“You have the right to opt out of the processing of your personal data for purposes of the sale of your personal data. Your personal data is "sold" when provided to a third party for monetary or other valuable consideration.”
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The clause defines sale broadly to include non-monetary transfers for valuable consideration, meaning the opt-out right applies beyond cash transactions.
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 →You can exercise a right to opt out of Indeed selling your personal data, including transfers to third parties made for any valuable consideration, not only monetary payment.
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"You have the right to opt out of the processing of your personal data for purposes of the sale of your personal data. Your personal data is "sold" when provided to a third party for monetary or other valuable consideration.Excerpt from Indeed's Privacy Policy
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The clause defines sale broadly to include non-monetary transfers for valuable consideration, meaning the opt-out right applies beyond cash transactions.
You can exercise a right to opt out of Indeed selling your personal data, including transfers to third parties made for any valuable consideration, not only monetary payment.
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