A free online educational platform that provides instructional videos, practice exercises, and personalized learning tools across subjects including mathematics, science, economics, and humanities. The platform serves millions of students, teachers, and parents worldwide, making its terms of service and privacy policy particularly significant given its extensive use by minors and collection of educational progress data. Policy changes could affect user data rights, content accessibility, and the platform's commitment to remaining free for all users.

2 Documents
16 All provisions 2 High severity 11 Medium severity 3 Low severity
0 Changes · 12 mo
Last change

High — provisions that significantly limit your legal rights, authorize broad data collection, or create material financial exposure. Medium — provisions worth knowing about but with partial protections or limited scope. Low — standard terms with minimal consumer impact.

Governance Coverage
Privacy Rights
10 provisions · 1 high · 7 med
Liability Limitation
3 provisions · 3 med
Arbitration
3 provisions · 3 high
Account Control
2 provisions · 2 med
Ai Automated
2 provisions · 2 med
Data Sharing
2 provisions · 1 high · 1 med
Consent
2 provisions · 2 high
Data Retention
1 provision · 1 med
Security
1 provision · 1 med
Legal Jurisdiction
1 provision · 1 med
Quick Facts
Arbitration: Mandatory
AI Training: Disclosed
Data Retention: Specified
Class Action: Waived
Key Governance Provisions
High Child Account and Parental Consent

Creating an account for a child under 13 constitutes verifiable parental consent under COPPA, making the parent responsible for the child's activity and for understanding what data Khan Academy colle…

High Mandatory Arbitration and Class Action Waiver

Arbitration clauses limit your ability to go to court and can prevent you from joining other users in a class action if many people experience the same problem with the service.

High Third-Party Data Sharing with Service Providers and Advertising Partners

The clause establishes the scope of data sharing permitted under the privacy framework, identifying categories of recipients and purposes for which user information may be disclosed to external entit…

High Children Under 13 — COPPA Parental Consent

This provision operationalizes Khan Academy's compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which requires verifiable parental consent before collecting personal information f…

High COPPA Child Account and Parental Consent Requirements

This provision operationalizes Khan Academy's compliance framework with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which mandates parental consent mechanisms for data collection from minor…

Document Coverage
Privacypolicy Termsofservice
Last change detected: Changes (12 months): 0 Documents monitored: 2 Provisions tracked: 16
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Documents

Khan Academy Privacy Policy

Medium

This document establishes Khan Academy's data collection, use, and sharing practices for students, parents, teachers, and general users of its learning platform. The policy authorizes collection of detailed learning data …

Last updated May 5, 2026 · Privacy policy
8 provisions 1 version captured Version history →

Khan Academy Terms of Service

Medium

Khan Academy's Terms of Service establish the conditions governing user access to the platform's courses, tools, and services, including the AI tutor Khanmigo. The agreement includes a mandatory arbitration clause …

Last updated May 5, 2026 · Terms of service
8 provisions 1 version captured Version history →
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High Severity Provisions (2)

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Applicable Regulations

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

What Khan Academy documents does ConductAtlas track?

ConductAtlas tracks 2 Khan Academy documents including terms of service, privacy policy, and other governance documents. Every document is captured daily with cryptographic verification.

How many policy changes has Khan Academy made in the past year?

Khan Academy has made 0 policy changes in the past 12 months across the documents ConductAtlas tracks.

How many provisions has ConductAtlas classified for Khan Academy?

ConductAtlas has classified 16 provisions across Khan Academy's tracked documents. 2 are rated high severity, 11 medium, and 3 low.

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