Coursera AI
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“Visit or use our Services for any form of content, data, or text scraping (including but not limited to screen scraping, web harvesting, or web data extracting) through manual, mechanical, or automated means including by the use of bots or other similar software. Use any content, data, or text in any form in the Services for text or data mining purposes,…”
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Start here. These are the highest-risk verified clauses AIRIN found in the platform's own policy text.
Vague retention language without defined timelines makes it difficult for users to predict or enforce deletion. The 'legal rights' carve-out is broad and commonly used to justify extended retention.
Categorically denies refunds for Guided Projects and other projects, imposing a binding no-refund restriction on this product tier regardless of circumstances.
Users purchasing through third-party channels lose Coursera's direct refund remedies and must navigate separate marketplace policies. Coursera explicitly assumes no responsibility, creating a potential gap in consumer protection.
Scores derived from 50 enriched findings — same verbatim citations as below. AI-generated, not legal advice.
- Coursera AI trains on your content by default — this applies across all plans unless you explicitly opt out.
- Output ownership has conditions — review the commercial use and license carve-outs before building on these outputs.
- Data handling is conditional — 11 privacy or retention clauses warrant review before using Coursera AI at scale.
Derived from AI-enriched analysis of the verified findings below — informational only, not legal advice.
How to read this page: Overall risk rates what Coursera AI's own policy terms mean for your prompts, outputs, and data. The benchmark bands below grade those same verified terms relative to peers — a platform in a risky-by-default category can rate HIGH risk and still grade STRONG against its peer set. Both trace to the cited findings.
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Based on 223 verified, verbatim-cited findings below — read the citations.
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Fully verified — complete core corpus captured and read in full.
- Privacy PolicyVerified - read in full - 72 citationsstaticLast captured 2026-06-07
- Terms of ServiceVerified - read in full - 58 citationsstaticLast captured 2026-07-08
Only citation-backed plan differences are shown here; absent cells mean AIRIN has not verified a tier-specific claim.
Grants Coursera permission under legitimate interests to process a broad set of personal data categories for marketing, advertising, and research support for partners related to online education, defining the scope and legal basis for commercial data use.
"For our legitimate interests to run, grow and develop our business including by supporting our Partners carrying out research related to online education Identity and Contact Data; Product or Service Purchase Information; Information abou..."
Defines the scope and purpose of the Privacy Notice, identifies Coursera Inc. and its subsidiaries/affiliates as the entities subject to it, and specifies the channels (Site, apps, Services) through which Personal Data is processed, establishing the document's operative reach.
" The purpose of this Privacy Notice is to describe how Coursera, Inc., our subsidiaries, affiliates, and our international branches, (" Coursera ," " us ," " we ," or " our ") collects, uses, stores, discloses, and otherwise processes your ..."
Describes the procedure by which Coursera receives personal data about a user from an enterprise organization when that organization invites the user to join the platform, establishing an account-registration data-intake pathway.
" Account registration / invitation data : When an organization invites you to join the Coursera platform through its Enterprise program, Coursera may receive Personal Data about you that the organization provides as part of the invitation /..."
Identifies the legal basis (contract performance) and purpose for processing identity, contact, communications, education, demographic, and partner-site data to enable Forum access and Services, establishing the operative processing justification for forum-related data use.
"For our legitimate interests to run, grow and develop our business Identity and Contact Data; Account Registration Data; Content of your Communications; Education, Career and Skills Information; Demographic Information; Text and/or Images..."
Discloses that Coursera collects the content of user communications including free-text, survey responses, and voice/audio inputs transcribed to text, and imposes a restriction advising users not to include unnecessary sensitive Personal Data in free-text or voice features, limiting the scope of data users should provide.
" The Content of your Communications such as information provided voluntarily in surveys you complete, or in other exchanges with us, including via email or through the use of an in-platform messaging/chat feature with free-text functionalit..."
Using device and demographic data for personalisation under legitimate interests is a common practice. Risk is lower because the purpose is functionally tied to service delivery, but the absence of a consent requirement is worth noting.
"Identity and Contact Data; Account Registration Data; Demographic Information; Personal Data we collect from your device(s) To facilitate and personalize your interaction with Site features, including tailoring content, recommendations, lea..."
Describes the process for subscription cancellation across monthly and annual plans, including pre-enrollment cancellation terms and the required cancellation mechanism through the account page or Support Services.
" For monthly subscriptions, to avoid being charged after the applicable free trial period, you must cancel the subscription before the trial ends. For annual subscriptions, which are paid in full at the time of purchase, you must cancel w..."
