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Strictly Necessary Cookies Cannot Be Opted Out

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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

0
Changes
4
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 4244 other provisions on other platforms.

How other platforms handle this

Salesforce Medium

Because required cookies are essential to operate the websites, there is no option to opt out of these cookies.

Waze Medium

bear in mind that disabling cookies may complicate or even prevent your use of the Website, or certain features thereof.

Tinder Medium

You may not display any personal contact, banking, or peer-to-peer payment information, whether in relation to you or any other person (for example, names, home addresses or postcodes, telephone numbers, email addresses, URLs, credit/debit card...)

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We use cookies that are strictly necessary for us to provide the services you use and you cannot opt out of these cookies on our services.

Excerpt from Glassdoor's Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

CFAA
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-026427
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-026427
Captured: 2026-05-09 15:12:51 UTC
SHA-256: 2329494347aff6e7…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/glassdoor/glassdoor-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-026427/strictly-necessary-cookies-cannot-be-opted-out/
Accessed: Aug. 6, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
Categories

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What does Glassdoor's Strictly Necessary Cookies Cannot Be Opted Out clause do?

The clause states: “We use cookies that are strictly necessary for us to provide the services you use and you cannot opt out of these cookies on our services.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 282 platforms. See the full comparison.

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