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Third-party partners—not just GitHub—may track users' cross-service activity over time and use it for targeted advertising.
Interpretive note: The excerpt references 'various purposes, including targeted advertising' but does not enumerate the other purposes; only the named purpose is stated in the canonical claim.
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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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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