Specifies the refund and cancellation rights available when upgrading between subscription plans, including the 14-day cancellation window for upgrades from Coursera Plus monthly to annual, constituting an operative conditional right tied to upgrade transactions.
" If you upgrade from one product or plan to another (for example, from a one-time purchase of a Course to Coursera Plus monthly), you may cancel as applicable within the trial period days of the upgrade, only where trial period is offered a..."
Clause A implies an adequate level of protection for data transferred under the Data Privacy Frameworks, while Clause B states that personal data may be transferred to countries that may not provide the same level of protection, creating a direct conflict regarding the expected protection for DPF-covered data.
" Coursera, Inc. (referred to as "we," "us," or "our"), believes in protecting your privacy. This DPF Notice contains supplementary information relating to Personal Data transferred on the basis of the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, the UK extension to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, or the Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. This DPF Notice should be read in conjunction with Coursera’s Privacy Notice , which provides details of the Personal Data processed, purposes for which Personal Data is collected, processed and disclosed, types of third parties to which Personal Data is disclosed, and rights of individuals. To the extent of any conflict between this DPF Notice and Coursera’s Privacy Notice, this DPF Notice prevails. We participate in and commit to adhering to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, the UK extension to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, and the Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (together the “DPF”) which includes the DPF Principles of notice, choice, accountability for onward transfer, security, data integrity and purpose limitation, access, and recourse, enforcement and liability (the "Principles") for transfers of Personal Data from the EEA, UK and Switzerland, respectively, to the U.S. To learn more about the DPF, please visit the DPF website: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov . For more information regarding our DPF certification, please click here or search for ‘Coursera’ in the DPF list of participants. "
" Our Site is primarily operated and managed on servers located and operated within the United States. In order to provide our products and Services to you, we may be sending your Personal Data outside of the country where you reside or are located, including to the United States. Accordingly, your Personal Data may be transferred outside of the country in which you reside or are located, including to countries that may not provide the same level of protection for your Personal Data. We are committed to protecting Personal Data when it is transferred. If you reside or are located within the EEA, UK, Switzerland (or other region that offers similar protections) and such data transfers occur, we take appropriate steps to ensure an equivalent level of protection for your Personal Data. We participate in and commit to adhering to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, the UK extension to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, or the Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework when transferring data from the EEA, UK or Switzerland to the United States. Please see our Data Privacy Framework Notice, below, for further information. Where we cannot transfer Personal Data on the basis of the Data Privacy Framework, we rely on another approved transfer mechanism including the Standard Contractual Clauses and the UK Addendum (as applicable). If you want to obtain a copy of the transfer mechanism we use, please contact us using the details below. "
Within one documentClause A grants a 14-day refund period for UK/EU users for applicable subscriptions, while Clause B specifies a 7-day refund period for certain product upgrades, creating conflicting entitlements for users in those jurisdictions.
" Certain jurisdictions provide you with additional consumer protection rights. For example, if you are located in the United Kingdom or countries in the European Union you may be entitled to a 14-day refund period that begins when access to the applicable subscription commences. If you wish to exercise the right of withdrawal under these laws must submit a request through the Learner Help Center . Coursera will verify your location using the information associated with your account and process the refund if eligible. As of the effective date of this policy, countries such as the United States, Mexico, and India do not provide extended refund or withdrawal periods beyond Coursera’s free trial period. Please allow 7 – 10 business days for any applicable refund to be processed and reflected in your account. "
" If you upgrade from one product or plan to another (for example, from a one-time purchase of a Course to Coursera Plus monthly), you may cancel as applicable within the trial period days of the upgrade, only where trial period is offered as a part of the new product to avoid being charged on the next billing date or request a refund within 7 days of the date of first payment or start date of the new product, whichever is earlier if no trial period is offered. If you upgrade from Coursera Plus monthly to a Coursera Plus annual plan, then you may cancel the subscription plan within 14 days from the date the first payment is made for the new Coursera Plus annual plan to receive a refund. Please allow 7 – 10 business days for any applicable refund to be processed and reflected in your account."
Within one document
Evidence appendix
Showing priority citations first. The full appendix is available for audit trails; not every citation is a severe risk.
" The Content of your Communications such as information provided voluntarily in surveys you complete, or in other exchanges with us, including via email or through the use of an in-platform messaging/chat feature with free-text functionality and voice-enabled features (including audio inputs that are transcribed into text). You should not include any unnecessary Personal Data or information of a sensitive nature, whether relating to you or another person, in the Platform’s free-text functionality. "
Discloses that Coursera collects the content of user communications including free-text, survey responses, and voice/audio inputs transcribed to text, and imposes a restriction advising users not to include unnecessary sensitive Personal Data in free-text or voice features, limiting the scope of data users should provide.
AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.
" Identity and Contact Data; Account Registration Data; Product or Service Purchase Information; Content of your Communications ; Education, Career and Skills Information; Demographic Information; Personal Data we collect from your device(s); Survey data; Third Party Payment Processing Data To allow you to access and use the Site and in order to provide any information, products, or Services that you request from us, including processing your communications via text and voice. To comply with our contract to provide Services to you, your academic institution, your employer, or other organization that may be providing you with access to our Services Identity and Contact Data; Account Registration Data; Content of your Communications; Personal Data we collect from your device(s) To provide technical support to you, where required, and to ensure the security of our Services and the Site. For our legitimate interests to operate our Site and provide our Services as securely as possible Identity and Contact Data; Account Registration Data; Content of your Communications; Education, Career and Skills Information; Demographic Information When you sign-up for updates, to send you messages in connection with the Site or Content Offerings. With your consent Identity and Contact Data; Account Registration Data; Product or Service Purchase Information; Information about your interests, preferences and affiliations; Content of your Communications; Education, Career and Skills Information; Demographic Information; Personal Data we collect from your device(s); Text and/or Images on third party sites; Survey data; Data relating to your use of partner sites To record and analyze how learners interact with the Site, its features and content, and our Services to build higher quality,"
Establishes the legal basis (contract performance) and purpose for processing multiple categories of personal data—including identity, contact, purchase, communications, education, demographic, device, survey, and payment data—to provide access to the Site and Services.
AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.
" from the device(s) you use to access and use the Site (e.g., to track your use of the Site through cookies and similar technologies), and"
States that Coursera may collect Personal Data from users' devices via cookies and similar technologies, establishing an operative data collection activity and creating an obligation to disclose such tracking.
AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.
" Personal Data we collect from your device(s) as your use the Site When you visit the Site, we may track, collect, and aggregate information from your device(s) indicating, among other things, which pages of the Site were visited, the order in which they were visited, when they were visited, and which hyperlinks were clicked on. We also collect information from the URLs from which you linked to the Site. Collecting such information may involve logging the IP address , operating system , and browser software used by each user of the Site. We may be able to determine from an IP address a user’s Internet Service Provider and the geographic location of their point of connectivity. Location data may be used to route your traffic to the nearest regional server to reduce latency and improve your experience. We may also use cookies, web beacons, and other similar technologies when you visit our Site. For more information on our use of cookies and web beacons, please refer to our Cookies Policy . We also use session-replay technologies, such as those provided by Amplitude, who employs software code to record users’ interactions with the Site in a manner that allows us to watch video replays of those user sessions. The replays capture data such as mouse movements, page visits, network requests and responses, console logs, JavaScript exceptions, and browser performance metrics. These replays help us diagnose usability problems and identify areas for improvement. You can opt-out of session recording by adjusting your cookies settings in the “Cookies Preference Center” ."
Describes Coursera's practice of tracking, collecting, and aggregating device-level data (IP address, OS, browser, page visits) when users visit the Site, establishing the scope of device-derived personal data collection as an operative data-use obligation.
AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.
" Other Personal Data you provide : e.g., information you voluntarily provide to us when you participate in our public forums (“ Forums ”), and/or participate in Content Offerings or other Services on the Site. In relation to the Forums, please note that you should not include any information of a personal or sensitive nature, whether relating to you or another person, in a Forum post. We may publish any information you post including via extensions of our platform that use third-party services, like mobile applications. Please also reference our Terms of Use and our Code of Conduct for additional information about proper use of our Forums. If you participate in a Content Offering, we may collect certain user-generated content, such as assignments you submit, peer-graded assignments, and peer grading feedback. We also collect course data, such as responses to in-video quizzes, standalone quizzes, exams, and surveys. You should not include any information of a personal or sensitive nature, whether relating to you or another person, on assignments, exams, or surveys, except for information required to participate in or submit such assignments, exams, or surveys. "
Imposes an obligation on users not to include personal or sensitive information in Forum posts, and states that Coursera may publish any user-posted information including via third-party extensions, establishing a data-sharing permission and a user conduct restriction regarding personal data in public forums.
AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.
" Coursera uses cookies , web beacons , and similar technologies when you visit the App. Some cookies are necessary for the App’s basic operation and core features. We also use session-replay technologies , such as those provided by Datadog, to record users’ interactions with the App and view video replays of user sessions. These replays help us diagnose usability issues and identify areas for improvement."
