On May 15, 2018, edX adopted an amended Privacy Policy, EdX is solely and independently responsible for its own privacy practices. EdX directly collects information when you:  sign up for an edX user account and create an edX user profile; enroll and participate in online courses; purchase a product or service (for example, Verified Certificates); send email messages to edX (including messages to learner support); participate in user surveys. and participate in public forums, webinars, and other interactive experiences on the edX Site.  EdX also indirectly collects usage information about your visit to the edX Site, as explained in the section below titled Cookies and Tracking Technologies. if you choose to make a purchase on the edX Site, for example a Verified Certificate, you will be directed to edX’s third-party payment processor and edX’s third-party ID verification service provider. If you do not wish to submit the required authentication or payment information, then you will not be able to obtain a certificate via the edX Site. EdX requires your Personal Information only in limited circumstances when you:  sign up for an edX user account (name, username, email address); purchase a Verified Certificate (so that edX’s third-party vendor can authenticate your identity) or other product or service (so that edX’s third-party vendor can process payment); participate in remote proctoring or other course facilitation processes (so that edX’s third-party vendor can monitor and assess the integrity of your course activity). or earn a Verified Certificate (the certificate will have your name on it). Members do not receive your Personal Information unless and until you enroll in a course. If you enroll in a course, the Member that offers the course will receive Personal Information from your edX account profile plus the information that edX collects about your activity and performance in the course in which you enrolled. edX may track and collect information from emails that edX sends to you, for example whether you opened the email or clicked on any links from the email. EdX also partners with third parties to help us track and understand your activity on the edX Site how you interact with edX’s social media how you find or may be referred to the edX Site EdX and Members use “first-party” cookies, which means cookies served by edX or an individual Member If you reject edX’s Cookies, many functions and conveniences of the edX Site may not work properly. Some of the third parties used by edX or a Member for Cookies and Tracking Technologies offer the ability to opt-out from their tracking by following processes described on their websites. A list of some such third parties is maintained and available at the edX learner Help Center and includes, for some, links to applicable opt-out processes. Neither edX nor any Member is responsible for the effectiveness of any third-party opt-out options. Operate and improve the edX Site – This includes creating and improving features that support the edX community and enable edX Site usage at scale. This also includes personalizing the edX Site, so your learning experience is tailored to your interests and needs.  Create, administer, provide, and teach courses – This includes creating and improving the delivery of massive open online courses and programs on edX. This also includes personalizing courses, so your learning experience is tailored to your interests and needs, and assessing your performance and awarding certificates.  Offer and improve products and services – This includes enabling you to navigate the edX Site, to enroll and participate in courses and programs on the edX Site, to learn effectively in such courses and programs, and to purchase or obtain products and services on the edX Site such as Verified Certificates.  Develop and maintain the security and performance of the edX Site – This includes tracking edX Site outages and creating software solutions, detecting violations of the Honor Code and Terms of Service, and monitoring uses, misuses, and potential misuses of the edX Site.  Communicate with you – This includes answering your course and platform questions, notifying you of course and edX Site maintenance and updates, marketing to you about course offerings, programs, news, and related products and services of edX or edX affiliates, and as permitted under applicable law, sending you communications about products or services of selected business partners that may be of interest to you.  Support scientific research including, for example, in the areas of cognitive science and education – This includes collaborating to enable and conduct research about how learners access and master course materials online, with the goal of improving course outcomes.  Track edX Site usage against goals and mission – This includes performing analytics to evaluate access to and performance in courses and course-related products and services and to report aggregate usage information (not Personal Information) to business partners and external audiences.  Exercise, enforce, and comply with legal rights and obligations – This includes responding to subpoenas, court orders, or other legal process. and investigating, preventing, or taking action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, security or technical issues, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of edX, Members, or others, and as otherwise required by applicable law. EdX and Members share information, including Personal Information, with third parties for the following purposes EdX requires third parties to: (1) abide by this Privacy Policy and applicable law. (2) handle Personal Information in a confidential manner and maintain adequate security. and (3) use Personal Information only as needed to fulfill the relevant purpose(s). In some cases, the edX Site and individual courses are integrated with third-party services or contain links to websites published by third parties, including other content providers as well as service providers. These third parties are responsible for their own privacy practices, so you should pay attention anytime you are redirected to a third-party website and be sure to review its privacy policy. With affiliates of edX or a Member, or with successors in the event of a merger, acquisition, or reorganization, for their use consistent with this Privacy Policy. In addition, edX or a Member may share with the public and with third parties, including but not limited to researchers and business partners, information and Personal Information that is de-identified or aggregated in a manner that does not personally identify you. You can manage your Personal Information through learner features on the edX Site and requests to the edX learner support team. To request deletion of your edX account and Personal Information, you should click the button labeled “Delete my account” in your edX account settings. Exceptions:   Deletion will not apply to historical activity logs or archives unless and until these logs and data naturally "age-off" the edX system. EdX and each Member will retain and use Personal Information as necessary to comply with its legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce its agreements, and as otherwise permitted by applicable law. These archives will be used to produce encrypted research data packages for Members, and each such Member may also keep and use course data for scientific research. In each case, information may be stored in the United States and in other countries where edX or a Member operates, and in countries where edX and each Member’s respective service providers operate. If you are in the European Union, Switzerland, or other regions with laws governing data collection and use, you acknowledge that edX and each Member may transfer, process and store your personal information in the United States and other countries, the privacy laws of which may be considered less strict than those of your region. If edX learns of a security breach involving its copy of your Personal Information, edX may attempt to notify you electronically so that you may take appropriate protective steps. This Privacy Policy will be reviewed and updated from time to time. When changes are made, the Privacy Policy will be labeled as "Revised (date)," indicating that you should review the new terms, which will be effective immediately upon posting on this page, with an updated effective date. By accessing the edX Site after any changes have been made, you accept the modified Privacy Policy and any changes contained therein. Tracking Technologies are web beacons, clear gifs, pixels, and similar technologies that are also unique identifiers used to track your online activity but are not stored on your device. 

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There is a date of the last update of the terms. The service informs users that its privacy policy does not apply to third party websites. The service provides information about how they collect personal data. Third parties may be involved in operating the service. The service allows you to opt out of providing personal information to third parties. The service provides information about how they intend to use your personal data. This service only shares user information with third parties when given specific consent. Tracking pixels are used in service-to-user communication. This service gathers information about you through third parties. The service uses third party tracking pixels to track social media conversion. This service tracks which web page referred you to it. This service requires first-party cookies. Blocking first party cookies may limit your ability to use the service. This service employs third-party cookies, but with opt-out instructions. The service provides information about how they intend to use your personal data. Your personal data is given to third parties. Third parties used by the service are bound by confidentiality obligations. The service warns you of the potential consequences related to third-party access. Promises will be kept after a merger or acquisition. Your personal data is aggregated into statistics. The service provides a free help desk. You can request access and deletion of personal data. This service holds onto content that you've deleted. This service may keep personal data after a request for erasure for business interests or legal obligations. The service may keep a secure, anonymized record of users' data for analytical purposes even after the data retention period. Your data may be processed and stored anywhere in the world. The court of law governing the terms is in a jurisdiction that is less friendly to user privacy protection.. The services will notify users if personal data has been affected by data breaches. The service reviews its privacy policy on a regular basis.  Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to the user . The service may use tracking pixels, web beacons, browser fingerprinting, and/or device fingerprinting on users..