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The irreversibility of the account merge means a decision to delete one account has unavoidable consequences for access to the other service.
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 delete your Indeed account, you will permanently lose access to any linked Glassdoor services with no option to reverse the merge.
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"Your decision to delete your Indeed account will terminate access to linked Glassdoor services, as the accounts cannot be unlinked once merged.Excerpt from Indeed's Privacy Policy
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The irreversibility of the account merge means a decision to delete one account has unavoidable consequences for access to the other service.
If you delete your Indeed account, you will permanently lose access to any linked Glassdoor services with no option to reverse the merge.
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