This segment discloses Coursera's use of cookies, web beacons, session-replay technologies (including Datadog), and similar tracking technologies on the App, describing the purposes of data collection for operational functionality and usability diagnostics, which constitutes a disclosure obligation under privacy law frameworks.
AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.
" Please note that we review our privacy practices from time to time, and that these practices are subject to change. Any change, update, or modification will be effective immediately upon posting on our Site. We will notify you of any material change to this Privacy Notice by posting a notice on our Site’s homepage for a reasonable period of time following such update or by sending an email to the email address associated with your user account, and by changing the effective date (located at the top of this page). Be sure to return to this page periodically to ensure familiarity with the most current version of this Privacy Notice."
Establishes the procedure for modifying the Privacy Notice, specifying that changes are effective upon posting, that material changes will be notified via homepage notice or email, and that users should periodically review the policy, creating binding notification obligations for Coursera.
AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.
" All subscriptions will continue for the duration selected at the time of your purchase and then automatically renew for periods of equal length unless and until you cancel the subscription according to the process described below or the subscription is suspended or discontinued by Coursera. Refunds for subscription plans are not provided, except (i) where required by law, (ii) where you have upgraded to another subscription plan and wish to cancel the upgrade, or (iii) in limited cases as explicitly stated by Coursera or in specific promotional terms. Coursera reserves the right to deny refund requests, even in cases that might otherwise appear eligible. Such denials may include, but are not limited to, situations involving violations of our Terms of Use , Code of Conduct , or Honor Code , repeated refund requests, prior refunds processed through a third-party marketplace, chargeback activity, or where you have completed graded content and are dissatisfied with their performance."
Specifies the cancellation procedures for monthly and annual subscriptions, including timing requirements to avoid charges after free trials, the 14-day refund window for annual plans, and the required cancellation method through the account page or Support Services.
AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.
" We try to answer every request promptly where possible, and provide our response within the time period stated by applicable law. Further information for residents of U.S. States which have enacted state privacy laws is available in our U.S. State Privacy Laws Notice . If you request deletion of your Personal Data, we will delete the Personal Data associated with that account, including your learner profile, course history, and any certificates or certifications issued through our platform. Once your account is deleted, certificates and certifications cannot be accessed, verified, or reissued, and we recommend downloading any certificates and certifications you wish to keep before submitting a deletion request. Following deletion, we may retain limited Personal Data where necessary for lawful and legitimate purposes, which may vary depending on your location, such as complying with legal obligations. In addition, residual information may remain within our databases, access logs, or other records, which may or may not contain your Personal Data. "
Establishes the procedure and timeline for responding to data subject requests, specifies consequences of account deletion including removal of learner profile, course history, and certificates, and notes that deleted certificates cannot be accessed, verified, or reissued, creating binding deletion obligations and limitations.
AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.
"We will use industry standard physical, technical, and administrative security measures to keep your Personal Data confidential and secure, and will not share it with third parties, except as otherwise provided in this Privacy Notice, or unless such disclosure is necessary in special cases, such as a physical threat to you or others, as permitted by applicable law. Because the Internet is not a 100% secure environment, we cannot guarantee the security of Personal Data, and there is some risk that an unauthorized third party may find a way to circumvent our security systems or that transmission of your information over the Internet will be intercepted."
'Industry standard' is a low bar and the explicit disclaimer of guaranteed security, combined with broad exceptions in the Notice, means the confidentiality commitment is weaker than it may appear.
AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.
"Coursera reserves the right to deny refund requests, even in cases that might otherwise appear eligible. Such denials may include, but are not limited to, situations involving violations of our Terms of Use , Code of Conduct , or Honor Code , repeated refund requests, prior refunds processed through a third-party marketplace, chargeback activity, or where you have completed graded content and are dissatisfied with their performance."
The non-exhaustive list of denial grounds combined with the general reservation of right to deny creates significant uncertainty for users expecting refunds. This may conflict with consumer protection laws in certain jurisdictions but is presented without qualification in the base terms.
AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.
"For Degree, MasterTrack, and University Certificate Programs, consequences are at the sole discretion of the content provider."
Different enforcement frameworks apply depending on product tier: non-degree users are subject to Coursera's internal process, while degree/MasterTrack/University Certificate users face wholly external institutional discretion, a material difference in user rights by tier.
AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.
