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The clause operationalizes CCPA/CPRA statutory rights by specifying the mechanism through which California residents may exercise opt-out authority over data sales and sharing practices, establishing GitHub's procedural obligation to receive and process such requests.
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 →California residents may submit opt-out requests to restrict GitHub's sale or sharing of their personal information using designated channels. The availability of this mechanism applies to residents who affirmatively elect to submit such requests.
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The clause operationalizes CCPA/CPRA statutory rights by specifying the mechanism through which California residents may exercise opt-out authority over data sales and sharing practices, establishing GitHub's procedural obligation to receive and process such requests.
California residents may submit opt-out requests to restrict GitHub's sale or sharing of their personal information using designated channels. The availability of this mechanism applies to residents who affirmatively elect to submit such requests.
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