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User solely responsible for advertising legal compliance

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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If you decide to post any promotional materials in your Account, you are solely responsible for complying with all applicable laws and regulations, including without limitation the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's Guidelines...

Excerpt from GitHub's Acceptable Use Policies

Applicable regulations

FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
GitHub Acceptable Use Policies
Entity
GitHub
Document last updated
May 12, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 20, 2026
Last verified
May 20, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-060842
Document ID
CA-D-00790
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
4cb1cc8f63e15186f39023d0124a0552f90d900ee77625b9086bf67218c19c3e
Analysis generated
May 20, 2026 21:06 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: GitHub
Document: GitHub Acceptable Use Policies
Record ID: CA-P-060842
Captured: 2026-05-20 21:06:09 UTC
SHA-256: 4cb1cc8f63e15186…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/github/github-acceptable-use-policies/provision/CA-P-060842/user-solely-responsible-for-advertising-legal-compliance/
Accessed: July 25, 2026
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What does GitHub's User solely responsible for advertising legal compliance clause do?

The clause states: “If you decide to post any promotional materials in your Account, you are solely responsible for complying with all applicable laws and regulations, including without limitation the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's Guidelines...”

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