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The updated policy expands the purposes for which Indeed processes personal data to include fraud, abuse, platform-security threats, and risks to users or the public, beyond the prior focus on illegal activities. The revised terms now explicitly authorize sharing such information with law enforcement, regulators, and government authorities on a voluntary basis where lawful and appropriate. For job seekers, the policy now specifies that device information will be included when sharing application and candidate data with employers' Applicant Tracking Systems and scheduling platforms. These changes broaden the categories of data that may be processed and disclosed without requiring affirmative user consent for each disclosure.
View change record →The updated policy now explicitly states that phone numbers are collected as part of device information, in addition to IP addresses and user agent data. The legal basis for collecting and processing user data was also expanded to include improving Indeed's sites and services, beyond the prior focus on site security and service validity. These changes broaden the scope of personal information collected and the purposes for which Indeed may use that information under its stated legitimate interests framework.
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When you visit our website, we may share some personal identifiers such as cookies and other tracking technologies for analytics and to personalize your experience with targeted ads as described herein.
These features enable us to use first-party cookies (such as the Google Analytics cookie) and third-party cookies (such as the DoubleClick advertising cookie) or other third-party cookies together to inform, optimize, and display ads based on your past visits to the Services.
Any targeted advertising by Ramp will only be carried out to the extent that it is permitted by applicable law.
"We use cookies, web beacons, and other similar technologies, including from third-party partners such as Google and Facebook, for measurement services, better targeting advertisements, marketing purposes and to improve the performance of the Sites.Excerpt from Indeed's Privacy Policy (Superseded Capture)
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The clause states: “We use cookies, web beacons, and other similar technologies, including from third-party partners such as Google and Facebook, for measurement services, better targeting advertisements, marketing purposes and to improve the performance of the Sites.”
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