7 Total
0 High severity
5 Medium severity
2 Low severity
Summary

This is Skillshare's Privacy Policy, covering both the Skillshare online learning platform and the acquired Superpeer platform, and it describes how Skillshare collects and uses personal data including names, email addresses, payment information, device identifiers, browsing activity, and location data. The policy authorizes Skillshare to share personal data with advertising and analytics partners for targeted advertising and to disclose user data to acquirers in a business sale or merger without requiring separate user consent for that transfer. California residents, EU users, and UK users are granted specific rights to access, delete, correct, or opt out of the sale or sharing of their personal data, exercisable by contacting Skillshare through mechanisms described in the policy.

Technical / Legal Breakdown

This document is Skillshare's Privacy Policy, governing the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data for users of Skillshare and the recently acquired Superpeer platform, operating under a consent and legitimate-interest framework. The policy states it collects identifiers, contact information, payment data, usage and activity data, device and browser information, location data, and inferred interests, and the terms authorize sharing this data with service providers, advertising partners, analytics vendors, and business partners, as well as disclosure to acquirers in a merger or asset sale. The policy asserts broad rights to use personal data for targeted advertising and to share data with third-party advertising and analytics partners, and the terms reserve the right to transfer data internationally without specifying the legal transfer mechanisms used for cross-border data flows in all jurisdictions; the Superpeer acquisition context means data originally collected under a different policy may now be processed under Skillshare's terms, which may warrant evaluation under applicable data protection law. The policy engages GDPR and UK GDPR for EU and UK users, CCPA and CPRA for California residents, COPPA with respect to age restrictions (the service is stated to be for users 18 and older), and general FTC Act consumer protection principles; jurisdiction-specific rights including access, deletion, correction, portability, and opt-out of sale or sharing are disclosed, with the practical scope of those rights depending on applicable local law and enforcement context.

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2 important changes detected

3 versions captured · Last updated: April 2026

What changed Skillshare updated the 'Last Updated' timestamp in their Privacy Policy from 'a year ago' to a specific date: September 16, 2024 at 19:28. This is a metadata update reflecting when the policy was formally last revised, not a change to the actual terms or user rights. The substantive privacy policy language remained the same.
Why this matters This change has no material impact on your privacy rights, data handling, or obligations. The update only clarifies when Skillshare last formally revised the policy. The actual privacy terms and what they permit or require remain unchanged.
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What changed Skillshare updated the timestamp on their privacy policy from a specific date (September 16, 2024) to a relative time indicator ('1 year ago'). This is a formatting change to how the policy displays its last update, not a change to the actual privacy rules or how your data is handled.
Why this matters This change affects only how the privacy policy displays its last update date. Instead of showing a specific date, Skillshare now displays '1 year ago' as the update timestamp. This does not change any actual privacy practices, data handling, or user rights; it is a formatting adjustment to the policy header.
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Mapped Governance Frameworks

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
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Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
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CAN-SPAM
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FTC Act Section 5
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GDPR
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Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
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Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
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