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Privacy Panel
Coursera
Data Collected
●Message & Email Contentsensitive
Email and chat message content
Audio inputs transcribed into text
●Race, Religion & Demographicssensitive
Demographic information
●Biometric Datasensitive
Biometric facial data
●Government IDssensitive
Photo identification document
●Financial & Payment Datasensitive
Income information
○Contact Info
Name
Email address
Mailing address
Phone number
○Device & Online IDs
Username and password
IP address
Device identifier
Third-party site profile data (e.g., Facebook)
○Purchases & Transactions
Product or service purchase information
○Employment & Education
Education, career and skills information
○Browsing & Search History
Site usage and browsing data
Survey data from third parties
○App Usage & Diagnostics
Session replay and interaction data
Operating system and browser software
Partner site usage data
Course activity data (grades, progress)
○Photos, Videos & Audio
Webcam headshot
Audio and video content (lectures)
Data Sharing & Use
?Sold to third parties
7 recipient categories (Content providers / academic institutions, Business partners, Identity verification vendors, …)
YESShared for advertising
?Cross-site tracking
YESUsed for profiling / AI decisions
?Used to train AI models
YESDisclosed to law enforcement
Data Uses
Core serviceSecurity / fraudAdvertisingPersonalizationAnalyticsAI/ML trainingThird-party partnerships
Data Retention
not stated (general principle: no longer than necessary; biometric data up to 2 years)
Varies by data type
Includes legally mandated retention
Coursera retains personal data no longer than necessary for the purposes collect…
Consumer Rights
Access
Delete
Portability
Correct
Opt-out
Security
?
Encrypted in transit?
Encrypted at rest?
MFA available?
Breach notificationBrowser Privacy Signals
unknownGPC / DNT
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What's on the label
Shared for advertising
YES95% confidence
To send marketing and serve advertising, to inform our marketing and advertising strategies and content, to understand more about our audiences and to personalize our marketing and advertising.
Used for profiling
YES85% confidence
To facilitate and personalize your interaction with Site features, including tailoring content, recommendations, learning support and engagement tools, and remembering preferences or prior interactions to improve your experience.
Signals & rights
Sources / Provenance
Analyzed June 3, 2026 · policy fetched June 3, 2026
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