CA-C-003729
GitHub — GitHub Privacy Statement
Entity
Date detected
July 16, 2026
Severity
Low
Direction
Neutral
Affected users
all users
Changes
1 sentence modified
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Event Summary

GitHub's Privacy Statement was detected with a formatting change on July 16, 2026. The table of contents header 'Site policy Privacy Policies GitHub General Privacy Statement' was removed from the opening section. The effective date remains April 27, 2026, and all substantive privacy disclosures and practices remain unchanged. This is a structural reorganization with no impact on what GitHub collects, how it uses data, or what rights users have.

LOW

Consumer Impact

This change does not affect consumer rights, data practices, or privacy protections. The removal of a redundant header from the Privacy Statement's table of contents is a formatting adjustment only. All substantive privacy disclosures remain in effect as previously stated, and users' obligations and rights under the policy are unchanged.

Governance Analysis

This change has no operational significance. The removal of a redundant header is a formatting adjustment that does not alter GitHub's data collection practices, use of personal information, or user privacy rights.

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Evidence Verification

✓ Verified
Previous Version
d9711c6fc7a1cd0dca5ac56285938e3a93d07495b702cd7cfa353a703a90efb7
July 11, 2026 00:44 UTC
✓ Verified
Current Version
138514cf97e8770eaa786ca34ad1d4eab84611c4d93fba37461b8403866e164a
July 16, 2026 00:41 UTC
✓ Verified
Change Detected
July 16, 2026 00:41 UTC
Analysis Methodology
Citation Record
Entity: GitHub
Document: GitHub Privacy Statement
Record ID: CA-C-003729
Captured: 2026-07-16 00:41:40 UTC
URL: https://conductatlas.com/change/2026-07-16-github-github-privacy-statement-3729/
Accessed: July 18, 2026
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Institutional Analysis

Assessment

This change is editorial and organizational. A duplicate header was removed from the Privacy Statement's table of contents. No substantive privacy practices, disclosures, data collection authorizations, or user rights were added, removed, or modified. No compliance review or action is required.

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Document Context

Version history → Policy drift analysis → Document page →
Document
GitHub Privacy Statement
Entity
GitHub
Captured
July 16, 2026
Source URL
https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement
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Previous change Jul 11, 2026
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