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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.
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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Any account without an active subscription may be deleted if it remains inactive...for a continuous period of at least six (6) months.
you agree to (a) provide true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself as prompted by the registration form...and (b) maintain and promptly update the Registration Data
you agree to (a) provide accurate, current and complete information about you as may be prompted by any registration forms on the Site ("Registration Data")
"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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