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(“GitHub”, “we”, "us" or "our") with your source code, your projects, and your personal data. This Privacy Statement explains our practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of your data, including any personal data we collect and process in connection with our website and any applications, software, products, and services provided by GitHub, including any Beta Previews (collectively “Service”). </p> <p>All capitalized terms have their definition in <a href="/web/20220623184940/https://docs.github.com/en/github/site-policy/github-terms-of-service">GitHub’s Terms of Service</a>, unless otherwise noted here.</p> <h2 id="the-short-version"><a aria-hidden="" tabindex="-1" class="doctocat-link" href="#the-short-version"><svg aria-hidden="" role="img" class="octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" style="display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"></path></svg></a>The short version</h2> <p>We use your personal information as this Privacy Statement describes. No matter where you are, where you live, or what your citizenship is, we provide the same high standard of privacy protection to all our users around the world, regardless of their country of origin or location.</p> <p>To see our Privacy Notice to residents of California, please go to <a href="#githubs-notice-to-california-residents">GitHub's Notice about the California Consumer Privacy Act</a> or scroll down.</p> <h2 id="summary"><a aria-hidden="" tabindex="-1" class="doctocat-link" href="#summary"><svg aria-hidden="" role="img" class="octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" style="display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"></path></svg></a>Summary</h2> <table><thead><tr><th>Section</th><th>What can you find there?</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><a href="#who-is-responsible-for-the-processing-of-your-information">Who is responsible for the processing of your information</a></td><td>Subject to limited exceptions, GitHub is the controller and entity responsible for the processing of your Personal Data in connection with the Website or Service.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="#what-information-github-collects">What information GitHub collects</a></td><td>GitHub collects information directly from you for your registration, payment, transactions, and user profile. We also automatically collect from you your usage information, cookies, and device information, subject, where necessary, to your consent. GitHub may also collect Personal Data from third parties. We only collect the minimum amount of Personal Data necessary from you, unless you choose to provide more.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="#how-github-uses-your-information">How GitHub uses your information</a></td><td>In this section, we describe the ways in which we use your information, including to provide you the Service, to communicate with you, for security and compliance purposes, and to improve our Website or Service or develop new features and functionality of our Website or Service. We also describe the legal basis upon which we process your information, where legally required.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="#how-we-share-the-information-we-collect">How we share the information we collect</a></td><td>We may share your information with third parties under one of the following circumstances: with your consent, with our service providers, for security purposes, to comply with our legal obligations, or when there is a change of control or sale of corporate entities or business units. We do not sell your personal information and we do not host advertising on GitHub.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="#your-choices-regarding-our-processing-of-your-personal-data">Your choices regarding our processing of your personal data</a></td><td>We provide ways for you to access, alter, or delete your personal information.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="#cookies">Cookies</a></td><td>We only use strictly necessary cookies to provide, secure, and improve our Website or Service or develop new features and functionality of our Website or Service. We offer a page that makes this very transparent. We do not send any information to third-party analytics services.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="#how-github-secures-your-information">How GitHub secures your information</a></td><td>We take all measures reasonably necessary to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of your Personal Data on GitHub and to protect the resilience of our servers.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="#communication-preferences">Communication preferences</a></td><td>We communicate with you by email. You can control the way we contact you in your account settings, or by contacting us.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="#resolving-complaints">Resolving complaints</a></td><td>In the unlikely event that we are unable to resolve a privacy concern quickly and thoroughly, we provide a path of dispute resolution.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="#changes-to-our-privacy-statement">Changes to our Privacy Statement</a></td><td>We notify you of material changes to this Privacy Statement 30 days before any such changes become effective. You may also track changes in our Site Policy repository.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="#license">License</a></td><td>This Privacy Statement is licensed under the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220623184940/https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/">Creative Commons Zero license</a>.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="#contacting-github">Contacting GitHub</a></td><td>Please feel free to contact us if you have questions about our Privacy Statement.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="#translations">Translations</a></td><td>We provide links to some translations of the Privacy Statement.</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="github-privacy-statement"><a aria-hidden="" tabindex="-1" class="doctocat-link" href="#github-privacy-statement"><svg aria-hidden="" role="img" class="octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" style="display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"></path></svg></a>GitHub Privacy Statement</h2> <h2 id="who-is-responsible-for-the-processing-of-your-information"><a aria-hidden="" tabindex="-1" class="doctocat-link" href="#who-is-responsible-for-the-processing-of-your-information"><svg aria-hidden="" role="img" class="octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" style="display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"></path></svg></a>Who is responsible for the processing of your information?