Provision record
GitHub · GitHub Privacy Statement · View original document ↗

Collection of payment information

Medium severity Common · 286 of 352 platforms
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How other platforms handle this

Instacart Medium

Where available, if you place a restaurant order, our restaurant partner will collect and process your credit card or other payment information in order to fulfill the order.

Skillshare Medium

If you choose to pay through third parties or by invoice, we may get data from our payment partners. This allows us to send you invoices or process your payments.

Twitch Medium

Examples of such information we automatically collect include Internet Protocol address ("IP Address"), a unique user ID, device and browser types and identifiers, referring and exit page addresses, software and system type...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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For paid subscriptions, we collect details like name, billing address, and payment specifics.

Excerpt from GitHub's 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 Privacy Statement
Entity
GitHub
Date stated by the document
April 27, 2026
As printed in GitHub’s text (version CA-V-007375), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
March 19, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-006965, captured Sept. 16, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-036549
Document ID
CA-D-000254
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Archived bytes SHA-256 (version CA-V-006965)
d3a0ee52adf03c98371850b396561b90fa3bfef5514bce7cee1e8a2a27da509e
Analysis generated
May 10, 2026 09:46 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-006965, captured Sept. 16, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Not the current version. The document's current version is CA-V-007375, captured Oct. 7, 2026; this clause has not been re-checked against it.
Citation Record
Entity: GitHub
Document: GitHub Privacy Statement
Record ID: CA-P-036549
Version: CA-V-006965
Captured: 2026-09-16 00:42:39 UTC
SHA-256: d3a0ee52adf03c98…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/github/github-privacy-statement/provision/CA-P-036549/collection-of-payment-information/
Accessed: Oct. 13, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
Categories

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does GitHub's Collection of payment information clause do?

The clause states: “For paid subscriptions, we collect details like name, billing address, and payment specifics.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 286 platforms. See the full comparison.

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