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ZipRecruiter DPF Principles Govern Over Policy

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Key Facts

What governs in any conflict between ZipRecruiter's privacy policy and the EU-U.S. DPF Principles and/or the Swiss-U.S. DPF Principles?
ZipRecruiter establishes that in any conflict between its privacy policy and the EU-U.S. DPF Principles and/or the Swiss-U.S. DPF Principles, the Principles shall govern.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This hierarchy means that the DPF Principles set a floor of protection that ZipRecruiter's own policy language cannot override.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
4
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 1499 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Where ZipRecruiter's privacy policy conflicts with the EU-U.S. or Swiss-U.S. DPF Principles, the Principles — not the policy — determine the applicable standard.

How other platforms handle this

Discord Medium

Discord commits to cooperate and comply respectively with the advice of the panel established by the EU data protection authorities (DPAs) and the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) and the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner...

Notion Medium

For any complaint that we cannot resolve directly Notion Labs, Inc. commits to cooperate and comply respectively with the advice of the panel established by the EU data protection authorities (DPAs)...

Perplexity AI Medium

We commit to resolve DPF Principles-related complaints about our collection and use of personal data. Individuals in the EU and UK with inquiries or complaints regarding our compliance with the DPF should first contact us...

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If there is any conflict between the terms in this privacy policy and the EU-U.S. DPF Principles and/or the Swiss-U.S. DPF Principles, the Principles shall govern.

Excerpt from ZipRecruiter's Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

FAA
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
ZipRecruiter Privacy Policy
Entity
ZipRecruiter
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 7, 2026
Last verified
May 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-037577
Document ID
CA-D-00292
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
dc46eccd019602b8c465ad39b57e8786dee66b3142e75575f344c37dbe55372d
Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 20:51 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: ZipRecruiter
Document: ZipRecruiter Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-037577
Captured: 2026-05-07 20:51:33 UTC
SHA-256: dc46eccd019602b8…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/ziprecruiter/ziprecruiter-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-037577/ziprecruiter-dpf-principles-govern-over-policy/
Accessed: Sept. 8, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does ZipRecruiter's ZipRecruiter DPF Principles Govern Over Policy clause do?

This hierarchy means that the DPF Principles set a floor of protection that ZipRecruiter's own policy language cannot override.

How does this clause affect you?

Where ZipRecruiter's privacy policy conflicts with the EU-U.S. or Swiss-U.S. DPF Principles, the Principles — not the policy — determine the applicable standard.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 267 platforms. See the full comparison.

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