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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, used, and retained for developing and improving AI and machine learning models, and identifies what controls are available to users. The practical effect is that AI-related data practices are now consolidated under dedicated contractual language rather than dispersed across general service terms.
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"GitHub only offers support via email, in-Service communications, and electronic messages. We do not offer telephone support.Excerpt from GitHub's Terms of Service
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The clause states: “GitHub only offers support via email, in-Service communications, and electronic messages. We do not offer telephone support.”
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