</h2> <p>The data controller of your personal data is GitHub, Inc. For individuals outside North America, the data controller is GitHub B.V. </p> <p>This privacy statement does not apply to personal data we process as a service provider or data processor on behalf of our enterprise customers. Our data processing activities as service processor or data processor is governed by our <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220623184940/https://github.com/customer-terms/github-data-protection-agreement">Data Protection Agreement</a>. If you are a consumer end-user of one of those organizations, you should read that organization’s privacy statement and direct any privacy inquiries to that organization. </p> <h2 id="github-acting-on-your-behalf"><a aria-hidden="" tabindex="-1" class="doctocat-link" href="#github-acting-on-your-behalf"><svg aria-hidden="" role="img" class="octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" style="display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"></path></svg></a>GitHub acting on your behalf</h2> <p>In some cases, GitHub is acting only on your behalf for the personal data we collect and process in connection with our Service (for example, for the Personal Data added to a repository by the contributors to such repository). In such cases, GitHub will only process the data in order to provide the Service requested by you. Please note that subject to our <a href="/web/20220623184940/https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/content-removal-policies/github-private-information-removal-policy">Private Information Removal Policy</a> contributors’ requests to remove Personal Data generally require notice to and action from the repository owner.</p> <h2 id="what-information-github-collects"><a aria-hidden="" tabindex="-1" class="doctocat-link" href="#what-information-github-collects"><svg aria-hidden="" role="img" class="octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" style="display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"></path></svg></a>What information GitHub collects</h2> <p>The personal data we collect depends on how you interact with us, the services you use, and the choices you make. We collect information about you from different sources and in various ways when you use our Service, including information you provide directly, information collected automatically, third-party data sources, and data we infer or generate from other data.</p> <h3 id="information-users-provide-directly-to-github"><a aria-hidden="" tabindex="-1" class="doctocat-link" href="#information-users-provide-directly-to-github"><svg aria-hidden="" role="img" class="octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" style="display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"></path></svg></a>Information users provide directly to GitHub</h3> <p>We collect personal data you provide to us. For example:</p> <h4 id="registration-information"><a aria-hidden="" tabindex="-1" class="doctocat-link" href="#registration-information"><svg aria-hidden="" role="img" class="octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" style="display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"></path></svg></a>Registration information</h4> <p>We collect information such as your username, email address, and password during account creation.</p> <h4 id="demographic-information"><a aria-hidden="" tabindex="-1" class="doctocat-link" href="#demographic-information"><svg aria-hidden="" role="img" class="octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" style="display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"></path></svg></a>Demographic information</h4> <p>In some cases, we request that you provide age, gender, and similar demographic details.</p> <h4 id="payment-and-billing-information"><a aria-hidden="" tabindex="-1" class="doctocat-link" href="#payment-and-billing-information"><svg aria-hidden="" role="img" class="octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" style="display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"></path></svg></a>Payment and billing information</h4> <p>If you make a purchase or other financial transaction, we collect credit card numbers, financial account information, and other payment details.</p> <h4 id="content-and-files"><a aria-hidden="" tabindex="-1" class="doctocat-link" href="#content-and-files"><svg aria-hidden="" role="img" class="octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" style="display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"></path></svg></a>Content and files</h4> <p>We collect any photographs, documents, or other files you upload to our Service; and if you send us email messages or other communications, we collect and retain those communications. For example, you may choose to give us more information for your Account profile, such as your full name, an avatar which may include a photograph, your biography, your location, your company, and a URL to a third-party website. Please note that your profile information may be visible to other Users of our Service.</p> <h3 id="information-github-automatically-collects"><a aria-hidden="" tabindex="-1" class="doctocat-link" href="#information-github-automatically-collects"><svg aria-hidden="" role="img" class="octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" style="display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"></path></svg></a>Information GitHub automatically collects.</h3> <p>When you visit or use our Service, we collect some information automatically. For example:</p> <h4 id="transaction-information"><a aria-hidden="" tabindex="-1" class="doctocat-link" href="#transaction-information"><svg aria-hidden="" role="img" class="octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" style="display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"></path></svg></a>Transaction information</h4> <p>If you have a paid Account with us, or make a purchase or sale using our Service, we automatically collect certain information about your transactions on the Service, such as your full name, address, region, state, country, zip code, the date, time, and amount charged. </p> <h4 id="usage-information"><a aria-hidden="" tabindex="-1" class="doctocat-link" href="#usage-information"><svg aria-hidden="" role="img" class="octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" style="display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"></path></svg></a>Usage information</h4> <p>If you're accessing or using our Service, we may automatically collect information about how you use the Service, such as the pages you view, the referring site, your IP address and information about your device, session information, the date and time of each request, information contained in or relating to your contributions to individual repositories, and telemetry data (i.e., information about how a specific feature or service is performing) regarding your use of other features and functionality of the Service.