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Users submitting content to Glassdoor grant the company a worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, distribute, and sublicense that content across all media, on and off the services, including for promotional purposes, with no compensation to the user. The provision also includes an express waiver of moral rights to the greatest extent permitted by applicable law.
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This provision establishes a broad, perpetual, irrevocable license over user-submitted content, including the right to sublicense through unlimited levels to third parties. The irrevocable and perpetual nature of the license may interact with GDPR data subject rights, including the right to erasure, particularly where submitted content contains personal data that has been sublicensed to external parties.
Interpretive note: The practical enforceability of the moral rights waiver varies significantly by jurisdiction; several EU member states treat moral rights as inalienable and may not give effect to the waiver as written.
The updated terms identify Indeed, Inc. as the legal entity responsible for Glassdoor services, which affects where legal claims or notices must be directed. The terms now provide detailed procedures for copyright infringement claims under the DMCA, requiring claimants to submit specific information and contact an Indeed copyright department address. Users can opt out of the mandatory arbitration agreement by submitting a signed notice to the registered agent at the specified California address, though opting out does not affect other terms or previous arbitration agreements. The removal of the April 20, 2026 deadline for legacy login transition means that date-specific enforcement pressure has been eliminated, though the terms continue to authorize Indeed account login requirements.
View change record →The agreement establishes that any content a user submits to Glassdoor, including reviews, posts, and profile materials, is subject to a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free license authorizing Glassdoor to use, modify, distribute, and sublicense that content across all media worldwide without compensation to the user. The moral rights waiver provision applies to the greatest extent permitted by applicable law, meaning its scope will vary by jurisdiction.
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"By submitting or authorizing us to display Your Content, you hereby grant to us a worldwide, unrestricted, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, fully-paid, and royalty-free license (with the right to sublicense through unlimited levels of sublicenses) to use, reproduce, copy, process, modify, publish, translate, transmit, perform, display, create derivative works of, adapt, and distribute Your Content in any and all media (now known or later developed) throughout the world and display your name, images, likeness, voice, video, and any such other Content that you submit, link, or otherwise make available through the services, throughout the world in any manner or media, on or off the services including for purposes of promoting our services. To the greatest extent permitted by applicable law, you hereby expressly waive any and all of your moral rights applicable to Glassdoor's exercise of this license.Excerpt from Glassdoor's Terms of Use
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The perpetual irrevocable license over user-submitted content implicates GDPR Article 17 (right to erasure) and CCPA deletion rights where submitted content contains personal data. The FTC has jurisdiction over representations about how user content will be used. The moral rights waiver engages national implementations of the EU Copyright Directive and the Berne Convention, with enforceability varying significantly by jurisdiction; several EU member states do not permit full waiver of moral rights by contract. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: High. The irrevocable, perpetual scope of the license combined with unlimited sublicensing rights creates a practical barrier to honoring content deletion requests where sublicensed content has been distributed to third parties. For platforms operating in the EU, this provision may require evaluation against the principle that data subject rights cannot be contractually extinguished. The moral rights waiver may be unenforceable in jurisdictions including France and Germany where moral rights are inalienable. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: EEA and UK users face heightened exposure due to GDPR erasure rights and the inalienability of moral rights in multiple EU member states. California residents retain CCPA deletion rights that may not be fully reconcilable with the irrevocable license language. Users in jurisdictions with strong author rights protections should note that the moral rights waiver may not be fully operative under local law. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Organizations whose employees submit content to Glassdoor should note that such content, including employer reviews and salary submissions, is subject to this license and may be sublicensed to third-party media, analytics, or data partners. There is no provision for compensation or notice to content submitters when sublicensing occurs. The unlimited sublicensing right creates audit complexity if content deletion is requested. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should evaluate whether the irrevocable license language is reconcilable with GDPR Article 17 obligations in practice, specifically whether a technical and procedural mechanism exists to honor erasure requests for sublicensed content. The moral rights waiver should be reviewed for enforceability in each jurisdiction where the service operates. Content moderation teams should document how deletion requests are processed in the context of previously sublicensed user content.
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This provision establishes a broad, perpetual, irrevocable license over user-submitted content, including the right to sublicense through unlimited levels to third parties. The irrevocable and perpetual nature of the license may interact with GDPR data subject rights, including the right to erasure, particularly where submitted content contains personal data that has been sublicensed to external parties.
The agreement establishes that any content a user submits to Glassdoor, including reviews, posts, and profile materials, is subject to a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free license authorizing Glassdoor to use, modify, distribute, and sublicense that content across all media worldwide without compensation to the user. The moral rights waiver provision applies to the greatest extent permitted by applicable law, meaning its …
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