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The updated terms expand employer obligations to ensure posted roles comply with child labor and minimum age laws, shifting responsibility from Indeed to the employer to determine lawfulness. Demographic data collection is now permitted from any employer subject to legal authorization, rather than only federal contractors, broadening the scope of collection. The terms explicitly state that employers have no access to demographic data collected from job seekers without their permission, even through legal process. For API users and developers, the restructured terms remove specific usage caps and billing restrictions that previously applied to Sponsored Jobs API, though the terms now require developers to inform end users of Indeed's terms and monitor for violations.
View change record →The updated terms authorize Indeed to use your profile information and job preferences to automatically draft application content for particular jobs, powered by AI-Generated Content as defined in Section D.9 of the General Terms. You retain the ability to review, edit, and delete any drafted applications before submission. The terms emphasize that you remain responsible for reviewing all drafted content. Additionally, the terms remove a previously described voluntary bot-validation process; the changed text does not add a replacement process. The credential verification feature has been renamed to 'Credential Check' with no material change to the underlying procedures.
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We may share your personal data with a third party for purposes other than processing on our behalf. We will obtain your consent to such disclosure as required by applicable laws.
We may share your Personal Data with Service Providers, Third-Party Vendors, Consultants, and other Business Partners in order to provide Services on our behalf...
Harvey may not share Usage Data that includes Your Confidential Information with a third party... except (i) in accordance with Section 11.6 (Confidentiality) of this Agreement, or (ii) to the extent the Usage Data is aggregated and anonymized such that You cannot be identified.
"By providing your phone number in your Profile and setting it to "Searchable" or by including it in materials sent to employers, you agree that this phone number may be shared with employers or employers may be provided the ability to contact you through the Site.Excerpt from Indeed's Terms of Service
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The clause states: “By providing your phone number in your Profile and setting it to "Searchable" or by including it in materials sent to employers, you agree that this phone number may be shared with employers or employers may be provided the ability to contact you through the Site.”
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