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This provision establishes the operational framework for GitHub's use of third parties in service delivery and marketing functions, creating contractual obligations on service providers while authorizing broader data sharing with advertising and analytics partners.
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 →Users operate under terms that authorize GitHub to share personal data with service providers bound by contractual data protection obligations, as well as with marketing and analytics partners. The scope and specific recipients of marketing partner sharing are not detailed in the clause language provided.
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We may also share your personal information with third parties that assist us in providing our services, or where we are under an obligation to report to. But rest assured: we will only ever share your personal information in the limited circumstances described in this Policy.
We may share your personal information with third parties in the following circumstances: With service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as data analytics, marketing, customer service, and technology services. With financial partners, including banks, brokerage firms, and payment pr...
We may share your information with third parties that perform services on our behalf, such as payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing assistance. We may also share your information with business partners who offer products or services that...
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"We share personal data with third-party service providers who help us provide our Services. These service providers are only permitted to use your personal data to provide services to us and are contractually required to protect your personal data. We may also share data with partners and advertising networks for marketing and analytics purposes.— Excerpt from GitHub's GitHub Privacy Statement
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This provision establishes the operational framework for GitHub's use of third parties in service delivery and marketing functions, creating contractual obligations on service providers while authorizing broader data sharing with advertising and analytics partners.
Users operate under terms that authorize GitHub to share personal data with service providers bound by contractual data protection obligations, as well as with marketing and analytics partners. The scope and specific recipients of marketing partner sharing are not detailed in the clause language provided.
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