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Category A: Identifiers. Examples: A real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, account name, driver's license number, passport number... Collected: Yes.
We obtain the categories of Personal Information listed above (including Sensitive Personal Information) directly from consumers or from devices on which our products or services are installed, as well as from the following categories of sources: our affiliates, publicly-available databases, third-p...
If you are an individual user, we collect, use, transfer, disclose and store any personal Data you provide to us in accordance with our privacy policy, (available on our website), and Applicable Privacy Laws.
"You agree that you will reasonably secure any personal information you have gathered from the Service, and you will respond promptly to complaints, removal requests, and "do not contact" requests...Excerpt from GitHub's Acceptable Use Policies
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The clause states: “You agree that you will reasonably secure any personal information you have gathered from the Service, and you will respond promptly to complaints, removal requests, and "do not contact" requests...”
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