If you log into ZipRecruiter using a social media account like LinkedIn or Google, ZipRecruiter can access and store the data from that social account, and the company states it is not responsible if that data transfer violates your privacy settings on the social platform.
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Using social login can expose more personal data to ZipRecruiter than you may expect, as the agreement permits access to information from your connected social account, and the liability for privacy setting mismatches is placed entirely on you.
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 →If you use a social media account to log into ZipRecruiter, the company may access and store profile data from that social account, and accepts no liability if the data shared exceeds what you intended based on your social platform privacy settings.
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"By connecting to the Services using a third-party service, you give us permission to access and use your information from that service as permitted by that service, and to store your log-in credentials for that service. For example, if you access the Services through a social networking site, you agree that ZipRecruiter can access, store, and make available on the Services, any information and data that you provide in your applicable social networking site account such that the same information is available in your ZipRecruiter account. You agree that we are not liable for any Personal Data that is made available to us in violation of your privacy settings with the applicable social networking site.Excerpt from ZipRecruiter's Terms of Use
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Using social login can expose more personal data to ZipRecruiter than you may expect, as the agreement permits access to information from your connected social account, and the liability for privacy setting mismatches is placed entirely on you.
If you use a social media account to log into ZipRecruiter, the company may access and store profile data from that social account, and accepts no liability if the data shared exceeds what you intended based on your social platform privacy settings.
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