Coursera AI policy evolution
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Jun 17, 2026privacymedium
data sharing
Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing
“This section explains how Coursera collects and uses the Personal Data of those who use our Live2Coursera Services, and supplements but does not replace our Privacy Notice , which governs how we handle the Personal Data of all Coursera users. The Terms of Use for Live2Coursera can be found here . Any defined terms used in this section and not otherwise defined in the Privacy Notice are found in the Live2Coursera Terms of Use. Live2Coursera enables instructors to record, share, and upload lectures, including those recorded using Third Party Offerings, to Coursera for their students to view on the students’ mobile devices or computers. In addition to the activities outlined elsewhere in our Privacy Notice, Live2Coursera users are directed to review the following : Coursera will collect the audio and video content instructors choose to upload through Third Party Offerings, as well as the instructor’s name, email address, and thumbnail image. Instructors may also provide us with the contact information of their students to allow Coursera to share the link to that content with those students. Instructors should ensure that the proper consents and permissions are obtained from these students before sharing their contact information. Please note that the audio and video content instructors provide to Coursera may include the voices of students participating in the live lecture, and that we may make all such content publicly available to all users of our platform.”
Open citationJun 17, 2026privacymedium
data sharing
Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing
“Depending on where you are located, you have certain rights in relation to your Personal Data. You can access your Personal Data and confirm that it remains correct and up-to-date, choose whether or not you wish to receive material from us or some of our partners, and request that we delete or provide you with a copy of your Personal Data by logging into the Site, selecting ‘Settings’ from the dropdown in the top right, and scrolling down to find the appropriate option. The ability to delete an account may be disabled for some users, particularly those who are enrolled in for-credit offerings such as degrees, certificate programs, and other similar offerings. If you would like further information in relation to your rights or would like to exercise any of them, you may also contact us via privacy@coursera.org . If you reside or are located in the EEA, UK, Switzerland, or other region that offers similar protections, you have the right to request that we: provide access to any Personal Data we hold about you; cease the processing of your Personal Data for direct-marketing purposes; update any Personal Data which is out of date or incorrect; delete any Personal Data which we are holding about you; restrict the way that we process your Personal Data; provide your Personal Data to a third party provider of services; or provide you with a copy of any Personal Data which we hold about you. For more information in relation to your rights with respect to automated decision-making please refer to the “How we use AI” section above.”
Open citationJun 17, 2026privacymedium
data sharing
Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing
“With your consent. In the case of biometric data that makes up part of the Identity Verification Data: with your explicit consent or another condition permitted under applicable law Identity and Contact Data; Account Registration Data; Content of your Communications; Education, Career and Skills Information; Demographic Information To manage communications with or from Coursera including to archive information and/or use it for future communications with you where we are legally entitled to do so. For our legitimate interests to run, grow and develop our business including by communicating effectively with you Identity and Contact Data; Account Registration Data; Information about your interests, preferences and affiliations; Content of your Communications; Demographic Information; Personal Data we collect from your device(s) Where we send you emails, to track the way that you interact with these emails, to optimize and tailor our communications to you. With your consent Identity and Contact Data; Account Registration Data; Product or Service Purchase Information; Content of your Communications; Education, Career and Skills Information; Demographic Information To share information with our Content Providers and other business partners so they can inform you about their products and services that may be of interest to you where they are legally entitled to do so. With your consent Identity and Contact Data; Content of your Communications; Education, Career and Skills Information; Demographic Information; Survey data For research related to online education.”
Open citationJun 17, 2026privacymedium
data sharing
Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing
“We will offer you the opportunity to opt-out of your Personal Data (or to provide explicit consent for Sensitive Personal Data) being: (i) disclosed to a third party (other than an agent performing tasks on behalf of and under the instructions of Coursera) ); or (ii) used for a purpose materially different from the purpose for which it was originally collected (as set out in our Privacy Notice), or subsequently authorized by you, when the circumstances arise.”
Open citationJun 17, 2026privacymedium
data sharing
Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing
“Identity Verification . Coursera may offer you the ability to verify your identity for select Services. In order to enroll for these Services, you may be required to provide us or our third-party identity verification vendor with Personal Data such as your name , address , date of birth , a headshot taken using a webcam or device camera, and a photo identification document . Coursera’s third-party identity verification vendor may use this Personal Data to generate biometric facial data, which is destroyed upon successful completion of verification and in no event after 2 years.”
Open citationJun 17, 2026privacymedium
data sharing
Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing
“We will offer you the opportunity to opt-out of your Personal Data (or to provide explicit consent for Sensitive Personal Data) being: (i) disclosed to a third party (other than an agent performing tasks on behalf of and under the instructions of Coursera) ); or (ii) used for a purpose materially different from the purpose for which it was originally collected (as set out in our Privacy Notice), or subsequently authorized by you, when the circumstances arise. You also have the ability to opt out at any time from the use of your Personal Data for direct marketing purposes and certain uses of tracking technologies. To exercise this right, please check your account and cookie settings. If you have further questions related to the above, you can also contact us at privacy@coursera.org .”
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