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Developers who rely on GitHub for code hosting, open source project maintenance, or professional visibility face the risk of losing access to their work without prior warning under these terms.
GitHub's updated Terms of Service now include an explicit section governing AI features, including Copilot. The new section establishes specific contractual terms for how user data may be collected, …
The agreement grants GitHub a broad license to reproduce, modify, distribute, and sublicense content posted to public repositories, which means code and content you make public may be used by GitHub and third parties as part of the service. For paid accounts, GitHub reserves the right to modify pricing with 30 days' notice and may suspend service for non-payment without a cure period being specified in all circumstances. You can review and adjust your repository visibility settings (public vs. private) in GitHub account settings to limit the scope of the content license granted under these terms.
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Twilio may, without notice, suspend or terminate Customer's account and access to the Services if Customer violates this Agreement, including the Acceptable Use Policy, or if Twilio reasonably believes that Customer's use of the Services is causing harm to Twilio, its network, or third parties.
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