When you submit content to ZipRecruiter, such as your resume or job posting, you grant the company a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free license to use that content, which continues even after you stop using the platform.
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A perpetual and irrevocable license means ZipRecruiter retains the right to use content you have submitted, including your resume and personal employment history, even after you delete your account or stop using the service.
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The updated terms establish region-specific contractual frameworks replacing the previous unified agreement. Job seekers and employers now operate under distinct terms based on geographic location: users in the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and India are covered under one agreement, while EU, U.K., and Switzerland users follow separate terms. The revised terms introduce explicit mandatory arbitration clauses, liability limitations, indemnification obligations, and a new Job Applicant Privacy Notice. Job seekers should review the arbitration provision, which requires disputes to proceed through arbitration rather than litigation. You can review the applicable regional terms based on your location at ZipRecruiter's website before creating an account or posting content.
View change record →Your resume, work history, and other content you submit to ZipRecruiter may continue to be used by the company under this license even after you close your account, which may interact with your right to request deletion of personal data under applicable privacy laws.
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A perpetual and irrevocable license means ZipRecruiter retains the right to use content you have submitted, including your resume and personal employment history, even after you delete your account or stop using the service.
Your resume, work history, and other content you submit to ZipRecruiter may continue to be used by the company under this license even after you close your account, which may interact with your right to request deletion of personal data under applicable privacy laws.
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