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This provision establishes GitHub's authority to modify contractual terms without user consent and defines the notice and acceptance mechanism for those modifications. It creates a distinction between material changes (requiring advance notice) and non-material changes (effective through continued use), which determines the timeline and visibility of contractual amendments.
Interpretive note: The boundary between 'material' and 'non-material' modifications is not defined in the document and is determined at GitHub's sole discretion, creating ambiguity about what changes require 30 days notice.
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.
View change record →GitHub's Terms of Service update on April 19, 2026 involved substantial revisions across 54 sentences, with 40 sentences removed and 4 added. The extent of change suggests modifications to core service provisions; however, without access to the specific language that was modified, removed, or added, the precise operational implications for users cannot be determined. Users should review the updated Terms directly to understand how the changes affect their usage rights, account obligations, or dispute resolution procedures.
View change record →Users operating under these terms agree that GitHub may alter service conditions unilaterally, with material changes subject to 30-day notice and non-material changes effective upon continued use. The provision places the classification of changes (material versus non-material) within GitHub's discretion.
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"GitHub reserves the right, at our sole discretion, to amend these Terms of Service at any time and will update these Terms of Service in the event of any such amendments. We will notify our Users of material changes to this Agreement, such as price changes, at least 30 days prior to the change taking effect by posting a notice on our Website. For non-material modifications, your continued use of the Website constitutes agreement to our revisions of these Terms of Service.— Excerpt from GitHub's GitHub Terms of Service
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This provision establishes GitHub's authority to modify contractual terms without user consent and defines the notice and acceptance mechanism for those modifications. It creates a distinction between material changes (requiring advance notice) and non-material changes (effective through continued use), which determines the timeline and visibility of contractual amendments.
Users operating under these terms agree that GitHub may alter service conditions unilaterally, with material changes subject to 30-day notice and non-material changes effective upon continued use. The provision places the classification of changes (material versus non-material) within GitHub's discretion.
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