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ZipRecruiter · ZipRecruiter Terms of Use · View original document ↗

Client ATS Screening Functionality Not Hiring Decision

High confidence Common · 211 of 343 platforms

Key Facts · in the document’s own words

What does the applicant screening functionality not constitute?
“You agree that such functionality does not, and is not intended to, constitute, contribute to, or make a hiring recommendation or decision, and is not a substitute for human discretion and review. You are solely responsible for your applicant screening, review, and hiring...”
Version CA-V-006715, captured Sept. 11, 2026 · live source ↗
Our reading, not the document’s words
ZipRecruiter requires clients to agree that its applicant screening functionality does not constitute, contribute to, or make a hiring recommendation or decision and that clients bear sole responsibility for applicant screening, review, and hiring.
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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Generated by a model from the captured document; not read by a person

By placing sole responsibility for hiring decisions on the client, ZipRecruiter limits its own exposure for outcomes resulting from use of its screening functionality.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Generated by a model from the captured document; not read by a person

The reader, as a client, cannot attribute any hiring recommendation or decision to ZipRecruiter's screening functionality and bears sole responsibility for all screening and hiring outcomes.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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You agree that such functionality does not, and is not intended to, constitute, contribute to, or make a hiring recommendation or decision, and is not a substitute for human discretion and review. You are solely responsible for your applicant screening, review, and hiring...

Excerpt from ZipRecruiter's Terms of Use

Provision details

Document information
Document
ZipRecruiter Terms of Use
Entity
ZipRecruiter
Date stated by the document
Aug. 11, 2026
As printed in ZipRecruiter’s text (version CA-V-006715), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
April 22, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-006715, captured Sept. 11, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-039971
Document ID
CA-D-000291
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Archived bytes SHA-256 (version CA-V-006715)
3ef91c8946db77a134f6005f1fc80ec4fef623a605a53220484d6d51f63c8b50
Analysis generated
May 8, 2026 00:40 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-006715, captured Sept. 11, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: ZipRecruiter
Document: ZipRecruiter Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-039971
Version: CA-V-006715
Captured: 2026-09-11 00:46:21 UTC
SHA-256: 3ef91c8946db77a1…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/ziprecruiter/ziprecruiter-terms-of-use/provision/CA-P-039971/client-ats-screening-functionality-not-hiring-decision/
Accessed: Oct. 24, 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 Client ATS Screening Functionality Not Hiring Decision clause do?

By placing sole responsibility for hiring decisions on the client, ZipRecruiter limits its own exposure for outcomes resulting from use of its screening functionality.

How does this clause affect you?

The reader, as a client, cannot attribute any hiring recommendation or decision to ZipRecruiter's screening functionality and bears sole responsibility for all screening and hiring outcomes.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 211 platforms. See the full comparison.

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