" Any use or access by anyone under the age of 13 is strictly prohibited. Additionally, you may use our Services only if you: can form a binding contract with Coursera; comply with these Terms, all applicable laws, and our policies (including the Acceptable Use Policy, Honor Code, course-specific eligibility requirements, and any other policies that may be applicable from time to time (“Policies”)); and are over the age at which you can provide consent to data processing under the laws of your country. Certain regions and Content Offerings may have additional requirements and/or different age restrictions. Any violation of our Terms, applicable laws, or Policies may result in your access to all or part of the Services being suspended, disabled, or terminated. When you create your Coursera account, and when you subsequently use certain features, you must provide us with accurate and complete information, and you agree to update your information to keep it accurate and complete. "
Restricts use of Services to users who can form a binding contract, comply with Terms and Policies, and meet age-of-consent requirements for data processing; prohibits use by anyone under 13 and imposes eligibility conditions that vary by region, creating differentiated access rights based on legal capacity and geography.
AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.
" Contains illegal content or promotes illegal activities with the intent to commit such activities. Please keep in mind that users who are as young as 13 use Coursera, and we do not allow content that is inappropriate for these younger users. Contains credible threats or organizes acts of real-world violence. We don’t allow content that creates a genuine risk of physical injury or property damage, credibly threatens people or public safety, or organizes or encourages harm. Harrasses others. We encourage commentary about people and matters of public interest, but abusive or otherwise inappropriate content directed at private individuals is not allowed. Violates intellectual property, privacy, or other rights. Do not share content that you do not have the right to share, claim content that you did not create as your own (including content generated by AI), or otherwise infringe or misappropriate someone else’s intellectual property or other rights. Always attribute materials used or quoted by you to the original copyright owner. Spams others. Do not share irrelevant or inappropriate advertising, promotional, or solicitation content. Otherwise violates the Coursera Terms of Use. Please note that specific Content Offerings may have additional rules and requirements."Permalink to this finding →
Enumerates specific categories of prohibited content (illegal content, credible threats, harassment) that users are restricted from sharing, imposing substantive content restrictions on platform use.
AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.
" By using our Services, you are warranting that you are not located in, under the control of, a national of, or ordinarily resident in, any country that is subject to applicable U.S. laws and regulations, or laws of your local jurisdiction, preventing Coursera from providing you access to the Services. Your location is determined by your physical location. Use of a virtual private network service, IP routing services, or other similar service for the purpose of circumventing these laws is strictly prohibited. By using our Services, you are warranting that you are not named on, or controlled by anyone named on, any government prohibited, denied, unverified-party, sanctions, debarment, or exclusion list or export-controlled related restricted party list (collectively, “Sanctions Lists”). You will immediately discontinue your use of the Services if you, or a party exercising control over you, are placed on any Sanctions List. You also warrant that you will not export, re-export, or transfer the Services to any country against which the U.S. has embargoed goods or services, or to an entity or person on any Sanctions List, or otherwise use the services in a manner that would be in violation of applicable laws. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these Terms, Coursera may suspend performance of or terminate any further obligations to you, effectively immediately if you are in breach of the obligations in this section or if the continued provision of our Services to you may, in our sole discretion, result in our commercial or reputational harm."
Continuation of export controls section establishing further warranting obligations and restrictions on sanctioned or restricted persons using the services.
AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.
"We keep your Personal Data for no longer than necessary for the purposes for which the Personal Data is collected and processed, to comply with our legal and regulatory obligations, to exercise our legal rights, and to protect ourselves from legal claims. The length of time we retain Personal Data for depends on the purposes for which we collect and use it, the nature of your interaction with us, or as required to comply with applicable laws and to establish, exercise, or defend our legal rights."
Vague retention language without defined timelines makes it difficult for users to predict or enforce deletion. The 'legal rights' carve-out is broad and commonly used to justify extended retention.
AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.
" Coursera does not offer refunds for Guided Projects or any other projects. "
Categorically denies refunds for Guided Projects and other projects, imposing a binding no-refund restriction on this product tier regardless of circumstances.
AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.
"If a purchase is made through a third-party marketplace, such as the Apple App Store or another payment platform, the refund policy of that marketplace applies. In such cases, Coursera does not process the refund and assumes no responsibility for the marketplace’s decision."
Users purchasing through third-party channels lose Coursera's direct refund remedies and must navigate separate marketplace policies. Coursera explicitly assumes no responsibility, creating a potential gap in consumer protection.
AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.
Common questions about Coursera AI's policies
- Can you use Coursera AI's output commercially?
- Commercial use allowed — based on 1 verified finding from Coursera AI's published policy. Informational only, not legal advice.
Clause detail — protections, your obligations, and coverage
Every clause below is a verbatim quote from Coursera AI's own published policy, read in full and linked to its exact location. Protections and user obligations are reported separately from risk because they are different kinds of clause — an obligation on you is not a risk to your data. Informational only, not legal advice.