</p> <h4 id="cookies"><a aria-hidden="" tabindex="-1" class="doctocat-link" href="#cookies"><svg aria-hidden="" role="img" class="octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" style="display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"></path></svg></a>Cookies</h4> <p>As further described below, we automatically collect information from cookies (such as cookie ID and settings) in connection with our Service.</p> <h4 id="device-information"><a aria-hidden="" tabindex="-1" class="doctocat-link" href="#device-information"><svg aria-hidden="" role="img" class="octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" style="display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"></path></svg></a>Device information</h4> <p>We may collect information about your device, such as its IP address, browser or client application information, language preference, operating system and application version, device type and ID, and device model and manufacturer. </p> <h4 id="geolocation-information"><a aria-hidden="" tabindex="-1" class="doctocat-link" href="#geolocation-information"><svg aria-hidden="" role="img" class="octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" style="display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"></path></svg></a>Geolocation information</h4> <p>In connection with certain features and depending on the functionality of the Service, we collect geolocation information such as through IP addresses or the location information you choose to provide in your Account profile.</p> <h3 id="information-we-create-or-generate"><a aria-hidden="" tabindex="-1" class="doctocat-link" href="#information-we-create-or-generate"><svg aria-hidden="" role="img" class="octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" style="display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"></path></svg></a>Information we create or generate</h3> <p>We infer new information from other data we collect, including using automated means to generate information about your likely preferences or other characteristics (“inferences”). For example, we infer your general geographic location (such as city, state, and country) based on your IP address.</p> <h3 id="information-we-collect-from-third-parties"><a aria-hidden="" tabindex="-1" class="doctocat-link" href="#information-we-collect-from-third-parties"><svg aria-hidden="" role="img" class="octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" style="display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"></path></svg></a>Information we collect from third parties</h3> <p>Other companies with whom you choose to engage. GitHub may collect Personal Data about you from third parties. For example, this may happen if you sign up for training or to receive information about GitHub from one of our vendors, partners, or affiliates. GitHub does not purchase Personal Data from third-party data brokers. </p> <p>Service Providers. We may also receive information from processors or service providers who process the data on our behalf, such as our payment processor who process payment and billing information in connection with our Service.</p> <p>Content you post on our Service. Information you store in, or contribute to, a public repository, provide for use in connection with a Community Feature or make otherwise publicly available through the Service will be collected by GitHub as described in this Privacy Statement. Such information may also be available to the GitHub user community as well as the general public. For more information, please review details regarding public repositories and community features <a href="/web/20220623184940/https://docs.github.com/en/account-and-profile/setting-up-and-managing-your-github-profile/customizing-your-profile/about-your-profile">here</a>.</p> <p>Co-branding/marketing partners. We may receive information from partners with which we offer co-branded services or engage in joint marketing activities. </p> <p>Publicly available sources. We may also obtain information from publicly available sources as GitHub repositories. </p> <p>When you are asked to provide Personal Data, you may decline. And you may use web browser or operating system controls to prevent certain types of automatic data collection. But if you choose not to provide or allow information that is necessary for certain services or features, those services or features may not be available or fully functional.</p> <h2 id="how-github-uses-your-information"><a aria-hidden="" tabindex="-1" class="doctocat-link" href="#how-github-uses-your-information"><svg aria-hidden="" role="img" class="octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" style="display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"></path></svg></a>How GitHub uses your information</h2> <p>We may use your information to provide, administer, analyze, manage, and operate our Service. For example, we use your information for the following purposes:</p> <ul> <li>Provide our products and deliver our services including troubleshooting, improving, and personalizing the features on the Service.</li> <li>Business operations such as billing, accounting, improving our internal operations, securing our systems, detecting fraudulent or illegal activity, and meeting our legal obligations.</li> <li>Improve and develop our products and services including to develop new services or features, and conduct research.</li> <li>Personalization of our Service by understanding you and your preferences to enhance your experience and enjoyment using our Service.</li> <li>Provide customer support and respond to your questions.</li> <li>Deliver promotional communications with you about new services, features, offers, promotions, and other information about our Service.</li> <li>Send you information, including confirmations, invoices, technical notices, updates, security alerts, support and administrative messages.</li> </ul> <p>We combine data we collect from different sources for these purposes and to give you a more seamless, consistent, and personalized experience.