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This clause determines which data protection framework governs the relationship, and the outcome depends on whether a prior agreement with GitHub already addresses data protection.
Users are bound by the Data Protection Agreement unless they already have a separate data protection agreement with GitHub that would take precedence.
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This clause determines which data protection framework governs the relationship, and the outcome depends on whether a prior agreement with GitHub already addresses data protection.
Users are bound by the Data Protection Agreement unless they already have a separate data protection agreement with GitHub that would take precedence.
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