“we retain such data until it is no longer necessary to fulfill the purpose it is being used for, as required by applicable laws, or until you ask us to delete it.”
This analysis describes what Indeed'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
Retention continues by default until one of three conditions is met, meaning data is not automatically deleted after a fixed period unless a specific legal or user-driven trigger occurs.
Interpretive note: The excerpt contains three independent retention-ending conditions; the canonical claim captures all three as a compound condition rather than selecting a single primary, which is the most accurate representation of the clause's structure.
The updated policy expands the categories of personal data Indeed processes and shares. Indeed now explicitly authorizes processing data for fraud, abuse, platform-security threats, and risks to users or the public, and states it may share this information with law enforcement, regulators, and government authorities where lawful and appropriate, including on a voluntary basis without a legal requirement. Additionally, device information is now included in data transfers to employers' third-party platforms such as applicant tracking systems. These changes broaden the scope of data sharing beyond what the previous policy stated.
View change record →The updated policy now explicitly discloses that Indeed collects phone numbers as part of device information, a personal data category that was not previously itemized in the device information section. The policy also expands the stated legitimate interest basis for data processing to include 'improving our Sites and services' beyond the prior focus on safety and security. Under the revised terms, Indeed reserves the right to use collected phone numbers and other device data for these expanded purposes. You can review Indeed's full privacy policy and contact privacy-dept@indeed.com or call 800-616-6535 to request information about your data or exercise privacy rights.
View change record →Your data remains stored unless you actively request deletion or one of the other two conditions is independently satisfied.
How other platforms handle this
if you are involved in an incident while using Uber that may lead to litigation or an insurance claim, we will retain the data that is potentially relevant to such litigation or insurance claim.
When we no longer need to use your information and there is no need for us to keep it to comply with our legal obligations or to the extent permitted under applicable laws, we'll either delete it...
This biometric data is retained for one year.
"we retain such data until it is no longer necessary to fulfill the purpose it is being used for, as required by applicable laws, or until you ask us to delete it.Excerpt from Indeed's Privacy Policy
Get the research letter
Companies change their terms quietly. We read every version and catch what actually changed. One email a week on the changes that matter and what they mean.
Retention continues by default until one of three conditions is met, meaning data is not automatically deleted after a fixed period unless a specific legal or user-driven trigger occurs.
Your data remains stored unless you actively request deletion or one of the other two conditions is independently satisfied.
ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 268 platforms. See the full comparison.
No. ConductAtlas is an independent monitoring service. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Indeed.