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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.
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User Content may not: be unlawful, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, indecent, lewd, suggestive, harassing, threatening, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, abusive, inflammatory or fraudulent
We don't allow Content that includes negative comments about identifiable individuals outside of this group.
Content that promotes cruelty or gratuitous violence towards animals
"You agree not to post or promote any Job Advertisements that: (i) contain inaccurate, false, or misleading information...(vi) require the applicant to provide information relating to his/her (a) racial or ethnic origin, (b) political beliefs...(x) requires applicants to pay to apply...Excerpt from ZipRecruiter's Terms of Use
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The clause states: “You agree not to post or promote any Job Advertisements that: (i) contain inaccurate, false, or misleading information...(vi) require the applicant to provide information relating to his/her (a) racial or ethnic origin, (b) political beliefs...(x) requires applicants to pay to apply...”
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