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Location4 findings
Microphone & Audio4 findings
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Tracking12 findings
Advertising & Profiling16 findings
Sharing28 findings
Controls & Permissions59 findings
Other10 findings
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BiometricsNo direct settingIndeed's employer verification vendors collect device, ID, sometimes biometric data
Why this matters
Hiring through Indeed can mean an outside service checks who you are, which can involve biometric data.
What this means
In the part of its policy on data it collects from employers, Indeed says it works with third-party verification services to verify your information, and that this includes collecting device information, personal identification information, special category data or biometric data, and coarse location information. Indeed says it does this to verify that employers on its site are legitimate, and that where applicable these services collect and use biometric data on its behalf.
Indeed says that to verify employers, it works with third-party verification services whose checks include collecting device information, personal identification information, special category or biometric data, and coarse location.
What the policy says
Personal Data we collect from Employers: […] Verification information – we work with third party verification services to verify your information, which includes collection of device information, personal identification information, special category data or biometric data, and “coarse” location information. We collect, process, store and analyze such data to verify that Employers on our Site are legitimate.
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What you can do
No setting found that directly changes this practice.
In the Indeed documents we searched for this finding, we did not verify a setting that changes this specific practice.
A broader option is available
Indeed's policy says it offers all its users globally, subject to applicable laws, the right to request deletion of their personal data, through its Personal Data Request Form or by email; U.S. users can also call its toll-free number.
That is a wider action rather than a privacy setting for this practice — it changes more than this, and it is not the same as turning this off.
SharingIndeed shares U.S. users' site usage with employers, affiliates, advertisers
Why this matters
How you use Indeed's site is passed to employers and advertisers, not kept inside Indeed.
What this means
In its section on U.S. privacy rights, in the table of personal data it shares for purposes of sale or targeted advertising, Indeed lists internet activity, such as site usage data, as shared with employers, affiliates and advertisers, for purposes that include measuring job listing performance for employers and optimizing advertising.
In its U.S. privacy rights section, in the table of personal data it shares for purposes of sale or targeted advertising, Indeed lists internet activity, such as site usage data, among the data it shares with employers, affiliates and advertisers, including to optimize advertising.
What the policy says
Internet activity, such as site usage data Employers Affiliates Advertisers Measure job listing performance for employers Help job seekers find more relevant job listings Help employers find relevant candidates and improve our services Optimize advertising
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What you can do
A privacy control may reduce part of this practice, where it is available to you.
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Advertising & ProfilingNo direct settingIndeed collects and profiles your communications, including by automated means
Why this matters
Your conversations with and through Indeed are not only stored; they are analyzed and profiled, partly by machine.
What this means
Indeed says it collects, analyzes, processes, profiles, including via automated means, and stores your communication data, which it describes as interactions with or through Indeed, including via chatbots, third-party messaging services, apps and websites, telephone calls and SMS texts, emails and notifications.
Indeed says it collects, analyzes, profiles and stores your communication data, including by automated means.
What the policy says
We collect, analyze, process, profile, including via automated means, and store your Communication Data.
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What you can do
No setting found that directly changes this practice.
In the Indeed documents we searched for this finding, we did not verify a setting that changes this specific practice.
A broader option is available
Indeed's policy says that where it relies on legitimate interests to process your personal data, you can object and ask it to stop processing your data that way, unless it has compelling legitimate grounds which override your rights; it offers this right to all its users globally, subject to applicable laws.
That is a wider action rather than a privacy setting for this practice — it changes more than this, and it is not the same as turning this off.
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