If your company pays for your Udemy access through Udemy Business, your employer can see which courses you've taken, how far you've progressed, your assessment scores, and any messages you've sent through the platform.
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Many users may not realize that an employer-sponsored account removes the privacy of individual learning activity, potentially exposing course choices, quiz results, and platform communications to management or HR.
This provision means that learners on employer-funded Udemy Business accounts have their course activity, progress data, and assessment results visible to their employer, which is materially different from the privacy expectations of a personal consumer account.
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"If you access our Services through a Udemy Business subscription, your employer or the relevant organization (our enterprise customer) may access your account information and learning activity, including information about the courses you've accessed, your progress, assessment results, and communications you submit through the Services.Excerpt from Udemy's Privacy Policy
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Many users may not realize that an employer-sponsored account removes the privacy of individual learning activity, potentially exposing course choices, quiz results, and platform communications to management or HR.
This provision means that learners on employer-funded Udemy Business accounts have their course activity, progress data, and assessment results visible to their employer, which is materially different from the privacy expectations of a personal consumer account.
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