Users who submit feedback, suggestions, or bug reports to Khan Academy grant the platform a royalty-free, worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual license to use and incorporate that feedback into its services or new products, without compensation to the user.
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This provision establishes that feedback submitted by users, including institutional users and school personnel, is licensed to Khan Academy for perpetual use without compensation. The license applies to feedback submitted through any channel including in-service rating mechanisms such as thumbs up or thumbs down on AI outputs.
The agreement establishes that any feedback submitted to Khan Academy, including ratings of AI-generated responses, is licensed on a perpetual, irrevocable basis for use in service development without compensation to the submitting user. Participation in surveys and interviews is stated to be optional.
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Compare across platforms →"By submitting suggestions or other feedback related to our Services to us, you agree that we can (but do not have to) use and share such feedback for any purpose without compensation to you. We will honor any limits we agree to at the time we collect feedback. You grant us a royalty-free, worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual license to use and incorporate your feedback into our Services or to develop new features and services.Excerpt from Khan Academy's Terms of Service
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Feedback from student users that constitutes or contains education records may be subject to FERPA restrictions.
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This provision establishes that feedback submitted by users, including institutional users and school personnel, is licensed to Khan Academy for perpetual use without compensation. The license applies to feedback submitted through any channel including in-service rating mechanisms such as thumbs up or thumbs down on AI outputs.
The agreement establishes that any feedback submitted to Khan Academy, including ratings of AI-generated responses, is licensed on a perpetual, irrevocable basis for use in service development without compensation to the submitting user. Participation in surveys and interviews is stated to be optional.
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