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Users whose accounts are supplied by an institution have reduced direct control over their Personal Data, as the institution—not GitHub—holds the primary Data Controller role for most of that data.
Interpretive note: The qualifier 'most' means the organization is not necessarily the Data Controller for all Personal Data; the excerpt does not specify which Personal Data is excluded.
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 →If your GitHub account was provided by a school or employer, that organization controls most of your Personal Data, not you.
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"When a school or employer supplies your GitHub account, they assume the role of Data Controller for most Personal Data used in our Services.Excerpt from GitHub's Privacy Statement
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Users whose accounts are supplied by an institution have reduced direct control over their Personal Data, as the institution—not GitHub—holds the primary Data Controller role for most of that data.
If your GitHub account was provided by a school or employer, that organization controls most of your Personal Data, not you.
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