“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...”
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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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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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