Cookies Policy

Last Updated: December 18, 2025

This policy explains how Coursera (“us”, “we” or “our”) and approved third parties use cookies and other similar technologies (collectively, “cookies”) on our websites you visit (collectively, the “Site”). It also explains the choices you may have regarding cookies in locations where such choices are legally required or otherwise provided. Approved third parties include providers of measurements and analytics services, social media networks, and advertising partners.

Please read this policy in conjunction with our Privacy Notice, which sets out additional details on how we use Personal Data and how to exercise your rights in relation to your Personal Data. Capitalized terms not defined in this policy are defined in our Privacy Notice.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files downloaded to your device via your web browser when you interact with the Site. Cookies help the Site remember information about your visit, which can make it easier to visit the Site again and make the Site more useful to you. Cookies may last for the duration of your Site visit (these are referred to as “session” cookies) or they may last for longer to recognise you over multiple Site visits (these are referred to as "persistent" cookies). Persistent cookies remain stored on your device for the period specified in the Cookies Preference Center, where available.

How do we use cookies?

When you use and access the Site, we and approved third parties may use and store some or all of the cookies in your browser, app, or device for the purposes described below. In locations where it is legally required, or otherwise provided, you can see which approved third parties use cookies and for what purposes under each category of cookie in the Cookies Preference Center. To the extent that such collected data constitutes Personal Data, we process such data in accordance with our Privacy Notice.

• Essential cookies. Necessary for the basic operation of the Site, including to authenticate users, prevent fraudulent use of user accounts, and offer Site features that are fundamental to the services. These cookies are automatically enabled and cannot be turned off because they are required for the Site to function properly.
• Analytics cookies. Allow us to understand how visitors use the Site to enhance the content, quality, and features of the Site and the services. For example, these cookies allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and understand how visitors move around the Site when using it.
• Functional cookies. Allow the Site to remember your preferences and settings to enhance the browsing experience for you. This type of cookie allows us to maintain personalised interactions, storing information such as login details, language settings, and other user preferences. They also allow us to support additional features on the Site such as embedded videos, web chat functionality, and enhanced search options, which collectively improve Site performance.
• Marketing cookies. Record your visit to the Site, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed to make the Site and the content more tailored to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for the purpose of providing you with customized ads on social media platforms and to analyse the effectiveness of the ad campaigns.

What are your choices regarding cookies?

If you would like to delete cookies in your browser or instruct your web browser to refuse non-essential cookies, you may be able to do so via your web browser’s settings. Depending on your location, you may also be able to change your cookies settings by visiting the Cookies Preference Center.

Where required by applicable law, we also process requests to opt out of non-essential cookies submitted using an opt-out preference signal. For example, where required by U.S. State Privacy Laws, when we detect the Global Privacy Control (“GPC”) signal from a browser, we treat the signal as a request to opt out of the sale and sharing of Personal Data associated with that browser in accordance with our Privacy Notice. You can learn how to set up GPC by visiting https://globalprivacycontrol.org. If you choose to use the GPC signal, you will need to turn it on for each supported browser or browser extension you use to visit the Site.

Please note, however, that if you delete, reject, or refuse to accept cookies, you might not be able to use some or all of the features we offer on the Site. You may not be able to log in, store your preferences, and some of the Site’s pages might not display properly.

At this time, the Site does not respond to “Do Not Track” browser signals. However, you may manage your cookie preference through the mechanisms described above.