Indeed Policy Centre
This article covers Indeed's policies for employers. It explains which job posts are allowed, restricted or need sponsorship. It also covers rules that protect job seekers and expectations for company pages, accounts and job postings.
Content policies
Learn what job content is allowed, restricted or requires sponsorship on Indeed, including rules for third-party recruiters, aggregators and misleading or confidential postings to ensure transparency and compliance.
Discrimination
Understand Indeed's policies prohibiting discriminatory language or hiring practices including rules around conviction history to ensure fair and inclusive job opportunities.
Industry
Review guidelines for specific industries, including restricted or sensitive categories like adult roles and learn how to stay compliant with industry-specific posting requirements.
- Adult Industry Jobs
- Misleading Content and Activities
- Non-Work Opportunities
- Prohibited Job Seeker Costs
Low-quality posts
Identify and avoid low-quality job postings, such as vague descriptions, generic company names or inaccurate locations, to improve visibility and meet Indeed's quality standards.
- Generic or Confidential Company Names
- Job Posting Location Policy
- Job Posting Quality Standards
- Misleading Content and Activities
- Special Job Posting Types
Non-work
Learn what qualifies as non-work content, including roles with prohibited job seeker costs or non-employment opportunities and how to ensure postings represent legitimate jobs.
Personalisation and targeting
Understand how location and targeting rules apply to job postings to ensure accurate delivery to relevant candidates and compliance with Indeed's targeting policies.
Poor application experience
Discover how to create a positive application experience by avoiding misleading content, broken processes or unsafe practices that could discourage or harm job seekers.
- Discrimination and Hate Offences
- Indeed's Email Policy
- Maintaining User Safety
- Fraudulent Job Policy
- Misleading Content and Activities
- Non-Work Opportunities
- Special Job Posting Types
- Unavailable Jobs on Indeed
Search manipulation
Learn how to avoid practices like duplicate jobs, misleading details or keyword stuffing that can manipulate search results and violate Indeed's job posting integrity standards.
Company page policies
Understand the rules for managing company pages and reviews, including content guidelines and best practices to maintain an accurate and trustworthy employer brand.
Account and platform policies
Review policies governing account usage, email requirements, apply URLs and job feed sources to ensure secure, compliant use of Indeed's platform and tools.