Udemy Terms of Use

This document constitutes Udemy's Terms of Service governing use of its online learning marketplace, establishing a contractual relationship between Udemy, Inc. (a Delaware corporation) and users who access the platform as students, instructors, or both. The agreement states that by accessing the services, users accept binding terms covering content licensing, payments, dispute resolution, and intellectual property; the terms authorize Udemy to collect a revenue share from instructor sales, modify or remove course content, and suspend or terminate accounts at its discretion. Notable provisions include a broad license granted to Udemy over user-submitted content described as worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable, and transferable, as well as a mandatory arbitration clause with class action waiver that channels individual disputes away from court, and an instructor revenue share model where Udemy retains significant percentages depending on how a sale is originated. The agreement engages consumer protection frameworks administered by the FTC, education-related student data considerations under FERPA (relevant where institutional buyers are involved), and GDPR or CCPA depending on user geography, though the document's arbitration and class action waiver clauses may face enforceability challenges in certain jurisdictions, particularly for EU and some state-level consumers. Compliance teams should note that the terms reserve unilateral amendment rights with notice via email or platform posting, which may interact with consumer contract regulations in the EU and UK that require affirmative consent to material changes.