✅ Protections found
19 verified clausesClauses in Coursera AI's policies that work in your favour — commitments the platform made to you.
- Privacy & data use
“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 partn…”
Grants data subjects the right to access, correct, and delete their Personal Data or receive a copy, with a procedural path through account Settings, and notes that deletion may be restricted for users enrolled in for-cr…
📍 Privacy Policy › “Your Rights”Jump to exact text → - Governing law & disputesarbitration & class-action waiver
“We will regularly review our compliance with the statements set forth in this DPF Notice, and we will provide an independent way to resolve complaints about our privacy practices. We encourage interested persons to first contact us (contact information provide…”
Establishes the compliance review obligation, provides an independent dispute resolution mechanism through ICDR/AAA for DPF complaints, and outlines the escalation process from direct contact to binding arbitration under…
📍 Privacy Policy › “Recourse, Enforcement and Liability”Jump to exact text → - Audit rights, DPA & residency
“Coursera, Inc. (referred to as "we," "us," or "our"), believes in protecting your privacy. This DPF Notice contains supplementary information relating to Personal Data transferred on the basis of the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, the UK extension to the EU-U…”
Introduces the DPF Notice as supplementary to the main Privacy Notice for EU-U.S., UK extension, and Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework transfers, and incorporates by reference the main Privacy Notice for details on proce…
📍 Privacy Policy › “Introduction.”Jump to exact text → - Prompt ownership
“The Services enable you to share your content, such as homework, quizzes, exams, projects, other assignments you submit, posts you make in the forums, and the like ("User Content"), with Coursera, instructors, and/or other users. You retain all intellectual pr…”
Affirms that users retain all intellectual property rights in User Content they create and share, establishing user ownership as the baseline before license grants to Coursera.
📍 Terms of Service › “User Content”Jump to exact text → - Moderation & enforcementauto-renewal & cancel window
“In accordance with applicable laws, if you are in the European Union and the United Kingdom you have a right of withdrawal for 14 days from the date a contract commences. You may withdraw without providing a reason and without incurring costs, except as noted.…”
This clause establishes the 14-day statutory right of withdrawal for EU/UK users, defines the conditions under which that right is forfeited (full performance with express consent or acknowledgment of service commencemen…
- Auto-renew cancel window: 14 days before term end
📍 § 9 (European Users Right of Withdrawal)Jump to exact text → - Governing law & disputes
“Certain jurisdictions provide you with additional consumer protection rights. For example, if you are located in the United Kingdom or countries in the European Union you may be entitled to a 14-day refund period that begins when access to the applicable subsc…”
Grants users in qualifying jurisdictions (UK, EU) a statutory 14-day withdrawal right upon subscription commencement, specifies the Learner Help Center submission procedure, and describes Coursera's location-verification…
📍 Terms of Service › “Process to Request a Refund Required by Law”Jump to exact text →
+ 13 more verified clauses of this kind on this platform, cited in full in the report.
📋 Rules you must follow
12 verified clausesWhat Coursera AI requires of YOU. These are your obligations, not risks to your data or IP, so they are cited here and excluded from this platform's risk rating.
- Moderation & enforcementconduct restrictions
“Do anything that violates applicable local, state, national, or international law or breaches any of your contractual obligations or fiduciary duties towards us. Share your password, let anyone besides yourself access your account, or do anything that might p…”
Prohibits users from violating laws, sharing account credentials, accessing other users' accounts, misusing content, accessing non-public systems, or circumventing authentication measures, imposing multiple operative beh…
📍 § 2Jump to exact text → - Moderation & enforcement
“Plagiarism : Plagiarism is when you copy or reproduce words, ideas, or any other materials from another source without giving credit to the original author. Plagiarism also includes the practice of employing or allowing another person to alter or revise your w…”
This clause defines plagiarism and restricts learners from copying, reproducing, or submitting work that is not their own independent creation, including work modified through automated means such as AI tools, with all s…
📍 Terms of Service › “Violations”Jump to exact text → - Commercial useconduct restrictions
“Visit or use our Services for any form of content, data, or text scraping (including but not limited to screen scraping, web harvesting, or web data extracting) through manual, mechanical, or automated means including by the use of bots or other similar softwa…”
Explicitly prohibits scraping, data mining, and use of platform content or data to develop or train AI/ML models including generative AI, whether for commercial or non-commercial purposes, without prior written consent —…
📍 § 3Jump to exact text → - Moderation & enforcement
“Work includes but is not limited to exams, quizzes, peer review activities, assessments, discussion board contributions, guided projects, and labs. Furthermore, activities outside the platform that pertain to coursework on the platform are also covered by thes…”
This clause defines the scope of 'work' subject to the Honor Code (including exams, quizzes, peer reviews, labs, and off-platform activities related to coursework) and defines 'unauthorized' activities as those violating…
📍 Terms of Service › “Honor Code”Jump to exact text → - Moderation & enforcementconduct restrictions
“Unauthorized sharing of resources : making any information about or solutions to homework, quizzes, exams, projects, and other assessments available to anyone else (except to the extent an assessment explicitly permits sharing solutions). This includes both so…”
This clause restricts unauthorized sharing of assessment solutions, homework, quizzes, and exam materials with any other person, except where explicitly permitted, constituting a content-sharing prohibition enforced unde…
📍 Terms of Service › “Violations”Jump to exact text →
+ 7 more verified clauses of this kind on this platform, cited in full in the report.
