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User engagement data pseudonymously captured

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

It establishes that behavioral interaction data is collected under pseudonymous identifiers, meaning users are not identified by name but their interaction patterns are still recorded as a defined data category.

Interpretive note: The excerpt is truncated with an ellipsis, indicating additional examples of User Engagement Data may exist in the full document that are not reflected in the canonical claim.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users' interactions with Copilot — including whether they accept or dismiss completions and system-level events — are captured under pseudonymous identifiers by GitHub.

How other platforms handle this

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Whether or not you've set up an account on our services, if you use our services we may process your personal data.

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authorize ZipRecruiter to connect your account to the account of a "Connected Site" (e.g., Google, LinkedIn, Monster, Facebook or Twitter), we may be able to access information you have provided to the Connected Site...

NVIDIA NIM Medium

telemetry information collected includes: (i) microservice settings, (ii) usage data and (iii) hardware environment.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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User Engagement Data: This includes pseudonymous identifiers captured on user interactions with Copilot, such as accepted or dismissed completions, error messages, system logs...

— Excerpt from GitHub's GitHub Copilot Business Privacy Statement

Applicable regulations

EU AI Act
European Union
CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
ePrivacy Directive
European Union
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
US-KY
UK GDPR
United Kingdom
Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US

Provision details

Document information
Document
GitHub Copilot Business Privacy Statement
Entity
GitHub
Document last updated
May 11, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-062029
Document ID
CA-D-00775
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
26511138518c56fd5be42d6fd5b0a779f11a61a1ff0bdb996a06d1a2c8e02876
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 07:21 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: GitHub
Document: GitHub Copilot Business Privacy Statement
Record ID: CA-P-062029
Captured: 2026-07-09 07:21:59 UTC
SHA-256: 26511138518c56fd…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/github/github-copilot-business-privacy-statement/provision/CA-P-062029/user-engagement-data-pseudonymously-captured/
Accessed: July 12, 2026
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Medium
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does GitHub's User engagement data pseudonymously captured clause do?

It establishes that behavioral interaction data is collected under pseudonymous identifiers, meaning users are not identified by name but their interaction patterns are still recorded as a defined data category.

How does this clause affect you?

Users' interactions with Copilot — including whether they accept or dismiss completions and system-level events — are captured under pseudonymous identifiers by GitHub.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 300 platforms. See the full comparison.

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