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Data Sharing With Employers and Advertising Partners

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What it is

Glassdoor shares your personal data with employers, advertising partners, and other third parties as part of providing its services, and limiting what you share may restrict your access to features.

This analysis describes what Glassdoor's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Users who believe their activity on Glassdoor is private or anonymous should be aware that personal data including job application details, job interests, and behavioral activity may be shared with employers and advertisers.

Interpretive note: The document was truncated before full third-party sharing provisions were visible; this analysis is based on the categories disclosed and standard Glassdoor policy structure.

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. Glas…

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Personal data including job search activity, application data, and inferred preferences may be shared with employers and advertising partners, which could affect users who are conducting confidential job searches or who do not expect their activity to be monetized.

What you can do

⚠️ These actions may provide transparency or partial mitigation but may not fully address the underlying issue. Effectiveness varies by jurisdiction and individual circumstances.
  • Export Your Data
    Log in to Glassdoor, navigate to Privacy Center or Account Settings, and use the data export or privacy request tool to review what personal data Glassdoor holds and how it is being shared.

How other platforms handle this

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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We also change our services from time to time, so your options for providing us with personal data may also change. You aren't required to provide us with personal data. However, if you don't share certain data with us, we may not be able to provide you with our services or respond to your requests.

— Excerpt from Glassdoor's Glassdoor Privacy Policy

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Institutional analysis (Compliance & governance intelligence)

(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: GDPR requires that data sharing with third parties (including employers and advertising partners) be grounded in a documented lawful basis under Article 6, and for special category data, Article 9. CCPA/CPRA requires disclosure of categories of third parties with whom personal information is shared and, for data sales or sharing for cross-context behavioral advertising, an opt-out mechanism. The FTC Act applies to deceptive representations about data sharing practices. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium to High. The combination of job application data and advertising-partner data sharing creates potential for employment discrimination risk and raises questions about whether employer-facing data flows are adequately disclosed and consented to. CPRA's opt-out of sharing for cross-context behavioral advertising must be operationally available. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: California users have the right to opt out of sharing for cross-context behavioral advertising under CPRA. EU/UK users must have lawful bases documented for each sharing purpose. Jurisdictions with sector-specific employment data protections may impose additional constraints. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Advertising partner agreements should be reviewed to confirm data processing terms are consistent with GDPR and CCPA/CPRA representations made to users. Employer data access arrangements should be assessed for scope limitations to prevent misuse of user data in hiring decisions. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: A data flow inventory mapping each data category to each recipient category (employer, advertiser, analytics provider, affiliate) should be maintained and kept current. Opt-out mechanisms for advertising data sharing should be audited for prominence and functionality. Users should be able to distinguish between data shared for service delivery and data shared for advertising.

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Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    The FTC has jurisdiction over unfair or deceptive data sharing practices affecting US consumers, including representations about how job seeker data is shared with employers and advertisers.
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Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
US-KY
Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US
VPPA
United States Federal

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-007147
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-007147
Captured: 2026-05-09 15:12:51 UTC
SHA-256: 2329494347aff6e7…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/glassdoor/glassdoor-privacy-policy/data-sharing-with-employers-and-advertising-partners/
Accessed: May 13, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Glassdoor's Data Sharing With Employers and Advertising Partners clause do?

Users who believe their activity on Glassdoor is private or anonymous should be aware that personal data including job application details, job interests, and behavioral activity may be shared with employers and advertisers.

How does this clause affect you?

Personal data including job search activity, application data, and inferred preferences may be shared with employers and advertising partners, which could affect users who are conducting confidential job searches or who do not expect their activity to be monetized.

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