CA-C-001995
Coursera — Coursera Privacy Notice
Entity
Date detected
May 11, 2026
Effective date
May 11, 2026
Severity
Low
Direction
Positive
Affected users
all users
Taxonomy
Transparency removal
Changes
1 sentence modified
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Event Summary

Coursera's Privacy Notice footer was updated on May 11, 2026 to include a new link labeled 'Do Not Sell/Share' in the footer navigation. This addition appeared between the 'Modern Slavery Statement' link and the 'Learn Anywhere' section. The change makes a consumer rights mechanism more prominent at the page level, though the underlying policy language and operational effect of this mechanism are not detailed in the change summary provided.

LOW

Consumer Impact

Coursera added a 'Do Not Sell/Share' link to the footer of its Privacy Notice, making this consumer opt-out mechanism more accessible at the page level. The updated footer now includes this link alongside other legal and compliance resources. The change itself does not modify the underlying data practices or privacy rights, but rather makes an existing or newly available opt-out mechanism more visible to users.

Governance Analysis

The updated footer adds a more visible navigation path to a data sale opt-out mechanism, likely required under CCPA and similar state privacy laws. This change improves user-facing transparency regarding privacy rights, though it does not alter the underlying data processing practices disclosed in the full policy.

Available Actions

Click the 'Do Not Sell/Share' footer link to review or exercise your data sale or sharing opt-out rights

If No Action Is Taken

If you do not use the opt-out mechanism, Coursera will continue to process and potentially share or sell your personal information as described in its privacy policy

Key Clauses Affected

Do Not Sell/Share footer link

Added navigation link to enable users to exercise data sale opt-out rights under state privacy law

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This change record describes what was added, removed, or modified in the document. Analysis reflects what the updated agreement states or permits. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Applicability may vary by jurisdiction. Methodology

Evidence Verification

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Previous Version
3c5d29b9e68e11ce59e899d357a4125c9cdd43a884fc699ab73522c51379edab
May 11, 2026 15:01 UTC
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Current Version
55aa6fed8cf51c41c9a7e872942936e06b525041f62b114eea38ab4d8301dabc
May 11, 2026 17:46 UTC
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Change Detected
May 11, 2026 17:46 UTC
Analysis Methodology
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Source Document
https://www.coursera.org/about/privacy
Citation Record
Entity: Coursera
Document: Coursera Privacy Notice
Record ID: CA-C-001995
Captured: 2026-05-11 17:46:52 UTC
URL: https://conductatlas.com/change/2026-05-11-coursera-coursera-privacy-notice-1995/
Accessed: June 30, 2026
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Institutional Analysis

Assessment

This change adds a footer link for data sale or sharing opt-out requests, likely in response to state privacy laws (CCPA and successors) that require prominent, easy-to-use mechanisms for consumers to request non-sale of personal information. The link does not change the underlying privacy policy language but improves user-facing navigation to an opt-out mechanism. No new data processing or disclosure obligations are created by this footer addition alone, though the linked destination may contain such obligations if not previously disclosed.

Regulatory Exposure

CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act), CPRA (California Privacy Rights Act), similar state privacy laws requiring prominent opt-out mechanisms

Full compliance analysis

Obligation analysis, escalation trigger, board language, and recommended action.

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Document Context

Version history → Policy drift analysis → Document page →
Document
Coursera Privacy Notice
Entity
Coursera
Captured
May 11, 2026
Source URL
https://www.coursera.org/about/privacy
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