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Advertising Cookies Enable Behavioral Targeting

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Ad targeting is based not only on activity within Udemy but also on behavior across other sites and over time, meaning the scope of data used extends beyond the Udemy platform.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Ads you see on Udemy and other sites may be targeted to you based on your Usage and System Data, including your browsing history across sites and over time.

How other platforms handle this

Lyft Medium

To grow the Lyft Platform and to share partner opportunities that are relevant to you, we use your personal information, including information we infer about you or receive from marketing parties, to provide Lyft and third party marketing, advertising, and promotions...

Roblox Medium

identify any suspicious activities so we can try to protect users from payment fraud and other inappropriate activities

ZipRecruiter Medium

We use information derived from cookies together with other Personal Data that you have already shared with us to deliver you information about employment opportunities that may interest you based on the job searches you made on the Website...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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These Data Collection Tools are used to deliver relevant ads (on the site and/or other sites) based on things we know about you like your Usage and System Data...The ads can be based on your recent activity or activity over time and across other sites and services.

— Excerpt from Udemy's Udemy Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
ePrivacy Directive
European Union
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union

Provision details

Document information
Document
Udemy Privacy Policy
Entity
Udemy
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 21, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-029245
Document ID
CA-D-00164
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
6a6c0aed8db59ed01baddd4fb86c21fe22b86fbd56ed90628ce929f03514ab25
Analysis generated
May 21, 2026 02:48 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Udemy
Document: Udemy Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-029245
Captured: 2026-05-21 02:48:18 UTC
SHA-256: 6a6c0aed8db59ed0…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/udemy/udemy-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-029245/advertising-cookies-enable-behavioral-targeting/
Accessed: July 12, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Udemy's Advertising Cookies Enable Behavioral Targeting clause do?

Ad targeting is based not only on activity within Udemy but also on behavior across other sites and over time, meaning the scope of data used extends beyond the Udemy platform.

How does this clause affect you?

Ads you see on Udemy and other sites may be targeted to you based on your Usage and System Data, including your browsing history across sites and over time.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 279 platforms. See the full comparison.

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