“If you are an Employer and you invite other Indeed users to link their accounts to yours, you agree that such linked users may have access to any and all information in your account.”
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Linked users are granted potential access to the full contents of the employer's account, including candidate personal data, as a consequence of the employer's own invitation.
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 →If you are a job seeker whose data is held in an employer's Indeed account, any user the employer links to that account may be able to access your personal data.
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To protect your privacy and security, we may take steps to verify your identity before granting you access or making corrections to your information.
You agree to immediately notify us of any unauthorized access to your account.
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"If you are an Employer and you invite other Indeed users to link their accounts to yours, you agree that such linked users may have access to any and all information in your account.Excerpt from Indeed's Privacy Policy
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Linked users are granted potential access to the full contents of the employer's account, including candidate personal data, as a consequence of the employer's own invitation.
If you are a job seeker whose data is held in an employer's Indeed account, any user the employer links to that account may be able to access your personal data.
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