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April 28, 2026 06:21 UTC
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Change Summary
GitHub updated its Privacy Statement on April 28, 2026 to explicitly authorize collection and use of AI outputs from user-provided content, and to broaden the scope of personal data sharing with affiliates to include product development and AI/machine learning training. The statement also removed specific language describing the conditions under which GitHub personnel may access private repositories and replaced it with a reference to the Terms of Service. These changes expand the stated purposes for data use and affiliate sharing without adding explicit opt-out mechanisms.
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0Site policy / Privacy Policies / GitHub General Privacy Statement GitHub General Privacy Statement Copy as Markdown In this article GitHub Privacy Statement Personal Data We Collect Processing Purposes: How We Use Your Personal Data Sharing of Personal Data Private repositories: GitHub Access Lawful Bases for Processing Personal Data (Applicable to EEA and UK End Users) Your Privacy Rights International data transfers Data Privacy Framework (DPF) Security and Retention Security Contact Us Information for Minors Changes to Our Privacy Statement Translations Our use of cookies and tracking technologies US State Specific Information GitHub Privacy Statement Effective date: February 1, 2024 Welcome to the GitHub Privacy Statement.0Site policy / Privacy Policies / GitHub General Privacy Statement GitHub General Privacy Statement Copy as Markdown In this article GitHub Privacy Statement Personal Data We Collect Processing Purposes: How We Use Your Personal Data Sharing of Personal Data Private repositories: GitHub Access Lawful Bases for Processing Personal Data (Applicable to EEA and UK End Users) Your Privacy Rights International data transfers Data Privacy Framework (DPF) Security and Retention Security Contact Us Information for Minors Changes to Our Privacy Statement Translations Our use of cookies and tracking technologies US State Specific Information GitHub Privacy Statement Effective date: April 27, 2026 Welcome to the GitHub Privacy Statement.
22User Content and Files: When you use our Services, we collect Personal Data included as part of the information you provide such as code, inputs, text, documents, images, or feedback.22User Content and Files: When you use our Services, we collect Personal Data included as part of the information you provide such as code, inputs, AI outputs, text, documents, images, or feedback.
43Publicly Available Sources: We may acquire information about you from publicly available sources like public GitHub repositories.43Publicly Available Sources: We may acquire information about you from publicly available sources.
61Product Development and Improvement: We use Personal Data to develop and improve our products, services, and technologies, including artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies.
62This includes improving features, developing new offerings, enhancing safety and security capabilities, and training models.
63We apply appropriate technical safeguards, including aggregation and de-identification techniques where feasible, to protect your privacy while enabling these improvements.
67Affiliates: Personal Data may be shared with GitHub affiliates, including Microsoft, to facilitate customer service, marketing and advertising, order fulfillment, billing, technical support, and legal and compliance obligations.70Affiliates: Personal Data may be shared with GitHub affiliates, including Microsoft, to facilitate customer service, marketing and advertising, order fulfillment, billing, technical support, legal and compliance obligations, product development and improvement (including training and improving artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies), and for other purposes described in their respective privacy statements.
68Our affiliates may only use the Personal Data in a manner consistent with this Privacy Statement.71When we share data with affiliates, they will process it in accordance with applicable law and their privacy commitments.
88Private repositories: GitHub Access If your GitHub account has private repositories, you control the access to that information.91Private repositories: GitHub Access If your GitHub account has private repositories, our ability and rights to access private repository information is set forth in Section E (Private Repositories) of the GitHub Terms of Service.
89GitHub personnel does not access private repository information without your consent except as provided in this Privacy Statement and for: security purposes automated scanning or manual review for known vulnerabilities, active malware, or other content known to violate our Terms of Service to assist the repository owner with a support matter to maintain the integrity of the Services, or to comply with our legal obligations if we have reason to believe the contents are in violation of the law.Removed
90GitHub will provide you with notice regarding private repository access unless doing so is prohibited by law or if GitHub acted in response to a security threat or other risk to security.Removed
95Legitimate Interests: We process data for purposes that are in our legitimate interests, such as securing our Services, communicating with you, and improving our Services.96Legitimate Interests: We process data for purposes that are in our legitimate interests, such as securing our Services, communicating with you, and developing and improving our Services, which include artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies.
190You can express your preferences at any time by clicking on that linking and updating your settings.191You can express your preferences at any time by clicking on that link and updating your settings.
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