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Third-party partners—not just GitHub—may track users' cross-service activity over time and use it for targeted advertising.
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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 →Third parties operating within GitHub's Services may collect and use your personal information across multiple services over time, including to target you with advertising.
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"our analytics and advertising partners may use these technologies in our Services to collect personal information... related to your online activities over time and across Services for various purposes, including targeted advertising.— Excerpt from GitHub's GitHub Privacy Statement
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Third-party partners—not just GitHub—may track users' cross-service activity over time and use it for targeted advertising.
Third parties operating within GitHub's Services may collect and use your personal information across multiple services over time, including to target you with advertising.
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