Coursera states it may share Personal Data including identity, contact, education, career, and usage data with Content Providers, university and industry partners, instructors, and commercial partners for marketing, research, and operational purposes, with consent as the stated legal basis for marketing-related sharing.
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This provision establishes that a broad range of Personal Data categories, including performance data and course-level analytics, may be shared with Content Providers, instructors, and commercial partners, with consent stated as the legal basis for marketing purposes but legitimate interests cited for other sharing categories.
Interpretive note: The adequacy of consent mechanisms for marketing-related data sharing with Content Providers depends on how consent is presented and obtained in practice, which is not fully detailed in the document text.
The updated terms now explicitly disclose that Coursera processes communications through voice-enabled features that transcribe audio into text, and clarify that personal data may be shared with third parties including affiliates and business partners. The policy expands descriptions of AI-driven personalization and chatbot applications that use your learning and interaction data. The terms establish that data may be transferred to entities that become Coursera affiliates or subsidiaries during business transitions. You should review the updated guidance that cautions against including unnecessary or sensitive personal data in the platform's free-text and voice-enabled communication features.
View change record →The updated Privacy Notice removes explicit language stating that the policy does not apply to Coursera's Ollie mobile application and no longer directs users to a separate Ollie Privacy Notice for that app. Previously, users of Ollie had clear notice to consult a dedicated privacy policy; that direction is now absent from the main Privacy Notice. The updated notice also narrows the scope of covered entities by removing 'affiliates' from the definition of Coursera, stating the policy now applies to Coursera, Inc., its subsidiaries, and international branches only. Users of the Ollie App should independently verify what privacy terms currently govern that application, as the main Coursera Privacy Notice no longer explicitly addresses Ollie coverage.
View change record →This provision establishes that Personal Data including course performance, education and career information, and usage analytics may be shared with Content Providers, instructors, university and industry partners, and commercial partners. The agreement states that consent is the legal basis for sharing data with Content Providers for marketing of their products and services.
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Compare across platforms →"To share information with our Content Providers and other business partners so they can inform you about their products and services that may be of interest to you where they are legally entitled to do so. With your consent [...] Coursera may share Personal Data, including Analytics Data, with university and industry partners, and other commercial partners including for the Purposes set out in the table above. [...] We may share your Personal Data and your performance in a given Content Offering with the instructor or instructors who taught it, with teaching assistants or other individuals designated by the instructor or instructors to assist with the creation, modification, or operation of the Content Offering, and with the Content Provider(s) with which they are affiliated.Excerpt from Coursera's Privacy Notice
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This provision establishes that a broad range of Personal Data categories, including performance data and course-level analytics, may be shared with Content Providers, instructors, and commercial partners, with consent stated as the legal basis for marketing purposes but legitimate interests cited for other sharing categories.
This provision establishes that Personal Data including course performance, education and career information, and usage analytics may be shared with Content Providers, instructors, university and industry partners, and commercial partners. The agreement states that consent is the legal basis for sharing data with Content Providers for marketing of their products and services.
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