from users, its affiliates, and third parties to personalize ads.
Does Glassdoor use personal data to personalize ads?
Glassdoor may use personal data collected from users, its affiliates, and third parties to personalize ads.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Personal data drawn from multiple sources — including third parties outside Glassdoor — may be combined to target advertising at users, broadening the scope of data use beyond what users directly provide.

Interpretive note: The excerpt establishes several independent advertising-related uses of personal data. The canonical claim captures the personalization of ads specifically; the other advertising enablement purposes are listed in omitted_material.

Recent Activity

This document changed recently

Medium Apr 23, 2026

The updated policy grants EU, UK, and Swiss residents explicit rights to request access to their personal data held by Glassdoor in the United States, and to correct, amend, or delete that data. Glassdoor commits to responding to deletion requests within a reasonable timeframe and to obtaining explicit consent before sharing sensitive data with third parties or using data for purposes beyond the original collection. You can exercise these rights by following the instructions in the 'Controlling Your Personal Data' section of the policy.

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High Mar 19, 2026

The updated privacy policy removes explicit language granting users the right to correct, amend, or delete personal information held by Glassdoor. It also eliminates the documented right to opt-out before data is shared with third parties or used for purposes beyond the original collection. Previously, users could request limits on data use and disclosure; this right is no longer stated in the policy. Instead, the updated terms establish binding arbitration as the mechanism for resolving privacy complaints. Under the revised policy, users who have unresolved privacy concerns may invoke binding arbitration through TrustArc, but they no longer have contractually documented access to data correction, deletion, opt-out, or use-limitation mechanisms.

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Clause Stability Stable

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Changes
5
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 3333 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

A reader's personal data, combined with data from Glassdoor's affiliates and third parties, may be used to personalize the ads they see.

How other platforms handle this

ZipRecruiter Medium

We will only use your Personal Data to provide services directly to you...and/or to provide services to you on behalf of our clients...except as otherwise described in this Privacy Policy or with your consent.

MyFitnessPal Medium

We use your personal information to send you newsletters and other promotional communications, including information about MyFitnessPal's new offerings, features, offers, events, webinars, and other information.

Lyft Medium

To grow the Lyft Platform and to share partner opportunities that are relevant to you, we use your personal information, including information we infer about you or receive from marketing parties, to provide Lyft and third party marketing, advertising, and promotions...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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We may use your personal data to enable our advertising, advertising for our customers (including job and display ads), and sponsored Content. We may use personal data we collect from you, our affiliates, and third parties to personalize ads...

Excerpt from Glassdoor's Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Colorado AI Act
US-CO
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
ePrivacy Directive
European Union
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union

Provision details

Document information
Document
Glassdoor Privacy Policy
Entity
Glassdoor
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 9, 2026
Last verified
May 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-026353
Document ID
CA-D-00156
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
2329494347aff6e7bbcf6f8e7636d842732763f76f994262bac9365b89daa06f
Analysis generated
May 9, 2026 15:12 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Glassdoor
Document: Glassdoor Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-026353
Captured: 2026-05-09 15:12:51 UTC
SHA-256: 2329494347aff6e7…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/glassdoor/glassdoor-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-026353/advertising-use-of-personal-data/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Glassdoor's Advertising Use of Personal Data clause do?

Personal data drawn from multiple sources — including third parties outside Glassdoor — may be combined to target advertising at users, broadening the scope of data use beyond what users directly provide.

How does this clause affect you?

A reader's personal data, combined with data from Glassdoor's affiliates and third parties, may be used to personalize the ads they see.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 279 platforms. See the full comparison.

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