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The provision operationalizes GitHub's compliance obligations under regional data protection frameworks by explicitly recognizing the statutory rights that apply based on user location. This establishes the framework through which users may exercise control over personal data GitHub processes.
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 in covered jurisdictions are positioned to submit requests for access, modification, or deletion of their personal data according to the mechanisms established under GDPR or CCPA. The provision establishes GitHub's operational obligation to process such requests in accordance with the applicable regulatory requirements for each jurisdiction.
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"Depending on your location, you may have certain rights with respect to your personal data, such as the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of the data we hold about you. If you are located in the EU or EEA, you have certain rights under GDPR, including rights of access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability, and the right to object. California residents have rights under CCPA, including the right to know, delete, and opt-out of the sale of personal information.— Excerpt from GitHub's GitHub Privacy Statement
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The provision operationalizes GitHub's compliance obligations under regional data protection frameworks by explicitly recognizing the statutory rights that apply based on user location. This establishes the framework through which users may exercise control over personal data GitHub processes.
Users in covered jurisdictions are positioned to submit requests for access, modification, or deletion of their personal data according to the mechanisms established under GDPR or CCPA. The provision establishes GitHub's operational obligation to process such requests in accordance with the applicable regulatory requirements for each jurisdiction.
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