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This provision establishes the operational framework for GitHub's use of third-party service providers in its technology infrastructure. The contractual restriction mechanism described creates a formal requirement that service providers limit data processing to authorized purposes.
Interpretive note: The specific identity of third-party service providers and the data categories shared with each are not enumerated in the statement, limiting the ability to fully assess sub-processor risk without additional documentation.
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' personal data will be accessible to third-party service providers selected by GitHub for operational and security functions. The provision conditions this sharing on contractual limitations that restrict service providers' independent use of the data to purposes directed by GitHub.
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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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"GitHub shares personal data with a limited number of third-party vendors and service providers that help us provide, secure, and improve our services. These service providers are contractually required to use your personal data only as directed by GitHub and in accordance with our privacy statement.— Excerpt from GitHub's GitHub Privacy Statement
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This provision establishes the operational framework for GitHub's use of third-party service providers in its technology infrastructure. The contractual restriction mechanism described creates a formal requirement that service providers limit data processing to authorized purposes.
Users' personal data will be accessible to third-party service providers selected by GitHub for operational and security functions. The provision conditions this sharing on contractual limitations that restrict service providers' independent use of the data to purposes directed by GitHub.
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