Provision record
GitHub · GitHub Copilot Product Terms · View original document ↗

Agreement to General Terms on Use

High confidence Common · 290 of 343 platforms

Key Facts · in the document’s own words

What must users agree to by using GitHub Copilot?
“By using GitHub Copilot, you agree to the General Terms unless you and GitHub have another Agreement in place...”
Version CA-V-006697, captured Sept. 11, 2026 · live source ↗
Our reading, not the document’s words
GitHub requires users to agree to the General Terms by using GitHub Copilot, unless the user and GitHub have another Agreement in place.
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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Generated by a model from the captured document; not read by a person

This clause establishes which contractual terms govern use of GitHub Copilot, with the outcome contingent on whether a separate Agreement between the user and GitHub already exists.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Generated by a model from the captured document; not read by a person

Users who do not have a separate Agreement with GitHub are bound by the General Terms upon using GitHub Copilot.

How other platforms handle this

Anyscale

If you do not agree to the revised Terms, you must stop using the Anyscale Services.

OpenAI

These Terms contain the entire agreement between you and OpenAI regarding the Services and, other than any Service-specific terms, supersedes any prior or contemporaneous agreements between you and OpenAI.

Credit Karma

Apple and Apple's subsidiaries are third party beneficiaries of this Agreement, and that, upon your acceptance of the terms and conditions of the Agreement, Apple will have the right... to enforce the Agreement against you as a third party beneficiary thereof.

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By using GitHub Copilot, you agree to the General Terms unless you and GitHub have another Agreement in place...

Excerpt from GitHub's Copilot Product Terms

Provision details

Document information
Document
GitHub Copilot Product Terms
Entity
GitHub
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
July 2, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-006697, captured Sept. 11, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-065351
Document ID
CA-D-000776
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Archived bytes SHA-256 (version CA-V-006697)
0107b0b7a1a96951c6adef972a059a7634fe5c98c84ba8ec28ab39fd4c9e6989
Analysis generated
July 12, 2026 14:12 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-006697, captured Sept. 11, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: GitHub
Document: GitHub Copilot Product Terms
Record ID: CA-P-065351
Version: CA-V-006697
Captured: 2026-09-11 00:42:03 UTC
SHA-256: 0107b0b7a1a96951…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/github/github-copilot-product-terms/provision/CA-P-065351/agreement-to-general-terms-on-use/
Accessed: Oct. 23, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does GitHub's Agreement to General Terms on Use clause do?

This clause establishes which contractual terms govern use of GitHub Copilot, with the outcome contingent on whether a separate Agreement between the user and GitHub already exists.

How does this clause affect you?

Users who do not have a separate Agreement with GitHub are bound by the General Terms upon using GitHub Copilot.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 290 platforms. See the full comparison.

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