What the policies actually cover
15 topics- Product telemetry & usage tracking13 clauses
- Advertising & tracking3 clauses
- Sale or sharing of personal data1 protective1 clause
- Sensitive data (biometric, location, health)1 clause
- Children's data1 protective2 clauses
- Government & law-enforcement disclosure1 protective6 clauses
- Data shared with other AI providers4 clauses
- Arbitration & class-action waiver1 protective7 clauses
- Damages & liability cap1 clause
- Indemnity direction1 clause
- Terms can change at any time3 protective4 clauses
- Deletion rights & post-termination survival3 clauses
- Auto-renewal & cancel window1 protective5 clauses
- Breach-notification promises1 protective3 clauses
- Conduct restrictions4 obligations4 clauses
72 further verified clauses are cited on this page but not yet assigned a topic.
Clause intelligence
Canonical clauses and stance patterns extracted from the same gate-verified citations shown on this page.
The clause restricts commercial use.
“Subject to these Terms and our Policies, we grant you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, and revocable license right to use our Services. The rights granted herein are only for your personal, non-commercial use, unless you obtain our written permission otherwise. You also agree that you will create, access, and/or use only one user account, unless expressly permitted by Coursera, and you will no...”Open source citation
The clause restricts commercial use.
“Use any content, data, or text in any form in the Services for text or data mining purposes, or develop or train any application, software, code, or data models including but not limited to generative artificial intelligence or other artificial intelligence and machine learning models irrespective of the purposes whether commercial or non-commercial.”Open source citation
The clause provides a deletion or time-bounded retention path.
“We keep your Personal Data for no longer than necessary for the purposes for which the Personal Data is collected and processed, to comply with our legal and regulatory obligations, to exercise our legal rights, and to protect ourselves from legal claims. The length of time we retain Personal Data for depends on the purposes for which we collect and use it, the nature of your interaction with us, or as required to...”Open source citation
The clause provides a deletion or time-bounded retention path.
“Biometric facial data generated as part of the identity verification process is deleted upon successful completion of verification and in any event, no later than 2 years after collection. Other information uploaded as part of the identity verification process, including your name, address, date of birth, and a photo identification document, is deleted upon request and in any event, no later than 2 years after col...”Open source citation
The clause imposes arbitration, class-action waiver, or jury-trial waiver terms.
“All other Claims shall be arbitrated or litigated in small claims court. This subsection does not prevent you or Coursera from participating in a class-wide settlement of claims. The Terms evidence a transaction involving interstate commerce; and notwithstanding any other provision herein with respect to the applicable substantive law, the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § 1 et seq., will govern the interpretati...”Open source citation
Tier matrix
Plan-level conditions detected from citation-backed clauses. Empty tiers mean AIRIN has not captured decisive tier language yet.
| Tier | Surface | Verdict | Risk | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All applicable tiers | commercial use | conditional | MEDIUM | 4 |
| All applicable tiers | data retention | improves | LOW | 3 |
| All applicable tiers | governing law disputes | conditional | MEDIUM | 22 |
| All applicable tiers | indemnity liability | conditional | MEDIUM | 2 |
| All applicable tiers | moderation enforcement | worsens | HIGH | 2 |
| All applicable tiers | output ownership | worsens | HIGH | 3 |
| All applicable tiers | prompt ownership | improves | LOW | 1 |
| Free | indemnity liability | conditional | MEDIUM | 1 |
| Free | training use | worsens | HIGH | 5 |
| Government | commercial use | worsens | HIGH | 1 |
| Government | governing law disputes | conditional | MEDIUM | 2 |
| Government | moderation enforcement | worsens | HIGH | 1 |
Policy evolution
Open full timelineBefore/after stance changes across captured policy versions. When no material delta exists yet, AIRIN shows the latest citation-backed stance events instead.
legal burden changed from medium/indemnity to medium/liability limited.