</p> <h2 id="how-we-share-the-information-we-collect"><a aria-hidden="" tabindex="-1" class="doctocat-link" href="#how-we-share-the-information-we-collect"><svg aria-hidden="" role="img" class="octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" style="display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"></path></svg></a>How we share the information we collect</h2> <p>We share Personal Data with your consent or as necessary to complete your transactions or provide the services you have requested or authorized. In addition, we may share each of the categories of your Personal Data described above with the types of third parties described below for the following business purposes:</p> <h3 id="public-information"><a aria-hidden="" tabindex="-1" class="doctocat-link" href="#public-information"><svg aria-hidden="" role="img" class="octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" style="display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"></path></svg></a>Public information</h3> <p>You may select options available through our Service to publicly display and share your name and/or username and certain other information, such as your profile, demographic data, content and files, or geolocation data. For example, if you would like your email address to remain private, even when you’re commenting on public repositories, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220623184940/https://github.com/settings/emails">you can adjust your setting for your email address to be private in your user profile</a>. You can also <a href="/web/20220623184940/https://docs.github.com/en/github/setting-up-and-managing-your-github-user-account/setting-your-commit-email-address">update your local Git configuration to use your private email address</a>. Please see more about email addresses in commit messages <a href="/web/20220623184940/https://docs.github.com/en/github/setting-up-and-managing-your-github-user-account/setting-your-commit-email-address">here</a>. </p> <p>Please note that if you would like to compile GitHub data, you must comply with our <a href="/web/20220623184940/https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/github-terms/github-terms-of-service">Terms of Service</a> regarding information usage and privacy, and you may only use any public-facing information you gather for the purpose for which our user authorized it. For example, where a GitHub user has made an email address public-facing for the purpose of identification and attribution, do not use that email address for the purposes of sending unsolicited emails to users or selling personal information, such as to recruiters, headhunters, and job boards, or for commercial advertising. We expect you to reasonably secure information you have gathered from GitHub, and to respond promptly to complaints, removal requests, and "do not contact" requests from GitHub or GitHub users.</p> <h3 id="third-party-applications"><a aria-hidden="" tabindex="-1" class="doctocat-link" href="#third-party-applications"><svg aria-hidden="" role="img" class="octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" style="display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"></path></svg></a>Third-party applications</h3> <p>We share your Personal Data with third parties when you tell us to do so. For example, if you purchase an application listed on our Marketplace, we share your username to allow the application developer to provide you with services. Additionally, you may direct us through your actions on GitHub to share your Personal Data. For example, if you join an Organization, you indicate your willingness to provide the owner of the Organization with the ability to view your activity in the Organization’s access log.</p> <p>You can enable or add third-party applications, known as "Developer Products" to your Account. These Developer Products are not necessary for your use of GitHub. We will share your Personal Data with such third-party applications when you ask us to; however, you are responsible for your use of the third-party Developer Product and for the amount of Personal Data you choose to share with it. You can check our <a href="/web/20220623184940/https://docs.github.com/en/rest/reference/users">API documentation</a> to see what information is provided when you authenticate into a Developer Product using your GitHub profile.</p> <h3 id="organizations-with-which-you-engage"><a aria-hidden="" tabindex="-1" class="doctocat-link" href="#organizations-with-which-you-engage"><svg aria-hidden="" role="img" class="octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" style="display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"></path></svg></a>Organizations with which you engage</h3> <p>You may indicate, through your actions on GitHub, that you are willing to share your Personal Data. If you collaborate on or become a member of an organization, then its Account owners may receive your Personal Data. When you accept an invitation to an organization, you will be notified of the types of information owners may be able to see (for more information, see <a href="/web/20220623184940/https://docs.github.com/en/github/setting-up-and-managing-your-github-user-account/about-organization-membership">About Organization Membership</a>). Please contact the Account owners for more information about how they might process your Personal Data in their Organization and the ways for you to access, update, alter, or delete your Personal Data stored in the Account. </p> <h3 id="service-providers"><a aria-hidden="" tabindex="-1" class="doctocat-link" href="#service-providers"><svg aria-hidden="" role="img" class="octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" style="display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"></path></svg></a>Service providers</h3> <p>We share your Personal Data with service providers who process the information on our behalf to provide or improve our Service. For example, our service providers may perform payment processing, customer support ticketing, network data transmission, security, and other similar services. While GitHub processes all Personal Data in the United States, our service providers may process data outside of the United States or the European Union. Such processing by service providers will be in compliance with applicable law including any relevant transfer mechanism. </p> <h3 id="affiliates"><a aria-hidden="" tabindex="-1" class="doctocat-link" href="#affiliates"><svg aria-hidden="" role="img" class="octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" style="display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"></path></svg></a>Affiliates</h3> <p> We enable access to Personal Data across our subsidiaries, affiliates, and related companies, for example, where we share common data systems or where access is needed to operate and provide the Service. </p> <h3 id="for-security-purposes"><a aria-hidden="" tabindex="-1" class="doctocat-link" href="#for-security-purposes"><svg aria-hidden="" role="img" class="octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" style="display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"></path></svg></a>For security purposes</h3> <p>We will disclose Personal Data if we believe it is necessary to:</p> <ul> <li>protect our customers and others, for example to prevent spam or attempts to commit fraud, or to help prevent the loss of life or serious injury of anyone; </li> <li>operate and maintain the security of the Service, including to prevent or stop an attack on our systems or networks; or </li> <li>protect the rights or property or ourselves or others, including enforcing our agreements, terms, and policies.