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This provision operationalizes GitHub's compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which establishes specific restrictions on the collection and use of personal information from children under 13. The clause establishes a procedural mechanism for deletion upon discovery and provides a reporting channel for suspected violations.
The updated terms now explicitly authorize GitHub to collect AI outputs generated within the platform alongside user-provided code and content, and to share personal data with Microsoft and other GitHub affiliates for purposes including training and improving artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies. The privacy statement indicates that aggregate and de-identified data will be used where feasible, but the updated language establishes broader authority for affiliate data sharing and AI model development than the previous version stated. The revised terms also remove specific disclosure of the conditions under which GitHub personnel may access private repositories, replacing that detail with a cross-reference to the Terms of Service, which means the scope of internal GitHub access to private repositories is now defined in a separate contract document rather than the privacy statement itself.
View change record →Users who are under 13 years old are restricted from providing personal information to GitHub under this provision. If a user becomes aware that GitHub has collected personal information from a child under 13, the terms authorize the user to notify GitHub, which then has an obligation to delete that information.
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The Services are intended for users who are 13 years of age or older. If you are under 13 years of age, you are not permitted to use the Services. By using the Services, you represent and warrant that you are 13 years of age or older. If you are between 13 and 18 years of age, you may only use the S...
The Services are not directed to children who are under the age of 13. OpenSea does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13. If we become aware that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we will take steps to remove such infor...
The Services are not directed to children under the age of 13. We comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you a...
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"GitHub does not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under the age of 13 without parental consent, we will take steps to delete that information as soon as possible. If you believe a child under 13 has provided personal information to GitHub, please contact us.— Excerpt from GitHub's GitHub Privacy Statement
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This provision operationalizes GitHub's compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which establishes specific restrictions on the collection and use of personal information from children under 13. The clause establishes a procedural mechanism for deletion upon discovery and provides a reporting channel for suspected violations.
Users who are under 13 years old are restricted from providing personal information to GitHub under this provision. If a user becomes aware that GitHub has collected personal information from a child under 13, the terms authorize the user to notify GitHub, which then has an obligation to delete that information.
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