Coursera Terms of Use

This document governs use of Coursera's online learning platform and services, establishing a binding contractual relationship between Coursera, Inc. and users upon account creation or platform use. The agreement states that users grant Coursera a broad, royalty-free, worldwide license to use, reproduce, modify, distribute, and create derivative works from user-submitted content, and requires users to indemnify Coursera against third-party claims arising from their content or platform use. The content license grant is notably broad in scope, covering sublicensing and derivative works without compensation to users, which is common on content-hosting platforms but operationally significant for learners who submit substantial original work; the agreement also asserts the right to terminate accounts at Coursera's discretion and to modify terms with notice, though applicable consumer protection law in certain jurisdictions may constrain unilateral modification rights. The document engages FERPA given Coursera's role as an educational technology provider handling student records and educational data; it also engages GDPR and CCPA through its data collection and sharing practices referenced in the incorporated Privacy Policy, with heightened compliance obligations applicable to EU/EEA users and California residents. Material compliance considerations include the mandatory arbitration and class action waiver clause applicable to US users, which may require evaluation under state-specific consumer protection statutes in California and elsewhere, and the COPPA-adjacent age restriction requiring users to be at least 13 years old, with users under 18 subject to parental consent requirements.