</li> </ul> <h3 id="for-legal-disclosure"><a aria-hidden="" tabindex="-1" class="doctocat-link" href="#for-legal-disclosure"><svg aria-hidden="" role="img" class="octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" style="display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"></path></svg></a>For legal disclosure</h3> <p>GitHub may disclose Personal Data or other information we collect about you to law enforcement or other governmental agencies if required in response to a valid legal process. For more information about our disclosure in response to legal requests, see our <a href="/web/20220623184940/https://docs.github.com/en/github/site-policy/guidelines-for-legal-requests-of-user-data">Guidelines for Legal Requests of User Data</a>.</p> <h3 id="change-in-control-or-sale"><a aria-hidden="" tabindex="-1" class="doctocat-link" href="#change-in-control-or-sale"><svg aria-hidden="" role="img" class="octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" style="display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"></path></svg></a>Change in control or sale</h3> <p>We may share your Personal Data if we are involved in a merger, sale, or acquisition of corporate entities or business units as described in this Privacy Statement.</p> <p>Please note that some of the features on our Service include integrations, references, or links to services provided by third parties whose privacy practices differ from ours. If you provide Personal Data to any of those third parties, or allow us to share Personal Data with them, that data is governed by their privacy statements.</p> <p>Finally, we may share de-identified information in accordance with applicable law.</p> <h3 id="no-selling-of-personal-data"><a aria-hidden="" tabindex="-1" class="doctocat-link" href="#no-selling-of-personal-data"><svg aria-hidden="" role="img" class="octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" style="display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"></path></svg></a>No Selling of Personal Data</h3> <p>We <em>do not</em> sell your Personal Data for monetary or other consideration as defined under California and Nevada state laws. You can learn more about the CCPA and how we comply with it <a href="#githubs-notice-to-california-residents">here</a>.</p> <h2 id="your-choices-regarding-our-processing-of-your-personal-data"><a aria-hidden="" tabindex="-1" class="doctocat-link" href="#your-choices-regarding-our-processing-of-your-personal-data"><svg aria-hidden="" role="img" class="octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" style="display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"></path></svg></a>Your choices regarding our processing of your personal data</h2> <p>We provide choices about the Personal Data we collect about you. The choices you make will not apply to any Personal Data associated with an Organization under your Account. </p> <p>Access, correction, and deletion. If you're a GitHub user, you may access, update, alter, or delete your basic user profile information by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220623184940/https://github.com/settings/profile">editing your user profile</a> or contacting <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220623184940/https://support.github.com/contact">GitHub Support</a> or <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220623184940/https://enterprise.githubsupport.com/hc/en-us">GitHub Premium Support</a>. You can control the information we collect about you by limiting what information is in your profile, by keeping your information current, or by contacting <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220623184940/https://support.github.com/contact">GitHub Support</a> or <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220623184940/https://enterprise.githubsupport.com/hc/en-us">GitHub Premium Support</a>.</p> <p>We retain and use your information as described in this Privacy Statement, but barring legal requirements, we will delete your full profile within 90 days of your request. After an account has been deleted, certain data, such as contributions to other Users' repositories and comments in others' issues, will remain. However, we will delete or de-identify your Personal Data, including your username and email address, from the author field of issues, pull requests, and comments by associating them with a ghost user. That said, the email address you have provided via your Git commit settings will always be associated with your commits in the Git system. If you choose to make your email address private, you should also update your Git commit settings. We are unable to change or delete data in the Git commit history — the Git software is designed to maintain a record — but we do enable you to control what information you put in that record.</p> <p>If GitHub processes Personal Data other than your profile information, such as information about you GitHub receives from <a href="/web/20220623184940/https://docs.github.com/en/github/site-policy/github-privacy-statement#information-we-collect-from-third-parties">third parties</a>, then you may, subject to applicable law, access, update, alter, delete, object to or restrict the processing of your Personal Data by contacting <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220623184940/https://support.github.com/contact">GitHub Support</a> or <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220623184940/https://enterprise.githubsupport.com/hc/en-us">GitHub Premium Support</a>. </p> <p>You can adjust the settings on your Account regarding the display of your Personal Data in private or public repositories or Personal Data processed in connection with Community Features (such as GitHub Feed, GitHub Sponsors, and GitHub Explore) through <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220623184940/https://github.com/settings/profile">profile settings</a>.</p> <p>Additionally, if you are unable to access certain Personal Data we have via the means described above, you can request access by contacting us as described at the bottom of this privacy statement.