The agreement discloses that where an account is employer-assigned or managed by a third party, that employer or third party may access or disable the account and may receive information about the user's access and use, without requiring Okta's involvement.
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This provision establishes that employer-managed accounts may result in account access data being shared with the employer or managing third party, and that those parties may disable account access independently, which users operating under employer-assigned accounts should note as a condition of their use.
Severity was increased from 'medium' in previous version to 'medium' in current version—no change detected in severity level between versions.
View full change record →The agreement states that users with employer-assigned or third-party-managed accounts may have their access and usage information shared with the employer or third party, and that the employer or third party retains the ability to access or disable the account independently of Okta.
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Compare across platforms →"If your Okta account is assigned and/or managed by your employer or a third party, then additional terms may apply to your use of the Site and your employer or the third party may be able to access or disable your account with or without Okta's involvement and may have information relating to your access and use of the account shared with them.Excerpt from Okta's Terms of Service
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This disclosure may engage GDPR and UK GDPR where employee account usage data constitutes personal data processed by the employer as a controller; the disclosure that usage information may be shared with …
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This provision establishes that employer-managed accounts may result in account access data being shared with the employer or managing third party, and that those parties may disable account access independently, which users operating under employer-assigned accounts should note as a condition of their use.
The agreement states that users with employer-assigned or third-party-managed accounts may have their access and usage information shared with the employer or third party, and that the employer or third party retains the ability to access or disable the account independently of Okta.
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