Users have the right to access, correct, delete, or export their personal data held by GitHub, and can exercise these rights through account settings or by contacting GitHub's privacy team.
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These provisions establish operational procedures for GitHub to respond to user requests regarding personal data management and portability. The clause creates enforceable mechanisms for data access, correction, deletion, and transfer that define GitHub's data handling obligations and establish user-initiated data governance workflows.
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 →GitHub grants users rights to view, update, export, and request deletion of their personal data, which is particularly important for users who close their accounts or wish to limit their digital footprint. EU/EEA users have additional rights under GDPR including the right to restrict processing and to object to processing based on legitimate interests.
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"The right to access the data collected about you; The right to rectify or update inaccurate or incomplete Personal Data under certain circumstances; The right to erase or limit the processing of your Personal Data under specific conditions; The right to receive your collected Personal Data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format to facilitate its transfer to another company, where technically feasible.Excerpt from GitHub's Privacy Statement
The data subject rights framework mirrors GDPR Articles 15-22 and CCPA/CPRA consumer rights.
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These provisions establish operational procedures for GitHub to respond to user requests regarding personal data management and portability. The clause creates enforceable mechanisms for data access, correction, deletion, and transfer that define GitHub's data handling obligations and establish user-initiated data governance workflows.
GitHub grants users rights to view, update, export, and request deletion of their personal data, which is particularly important for users who close their accounts or wish to limit their digital footprint. EU/EEA users have additional rights under GDPR including the right to restrict processing and to object to processing based on legitimate interests.
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