Indeed Terms Scorecard

Grade D — Sign with caution (score 58/100)

Indeed forces binding arbitration and class action waivers, reserves the right to terminate accounts without notice, and trains AI on user content without a clear opt-out.

Forced arbitration, broad termination rights, and AI training on user content.

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...

You are forced into private arbitration and waive your right to join class action lawsuits.

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 your account at any time for any reason without warning.

Section B.8.4

We use such data... to develop, train, build, and use statistical models, including artificial intelligence and machine learning models.

Indeed uses your data to train its AI models.

Section A.4.2

Indeed may be required to comply with legal obligations... this means, for example, that Indeed may receive legal process from courts or law enforcement to reveal user data... and that Indeed may comply with such requests.

Indeed will share your data with law enforcement if they receive a legal request.

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.

You can easily opt out of recommended job emails.

Last reviewed 2026-07-27 under rubric v3.5.

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