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The requirement for express written permission sets a high bar—verbal or implied permission is insufficient—and the prohibition covers not just the Service itself but also use of and access to the Service.
You are prohibited from reproducing, copying, selling, reselling, or exploiting any part of the Service, or access to it, unless you have GitHub's express written permission.
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"Frame" or "mirror" or otherwise incorporate part of the services into any website, or "deep-link" to any portion of the services without our express written permission...
index, frame, embed or link to the Services in a manner not authorized by us, or to collect information about users for the purpose of sending, facilitating, or encouraging unsolicited bulk or other communications
You may not display any personal contact, banking, or peer-to-peer payment information, whether in relation to you or any other person (for example, names, home addresses or postcodes, telephone numbers, email addresses, URLs, credit/debit card...)
"You will not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any portion of the Service, use of the Service, or access to the Service without our express written permission.Excerpt from GitHub's Acceptable Use Policies
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The requirement for express written permission sets a high bar—verbal or implied permission is insufficient—and the prohibition covers not just the Service itself but also use of and access to the Service.
You are prohibited from reproducing, copying, selling, reselling, or exploiting any part of the Service, or access to it, unless you have GitHub's express written permission.
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