</p> <h3 id="data-portability"><a aria-hidden="" tabindex="-1" class="doctocat-link" href="#data-portability"><svg aria-hidden="" role="img" class="octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" style="display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"></path></svg></a>Data portability</h3> <p>As a GitHub User, you can always take your data with you. You can <a href="/web/20220623184940/https://docs.github.com/en/desktop/contributing-to-projects/cloning-a-repository-from-github-to-github-desktop">clone your repositories to your desktop</a>, for example, or you can use our <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220623184940/https://developer.github.com/changes/2018-05-24-user-migration-api/">Data Portability tools</a> to download information we have about you.</p> <h3 id="communication-preferences"><a aria-hidden="" tabindex="-1" class="doctocat-link" href="#communication-preferences"><svg aria-hidden="" role="img" class="octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" style="display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"></path></svg></a>Communication preferences</h3> <p>We use your email address to communicate with you, if you've said that's okay, and only for the reasons you’ve said that’s okay. For example, if you contact our Support team with a request, we respond to you via email. You have control over how your email address is used and shared on and through our Service. You may manage your communication preferences in your <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220623184940/https://github.com/settings/emails">profile</a>.</p> <p>By design, the Git version control system associates many actions with a user's email address, such as commit messages. See more details regarding <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220623184940/https://github.com/settings/emails">setting your commit email address</a>. </p> <p>Depending on your <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220623184940/https://github.com/settings/emails">email settings</a>, GitHub may occasionally send notification emails, for example, about changes in a repository you’re watching, new features, requests for feedback, important policy changes, or to offer customer support. We may also send marketing emails, based on your choices and in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. There's an “unsubscribe” link located at the bottom of each of the marketing emails we send you. </p> <p>Please note that you cannot opt out of receiving important communications from us, such as emails from our Support team or system emails, but you can configure your notifications settings in your profile to opt out of other communications.</p> <h3 id="european-data-protection-rights"><a aria-hidden="" tabindex="-1" class="doctocat-link" href="#european-data-protection-rights"><svg aria-hidden="" role="img" class="octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" style="display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"></path></svg></a>European Data Protection Rights</h3> <p>If the processing of Personal Data about you is subject to European Union data protection law, you have certain rights with respect to that data:</p> <p>You can request access to, and rectification or erasure of, Personal Data; If any automated processing of Personal Data is based on your consent or a contract with you, you have a right to transfer or receive a copy of the Personal Data in a usable and portable format; If the processing of Personal Data is based on your consent, you can withdraw consent at any time for future processing; You can to object to, or obtain a restriction of, the processing of Personal Data under certain circumstances; and For residents of France, you can send us specific instructions regarding the use of your data after your death.</p> <p>To make such requests, please use the contact information at the bottom of this statement. When we are processing data on behalf of another party (i.e., where GitHub is acting as a data processor) you should direct your request to that party. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, but we encourage you to first contact us with any questions or concerns.</p> <p>We rely on different lawful bases for collecting and processing Personal Data about you, for example, with your consent and/or as necessary to provide the services you use, operate our business, meet our contractual and legal obligations, protect the security of our systems and our customers, or fulfill other legitimate interests.</p> <h2 id="our-use-of-cookies-and-tracking-technologies"><a aria-hidden="" tabindex="-1" class="doctocat-link" href="#our-use-of-cookies-and-tracking-technologies"><svg aria-hidden="" role="img" class="octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" style="display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"></path></svg></a>Our use of cookies and tracking technologies</h2> <h3 id="cookies-and-tracking-technologies"><a aria-hidden="" tabindex="-1" class="doctocat-link" href="#cookies-and-tracking-technologies"><svg aria-hidden="" role="img" class="octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" style="display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"></path></svg></a>Cookies and tracking technologies</h3> <p>GitHub uses cookies to provide, secure and improve our Service or to develop new features and functionality of our Service. For example, we use them to keep you logged in, remember your preferences, identify your device for security purposes, compile statistical reports, and provide information for future development of GitHub. We use our own cookies and do not use any third-party service providers in this context. If you disable your browser or device’s ability to accept these cookies, you will not be able to log in or use our Service. We provide more information about <a href="/web/20220623184940/https://docs.github.com/en/github/site-policy/github-subprocessors-and-cookies#cookies-on-github">cookies on GitHub</a> on our <a href="/web/20220623184940/https://docs.github.com/en/github/site-policy/github-subprocessors-and-cookies">GitHub Subprocessors and Cookies</a> page that describes the cookies we set, the needs we have for those cookies, and the expiration of such cookies.</p> <p>Our emails to users may contain a pixel tag, which is a small, clear image that can tell us whether or not you have opened an email and what your IP address is. We use this pixel tag to make our email communications more effective and to make sure we are not sending you unwanted email.