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This clause removes an entire class of users from the scope of these terms and redirects them to a different governing framework, meaning their rights and obligations under GitHub Copilot are determined elsewhere.
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If you purchased GitHub under a Microsoft agreement, these terms do not govern your use of GitHub Copilot; your Microsoft Product Terms do.
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If your account is terminated by you or by Tinder for any reason, these Terms continue and remain enforceable between you and Tinder, and you will not be entitled to any refund for purchases made.
These Terms and the licenses granted hereunder may be assigned by the Company but may not be assigned by you without the prior express written consent of the Company.
These Terms may not be assigned or transferred by you except with our prior written consent.
"If you purchase GitHub under a Microsoft agreement, these terms do not apply to you and your use of GitHub Copilot is instead governed by your Microsoft Product Terms...Excerpt from GitHub's Copilot Product Terms
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This clause removes an entire class of users from the scope of these terms and redirects them to a different governing framework, meaning their rights and obligations under GitHub Copilot are determined elsewhere.
If you purchased GitHub under a Microsoft agreement, these terms do not govern your use of GitHub Copilot; your Microsoft Product Terms do.
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