“You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Coursera from any and all claims, liabilities, expenses, and damages (to the extent attributable to you under the applicable law), including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs, made by any third party related to: (a) your use or attempted use of the Services in violation of these Terms; (b) your violation of any law or rights of any third party; or (c) User Content, including without limitation any claim of infringement or misappropriation of intellectual property or other proprietary rights.”Before citation
“Coursera offers courses and content ("Content Offerings") from universities and other providers ("Content Providers"). While we seek to provide world-class Content Offerings from our Content Providers, unexpected events do occur. Coursera reserves the right to cancel, interrupt, reschedule, or modify any Content Offerings, or change the point value or weight of any assignment, quiz, or other assessment, either solely, or in accordance with Content Provider instructions. Content Offerings are subject to the Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability sections below.”After citation
Latest stance: platform claims or reserves rights on commercial use
“If you live in the U.S. or another jurisdiction which allows you to agree to arbitration, you and Coursera agree to submit to binding arbitration any and all disputes, claims, or controversies of any kind, whether based on statute, regulation, constitution, common law, equity, or any other legal basis or theory, and whether pre-existing, present, or future, that arise out of or relate to our Services, these Terms, and/or any other relationship or dispute between you and us, including without limitation (i) the scope, applicability, validity or enforceability of these Terms and/or this arbitration provision, and (ii) relationships with third parties who are not parties to these Terms or this arbitration provision to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law (each a “Claim,” and collectively the “Claims”). Claims will also include disputes that arose or involve facts occurring before the existence of this or any prior versions of the Terms as well as Claims that may arise after the termination of these Terms. This arbitration agreement does not preclude you or us from seeking action by federal, state, or local government agencies. You and we also have the right to exercise self-help remedies, such as set-off, or to bring qualifying claims in small claims court so long as the matter remains in such court and advances only on an individual (non-class, non-representative) basis. In addition, you and we retain the right to apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for provisional or ancillary relief, including pre-arbitral attachments or preliminary injunctions, and any such request shall not be deemed incompatible with any of these Terms, nor a waiver of the right to have disputes submitted to arbitration as provided in this provision.”Open timeline citation
Latest stance: arbitration or waiver on governing law disputes
“Except as provided below, the Services are managed by Coursera, Inc. which is located in Santa Clara County, California. You agree that these Terms will be governed by the laws of the State of California, excluding its conflicts of law provisions. In the event of any dispute that is not subject to binding arbitration, you and Coursera will submit to the personal jurisdiction of and exclusive venue in the federal and state courts located in and serving Santa Clara County, California as the legal forum for any such dispute (except for small claims court actions which may be brought in the county where you reside). To the extent you are located in the European Union, an EFTA country or the United Kingdom, the Services are managed by Coursera Europe B.V. You agree that these Terms will be governed by the laws of the Netherlands, excluding its conflicts of law provisions. These Terms shall not deprive you of any mandatory consumer protections under the law of the country to which we direct Services to you, where you have your habitual residence.”Open timeline citation
Latest stance: arbitration or waiver on governing law disputes
“We reserve the right to revise the Terms at our sole discretion at any time. With the exception of changes to the Binding Arbitration and Class Action Waiver Section, any revisions to the Terms will be effective immediately upon posting by us. For any material changes to the Terms, we will take reasonable steps to notify you of such changes, via a banner on the website, email notification, another method, or combination of methods. In all cases, your continued use of the Services after publication of such changes, with or without notification, constitutes binding acceptance of the revised Terms.”Open timeline citation
Latest stance: sublicensable or transferable on output ownership
“Subject to these Terms and our Policies, we grant you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, and revocable license right to use our Services. The rights granted herein are only for your personal, non-commercial use, unless you obtain our written permission otherwise. You also agree that you will create, access, and/or use only one user account, unless expressly permitted by Coursera, and you will not share access to your account or access information for your account with any third party. Using our Services does not give you ownership of or any intellectual property rights in our Services or the content you access.”Open timeline citation
Capture recency
- Privacy Policy:Last captured 2026-06-07· verified 2026-06-07verified once — no re-scan in 96 days
- Terms of Service:Last captured 2026-07-08· verified 2026-07-08
Dates state when our pipeline captured and verified each document — not when the vendor last changed it. Documents are re-scanned on a recurring cadence; a document verified once says so until a re-scan confirms it again.
↓ 174 fewer findings this quarter vs last (46 vs 220). First scan: June 2026.
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