</p> <h3 id="dnt"><a aria-hidden="" tabindex="-1" class="doctocat-link" href="#dnt"><svg aria-hidden="" role="img" class="octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" style="display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"></path></svg></a>DNT</h3> <p>"<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220623184940/https://www.eff.org/issues/do-not-track">Do Not Track</a>" (DNT) is a privacy preference you can set in your browser if you do not want online services to collect and share certain kinds of information about your online activity from third party tracking services. GitHub responds to browser DNT signals and follows the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220623184940/https://www.w3.org/TR/tracking-dnt/">W3C standard for responding to DNT signals</a>. If you would like to set your browser to signal that you would not like to be tracked, please check your browser's documentation for how to enable that signal. There are also good applications that block online tracking, such as <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220623184940/https://privacybadger.org/">Privacy Badger</a>.</p> <h2 id="retention-of-personal-data"><a aria-hidden="" tabindex="-1" class="doctocat-link" href="#retention-of-personal-data"><svg aria-hidden="" role="img" class="octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" style="display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"></path></svg></a>Retention of Personal Data</h2> <p>We retain Personal Data for as long as necessary to provide the services and fulfill the transactions you have requested, comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce our agreements, and other legitimate and lawful business purposes. Because these needs can vary for different data types in the context of different services, actual retention periods can vary significantly based on criteria such as user expectations or consent, the sensitivity of the data, the availability of automated controls that enable users to delete data, and our legal or contractual obligations. For example, we may retain your Personal Data for longer periods, where necessary, subject to applicable law, for security purposes. </p> <h2 id="how-github-secures-your-information"><a aria-hidden="" tabindex="-1" class="doctocat-link" href="#how-github-secures-your-information"><svg aria-hidden="" role="img" class="octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" style="display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"></path></svg></a>How GitHub secures your information</h2> <p>GitHub takes reasonable measures necessary to protect your Personal Data from unauthorized access, alteration, or destruction; maintain data accuracy; and help ensure the appropriate use of your Personal Data. To help us protect personal data, we request that you use a strong password and never share your password with anyone or use the same password with other sites or accounts.</p> <p>In addition, if your account has private repositories, you control the access to that Content. GitHub personnel does not access private repository content except for</p> <ul> <li>security purposes, </li> <li>automated scanning for known vulnerabilities, active malware, or other content known to violate our Terms of Service</li> <li>to assist the repository owner with a support matter</li> <li>to maintain the integrity of the Service</li> <li>to comply with our legal obligations if we have reason to believe the contents are in violation of the law, </li> <li>or with your consent.</li> </ul> <p>Github will provide notice regarding private repository access where not prohibited by law or if in response to a security threat or other risk to security.</p> <h3 id="cross-border-data-transfers"><a aria-hidden="" tabindex="-1" class="doctocat-link" href="#cross-border-data-transfers"><svg aria-hidden="" role="img" class="octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" style="display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"></path></svg></a>Cross-border data transfers</h3> <p>GitHub processes Personal Data both inside and outside of the United States and relies on legal mechanisms such as Standard Contractual Clauses to lawfully transfer data from the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland to the United States. You may request a copy of the Standard Contractual Clauses using the contact details provided in the section entitled “Contacting GitHub” below. </p> <h3 id="resolving-complaints"><a aria-hidden="" tabindex="-1" class="doctocat-link" href="#resolving-complaints"><svg aria-hidden="" role="img" class="octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" style="display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"></path></svg></a>Resolving complaints</h3> <p>If you have concerns about the way GitHub is handling your Personal Data, please let us know immediately. We want to help. You may contact us by filling out the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220623184940/https://support.github.com/contact/privacy">Privacy contact form</a>. You may also email us directly at <strong>(privacy [at] github [dot] com)</strong> with the subject line "Privacy Concerns." We will respond promptly — within 45 days at the latest.</p> <p>You may also contact our Data Protection Officer directly.</p> <table><thead><tr><th>Our United States HQ</th><th>Our EU Office</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>GitHub Data Protection Officer</td><td>GitHub BV</td></tr><tr><td>88 Colin P. Kelly Jr. St.</td><td>Vijzelstraat 68-72</td></tr><tr><td>San Francisco, CA 94107</td><td>1017 HL Amsterdam</td></tr><tr><td>United States</td><td>The Netherlands</td></tr><tr><td><strong>privacy [at] github [dot] com</strong></td><td><strong>privacy [at] github [dot] com</strong></td></tr></tbody></table> <h3 id="dispute-resolution-process"><a aria-hidden="" tabindex="-1" class="doctocat-link" href="#dispute-resolution-process"><svg aria-hidden="" role="img" class="octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" style="display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"></path></svg></a>Dispute resolution process</h3> <p>In the unlikely event that a dispute arises between you and GitHub regarding our handling of your User Personal Information, we will do our best to resolve it. Additionally, if you are a resident of an EU member state, you have the right to file a complaint with your local supervisory authority, and you might have more <a href="/web/20220623184940/https://docs.github.com/en/github/site-policy/global-privacy-practices#dispute-resolution-process">options</a>.