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Warranty Disclaimer

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This warranty disclaimer establishes that GitHub makes no affirmative representations about the service's performance, reliability, or suitability for specific uses. The clause operates to limit GitHub's obligation to ensure the service meets particular standards or expectations beyond what is explicitly stated in the agreement.

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Medium Apr 28, 2026

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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Medium Apr 19, 2026

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.

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Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users operate under terms where GitHub does not warrant that the service will function without interruption, meet specific needs, or perform with particular accuracy or security characteristics. The service's actual performance, availability, and technical capabilities exist independent of contractual guarantees regarding those attributes.

How other platforms handle this

Calm Medium

Your use of the Services is at your sole risk. Except as otherwise provided in writing by us and to the extent permitted by applicable laws, the Services are provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, express or implied. Without limiting the foregoing, we explicitly disclaim...

Perplexity AI Medium

THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED 'AS IS' AND 'AS AVAILABLE' WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. PERPLEXITY DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE U...

OpenAI Medium

THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED 'AS IS.' EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY LAW, WE AND OUR AFFILIATES AND LICENSORS MAKE NO WARRANTIES (EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE) WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES, AND DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTIC...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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GitHub provides the Website and the Service "as is" and "as available," without warranty of any kind. Without limiting this, we expressly disclaim all warranties, whether express, implied or statutory, regarding the Website and the Service including without limitation any warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, security, accuracy and non-infringement.

— Excerpt from GitHub's GitHub Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
GitHub Terms of Service
Entity
GitHub
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 10, 2026
Last verified
May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-006145
Document ID
CA-D-00253
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
610460507af6f60333f6195921a4e0d9629d1fea528d1220cda7340159b5b46b
Analysis generated
May 10, 2026 17:12 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: GitHub
Document: GitHub Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-006145
Captured: 2026-05-10 17:12:21 UTC
SHA-256: 610460507af6f603…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/github/github-terms-of-service/warranty-disclaimer/
Accessed: June 10, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Medium
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does GitHub's Warranty Disclaimer clause do?

This warranty disclaimer establishes that GitHub makes no affirmative representations about the service's performance, reliability, or suitability for specific uses. The clause operates to limit GitHub's obligation to ensure the service meets particular standards or expectations beyond what is explicitly stated in the agreement.

How does this clause affect you?

Users operate under terms where GitHub does not warrant that the service will function without interruption, meet specific needs, or perform with particular accuracy or security characteristics. The service's actual performance, availability, and technical capabilities exist independent of contractual guarantees regarding those attributes.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 19 platforms. See the full comparison.

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