Indeed Terms Scorecard

This assessment covers the linked policy document.

Legacy rating — awaiting reassessment with complete source evidence.

Grade C — Standard consumer terms (score 62/100)

Indeed's terms include mandatory arbitration, class action waivers, and broad rights to use user content for AI training, while maintaining significant discretion to terminate accounts without notice.

Indeed forces arbitration, waives class actions, and trains AI on user data.

Terms at a glance

Sells your data
NO
Forced arbitration
YES
Trains AI on your content
YES
Collects biometric data
NO
Shares data with government
LIKELY
Easy to cancel
YES
Tells you before changes
NO
Deletes data on request
NO

What the terms actually say

Introduction

THE ARBITRATION AGREEMENT PROVIDES... THAT YOU AND INDEED: (1) WILL ONLY BE PERMITTED TO PURSUE DISPUTES... THROUGH BINDING, FINAL ARBITRATION; (2) WAIVE ALL RIGHTS TO BRING OR PARTICIPATE IN A DISPUTE ON A CLASS, COLLECTIVE, OR REPRESENTATIVE BASIS

Indeed forces users into binding arbitration and prohibits class action lawsuits.

Section 8.4 (Browser Extension)

we use such data about your particular activity, communication, and materials to develop, train, build, and use statistical models, including artificial intelligence and machine learning models.

Indeed reserves the right to train AI models on user activity and content.

Introduction

Indeed may... disable any account or restrict your ability to use all or parts of the Site, for any or no reason without notice.

Indeed can terminate accounts at its sole discretion without warning.

Section A.1.8

If you do not want to receive alerts for jobs that Indeed recommends to you, you can turn off ‘recommended jobs’ in your communications settings within your Indeed account.

Users have a simple, self-serve way to opt out of recommended job emails.

Last reviewed 2026-09-29 under rubric v3.5.

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