When you sign up for a class, event, or marketplace transaction on Skillshare, your personal information, including data types described in the Privacy Policy, is shared with the Teacher running that class or event.
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This provision authorizes Skillshare to share student personal data with individual Teachers, who are third parties operating on the platform, as a condition of enrollment, which has implications for how that data is controlled and protected beyond Skillshare's own systems.
Interpretive note: The full scope of personal data shared with Teachers depends on the Privacy Policy, which was not provided for analysis; the Terms state data sharing is 'as further specified in our Privacy Policy.'
Students' personal data, including at minimum enrollment information and potentially other data types specified in the Privacy Policy, is shared with the Teacher each time a student enrolls in a class or event, with limited description in the Terms of what data is included or how Teachers are required to handle it.
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"By enrolling in a class, other content on Skillshare, an Event, or by engaging in a Marketplace transaction, you grant us permission to share your information, including personal data (as further specified in our Privacy Policy), with the Teacher offering the content or Event or participating in the transaction.Excerpt from Skillshare's Terms of Service
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages GDPR Article 13 disclosure requirements, as sharing personal data with Teachers who may act as independent data controllers triggers transparency and potentially consent obligations.
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This provision authorizes Skillshare to share student personal data with individual Teachers, who are third parties operating on the platform, as a condition of enrollment, which has implications for how that data is controlled and protected beyond Skillshare's own systems.
Students' personal data, including at minimum enrollment information and potentially other data types specified in the Privacy Policy, is shared with the Teacher each time a student enrolls in a class or event, with limited description in the Terms of what data is included or how Teachers are required to handle it.
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