“violates the privacy of any third party, such as by posting another person's personal information without consent”
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The example of posting personal information without consent is illustrative rather than exhaustive, meaning the prohibition on third-party privacy violations extends beyond that specific conduct.
Interpretive note: The excerpt is a fragment and the 'such as' phrasing confirms the example is non-exhaustive, but the broader scope of 'violates the privacy' is not defined in the quoted language. The canonical claim reflects only what is explicitly quoted.
You are prohibited from posting content or engaging in activity that violates the privacy of any third party, including posting another person's personal information without consent.
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The right to withdraw consent previously provided for consent-based handling of information (without affecting the lawfulness of prior use and disclosure of the information).
If we are unable to provide you with any Data or to make a correction requested by you, we shall generally inform you of the reasons why we are unable to do so (except where we are not required to do so under applicable laws).
Right to Know: The right to request details about the Personal Information we collect, use, or disclose, as well as information about our data practices.
"violates the privacy of any third party, such as by posting another person's personal information without consentExcerpt from GitHub's Acceptable Use Policies
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The example of posting personal information without consent is illustrative rather than exhaustive, meaning the prohibition on third-party privacy violations extends beyond that specific conduct.
You are prohibited from posting content or engaging in activity that violates the privacy of any third party, including posting another person's personal information without consent.
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