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Cookie and Tracking Technology Use

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What it is

Chegg and its partners use cookies and tracking tools to monitor your activity on the platform, collecting device and behavioral data that is shared with third parties.

This analysis describes what Chegg's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology

ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The clause establishes the operational basis for data collection infrastructure that enables both service functionality and third-party data sharing arrangements. This authorization permits the collection of behavioral and device-level data as a standard practice across the service.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Cookies and tracking pixels allow Chegg and its ad partners to build a detailed picture of your browsing and study activity, which feeds targeted advertising; users can adjust cookie preferences through the OneTrust consent management tool available on the site.

What you can do

⚠️ These actions may provide transparency or partial mitigation but may not fully address the underlying issue. Effectiveness varies by jurisdiction and individual circumstances.
  • Opt Out of Arbitration
    Visit Chegg.com and interact with the cookie consent banner powered by OneTrust to adjust your cookie preferences; select only necessary cookies to limit tracking by advertising and analytics partners.

How other platforms handle this

ADP Medium

We use cookies, web beacons, pixel tags, and other tracking technologies on our websites to recognize you and your preferences, authenticate users, analyze website traffic and usage patterns, and to deliver personalized content and advertisements. We may use both session cookies and persistent cooki...

ClickUp Medium

We use various technologies to collect information, including cookies and web beacons. Cookies are small data files stored on your hard drive or in device memory that help us improve our Services and your experience, see which areas and features of our Services are popular, and count visits. Web bea...

Okta Medium

We use cookies, web beacons, pixel tags, and similar tracking technologies on our websites and in our communications to collect information about your browsing activities, your preferences, and your device. This may include information such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, referri...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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We and our third-party partners use cookies, web beacons, pixel tags, and similar tracking technologies to collect information about your use of our services. This information may include your IP address, browser type, device identifiers, pages visited, and time spent on our services.

— Excerpt from Chegg's Chegg Privacy Policy

ConductAtlas Analysis

Institutional analysis (Compliance & governance intelligence)

(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Cookie-based tracking and data sharing with advertising partners engages CCPA and CPRA in California, which treat cookie identifiers as personal information and sharing them with ad networks as a potential sale or sharing requiring opt-out rights. Under GDPR, cookie placement for non-essential purposes requires prior informed consent; the relevant enforcement authority is the user's national data protection authority within the EU. The ePrivacy Directive also applies to EU users for cookie consent. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The use of OneTrust for cookie consent management is a standard industry practice, but compliance depends on whether the consent banner is configured to block non-essential cookies prior to consent and whether all advertising and analytics vendors are listed in the cookie disclosure. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU and EEA users require prior opt-in consent for non-essential cookies; California residents require opt-out rights for cookies that constitute personal information sharing; Illinois and other states with comprehensive privacy laws may impose similar requirements. The policy's use of the OneTrust platform suggests awareness of these requirements, but operational implementation must be verified. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Each third-party advertising and analytics vendor receiving data via cookies should be listed in the cookie disclosure and covered by an appropriate data processing agreement; procurement teams should verify that cookie vendor lists are current and that vendor contracts reflect the applicable privacy framework requirements. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should audit the OneTrust configuration to confirm non-essential cookies are blocked before consent is given by EU users; verify that the cookie list is complete and updated when new vendors are added; ensure that cookie opt-out signals are honored and that the consent record is maintained for audit purposes.

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Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    The FTC has jurisdiction over deceptive tracking practices and failure to honor consumer opt-out mechanisms for cookie-based data sharing.
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Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
ePrivacy Directive
European Union
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
US-KY
Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US

Provision details

Document information
Document
Chegg Privacy Policy
Entity
Chegg
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
March 24, 2026
Last verified
May 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-008560
Document ID
CA-D-00395
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
428ddcc20313367b65d55484c1d59c1a629728a2b3afba2c723bff8d40481729
Analysis generated
March 24, 2026 07:57 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Chegg
Document: Chegg Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-008560
Captured: 2026-03-24 07:57:12 UTC
SHA-256: 428ddcc20313367b…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/chegg/chegg-privacy-policy/cookie-and-tracking-technology-use/
Accessed: May 20, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Chegg's Cookie and Tracking Technology Use clause do?

The clause establishes the operational basis for data collection infrastructure that enables both service functionality and third-party data sharing arrangements. This authorization permits the collection of behavioral and device-level data as a standard practice across the service.

How does this clause affect you?

Cookies and tracking pixels allow Chegg and its ad partners to build a detailed picture of your browsing and study activity, which feeds targeted advertising; users can adjust cookie preferences through the OneTrust consent management tool available on the site.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 25 platforms. See the full comparison.

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