Coursera's Privacy Notice was updated on September 4, 2026 to expand the categories of data used to personalize user experience. The revised terms now explicitly include 'Education, Career and Skills Information' alongside existing data types (Identity and Contact Data, Account Registration Data, Demographic Information, and device data) when facilitating personalized interactions with site features, content recommendations, learning support, and engagement tools. This clarifies what data the platform may process for tailoring your learning experience.
The updated Privacy Notice clarifies that Coursera processes 'Education, Career and Skills Information' — in addition to identity, account, demographic, and device data — to personalize your interactions with site features, tailor content recommendations, provide learning support, and remember your preferences. This expands the stated scope of data categories used for personalization, though the operational use (personalizing your learning experience) remains unchanged. No control mechanism or opt-out is described in the updated language.
Expanded to explicitly include Education, Career and Skills Information alongside identity, account, demographic, and device data for personalizing content, recommendations, and learning support.
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Coursera expanded the explicit data categories described in its Privacy Notice as used for personalization purposes. The change adds 'Education, Career and Skills Information' to previously stated categories. For organizations with Coursera in their vendor …
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