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Data Sharing with Content Provider Universities

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Your data is transferred to third-party universities whose privacy practices you may not have reviewed, and those institutions may use your data for research or other purposes beyond delivering your course.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Coursera collects extensive personal data including learning behavior, assessment results, payment information, and device identifiers, and the policy permits sharing subsets of this data with institutional clients such as employers and universities, advertising partners, and third-party service providers. Learners enrolled through employer or campus programs should be aware that their course activity and performance data may be visible to the sponsoring organization, which may affect how they approach platform use. You can adjust marketing communication preferences and exercise data rights including access, deletion, and portability by contacting privacy@coursera.org or visiting your account settings.

How other platforms handle this

Lime Medium

We may share your information with third-party advertising partners to provide you with targeted advertising. We also work with third-party analytics providers who help us understand how users interact with our Services. These third parties may use cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technolo...

Oura Medium

We process personal data you provide to Oura to enable third party integrations, services, features, and offerings. For example, with your permission, our Services may integrate with third-party services like Google Health Connect and Apple HealthKit, or those of our partners. Oura takes measures to...

Substack Medium

Creators: when you subscribe to a Creator's publication, we provide them the information necessary (including your name and email address) to provide you their publication(s). Please note that Creators control their own publications; accordingly, when you interact with a Creator's publication in a w...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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When you enroll in a course or program, we share personal data with the institution that offers the course or program to enable the institution to award academic credentials, verify your identity, and for other purposes described in the institution's privacy policy. Content Providers may also use your personal data for their own research and educational purposes, including improving their courses and programs.

— Excerpt from Coursera's Coursera Privacy Notice

Applicable regulations

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

Provision details

Document information
Document
Coursera Privacy Notice
Entity
Coursera
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 10, 2026
Last verified
May 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-006200
Document ID
CA-D-00158
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
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Analysis generated
May 10, 2026 18:17 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Coursera
Document: Coursera Privacy Notice
Record ID: CA-P-006200
Captured: 2026-05-10 18:17:25 UTC
SHA-256: 59834b4e08e538f4…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/coursera/coursera-privacy-notice/data-sharing-with-content-provider-universities/
Accessed: May 13, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Medium
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Coursera's Data Sharing with Content Provider Universities clause do?

Your data is transferred to third-party universities whose privacy practices you may not have reviewed, and those institutions may use your data for research or other purposes beyond delivering your course.

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