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|Company=Indeed; Recruit Holdings
|StartDate=2025-08-22
|EndDate=ongoing
|Status=Active
|ArticleType=Service
|Type=Terms of Service
|Description=Indeed updated its U.S. Terms of Service on August 22, 2025 to add mandatory binding arbitration (Section D.12) with a 30-day opt-out window for job seekers. The platform uses a bundled consent checkbox combining employer & Indeed communications during job applications. Changes occurred amid financial pressures including 4,500+ layoffs & CEO resignation.
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'''Indeed''', owned by [[Recruit Holdings]], operates as one of the world's largest job search platforms with '''more than 350 million monthly unique visitors'''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indeed.com/news/releases/indeed-introduces-specialist-media-networkshelping-employers-reach-more-skilled-professionals-across-industry-specific-sites-to-hire-for-hard-to-fill-roles |title=Indeed Introduces Specialist Media Networks, Helping Employers Reach More Skilled Professionals Across Industry-Specific Sites to Hire for Hard-to-Fill Roles |website=Indeed Press Room |date=2024-01-16 |access-date=2025-09-10}}</ref> The platform had large operational changes in 2024-2025, including laying off over 4,500 employees (2,200 in March 2023, 1,000 in May 2024, & 1,300 in July 2025).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.staffingindustry.com/news/global-daily-news/indeed-lay-2200-workers-reports-job-market-poised-continue-cooling |title=Indeed to lay off 2,200 workers, reports job market poised to continue cooling |website=Staffing Industry |date=2023-03-22 |access-date=2025-09-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hrdive.com/news/indeed-layoffs-job-market/716166/ |title=Indeed lays off 1K employees, citing 'global slow-down' in hiring |website=HR Dive |date=2024-05-08 |access-date=2025-09-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/indeed-glassdoor-layoffs-ai-job-search/ |title=Indeed & Glassdoor to lay off 1,300 workers as AI shakes up job search business |website=CBS News |date=2025-07-25 |access-date=2025-09-10}}</ref>
'''Indeed''', owned by [[Recruit Holdings]], operates as one of the world's largest job search platforms with '''more than 350 million monthly unique visitors'''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indeed.com/news/releases/indeed-introduces-specialist-media-networkshelping-employers-reach-more-skilled-professionals-across-industry-specific-sites-to-hire-for-hard-to-fill-roles |title=Indeed Introduces Specialist Media Networks, Helping Employers Reach More Skilled Professionals Across Industry-Specific Sites to Hire for Hard-to-Fill Roles |website=Indeed Press Room |date=2024-01-16 |access-date=2025-09-10}}</ref> The platform had large operational changes in 2024-2025, including laying off over 4,500 employees (2,200 in March 2023, 1,000 in May 2024, & 1,300 in July 2025).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.staffingindustry.com/news/global-daily-news/indeed-lay-2200-workers-reports-job-market-poised-continue-cooling |title=Indeed to lay off 2,200 workers, reports job market poised to continue cooling |website=Staffing Industry |date=2023-03-22 |access-date=2025-09-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hrdive.com/news/indeed-layoffs-job-market/716166/ |title=Indeed lays off 1K employees, citing 'global slow-down' in hiring |website=HR Dive |date=2024-05-08 |access-date=2025-09-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/indeed-glassdoor-layoffs-ai-job-search/ |title=Indeed & Glassdoor to lay off 1,300 workers as AI shakes up job search business |website=CBS News |date=2025-07-25 |access-date=2025-09-10}}</ref>


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