</p> <h2 id="changes-to-our-privacy-statement"><a aria-hidden="" tabindex="-1" class="doctocat-link" href="#changes-to-our-privacy-statement"><svg aria-hidden="" role="img" class="octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" style="display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"></path></svg></a>Changes to our Privacy Statement</h2> <p>Although most changes are likely to be minor, GitHub may change our Privacy Statement from time to time. We will provide notification to Users of material changes to this Privacy Statement through our Website at least 30 days prior to the change taking effect by posting a notice on our home page or sending email to the primary email address specified in your GitHub account. We will also update our <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220623184940/https://github.com/github/site-policy/">Site Policy repository</a>, which tracks all changes to this policy. For other changes to this Privacy Statement, we encourage Users to <a href="/web/20220623184940/https://docs.github.com/en/github/managing-subscriptions-and-notifications-on-github/configuring-notifications#configuring-your-watch-settings-for-an-individual-repository">watch</a> or to check our Site Policy repository frequently.</p> <h2 id="license"><a aria-hidden="" tabindex="-1" class="doctocat-link" href="#license"><svg aria-hidden="" role="img" class="octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" style="display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"></path></svg></a>License</h2> <p>This Privacy Statement is licensed under this <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220623184940/https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/">Creative Commons Zero license</a>. For details, see our <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220623184940/https://github.com/github/site-policy#license">site-policy repository</a>.</p> <h2 id="contacting-github"><a aria-hidden="" tabindex="-1" class="doctocat-link" href="#contacting-github"><svg aria-hidden="" role="img" class="octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" style="display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"></path></svg></a>Contacting GitHub</h2> <p>Questions regarding GitHub's Privacy Statement or information practices should be directed to our <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220623184940/https://support.github.com/contact/privacy">Privacy contact form</a>.</p> <h2 id="translations"><a aria-hidden="" tabindex="-1" class="doctocat-link" href="#translations"><svg aria-hidden="" role="img" class="octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" style="display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"></path></svg></a>Translations</h2> <p>Below are translations of this document into other languages. In the event of any conflict, uncertainty, or apparent inconsistency between any of those versions and the English version, this English version is the controlling version.</p> <h3 id="french"><a aria-hidden="" tabindex="-1" class="doctocat-link" href="#french"><svg aria-hidden="" role="img" class="octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" style="display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"></path></svg></a>French</h3> <p>Cliquez ici pour obtenir la version française: <a href="/web/20220623184940/https://docs.github.com/assets/images/help/site-policy/github-privacy-statement(07.22.20)(FR).pdf">Déclaration de confidentialité de GitHub</a></p> <h3 id="other-translations"><a aria-hidden="" tabindex="-1" class="doctocat-link" href="#other-translations"><svg aria-hidden="" role="img" class="octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" style="display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"></path></svg></a>Other translations</h3> <p>For translations of this statement into other languages, please visit <a href="/web/20220623184940/https://docs.github.com/en">https://docs.github.com/</a> and select a language from the drop-down menu under “English.”</p> <h2 id="githubs-notice-to-california-residents"><a aria-hidden="" tabindex="-1" class="doctocat-link" href="#githubs-notice-to-california-residents"><svg aria-hidden="" role="img" class="octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" style="display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"></path></svg></a>GitHub's notice to California residents</h2> <p>The <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220623184940/https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billCompareClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB375">California Consumer Privacy Act</a> of 2018, (Cal. Civ. Code §1798.100 et seq., as amended, “CCPA”) gives California residents rights and control over their personal information. GitHub, Inc. ("GitHub", "we") provides this statement to those residents ("you") in accordance with requirements under the CCPA to make certain disclosures about the collection and processing of their personal information. This is GitHub’s California-specific description of consumers’ privacy rights under the CCPA. For information about how we’ve extended the CCPA core rights to control personal information to all of our users in the United States, please see our <a href="/web/20220623184940/https://docs.github.com/en/github/site-policy/github-privacy-statement">Privacy Statement</a>.</p> <h3 id="our-handling-of-personal-information"><a aria-hidden="" tabindex="-1" class="doctocat-link" href="#our-handling-of-personal-information"><svg aria-hidden="" role="img" class="octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" style="display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"></path></svg></a>Our handling of personal information</h3> <p>While the table below contains information about the categories of personal information we collect, process, and share, please see the <a href="/web/20220623184940/https://docs.github.com/en/github/site-policy/github-privacy-statement">GitHub Privacy Statement</a> for full details.</p> <table><thead><tr><th>Category of personal information collected in last 12 months</th><th>Category of sources from which the personal information has been collected</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Identifiers (such as real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier Internet Protocol address, email address, account name, or other similar identifiers)</td><td>Information consumer provides directly or automatically through their interaction with our Service and/or Website or GitHub’s vendors, partners, or affiliates</td></tr><tr><td>Personal information described in Cal. Civ. Code §1798.80 (e) such as name, address, credit card or debit card number)</td><td>Information consumer may choose to provide directly, through service providers</td></tr><tr><td>Characteristics of protected classifications under California or federal law (such as gender)</td><td>Information consumer may choose to provide directly</td></tr><tr><td>Commercial information (such as about products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies)</td><td>Information consumer provides directly or automatically through their interaction with our Services</td></tr><tr><td>Geolocation data (such as any information collected after giving users the opportunity to opt-in to location-based services, which rely upon a device’s precise location services. )</td><td>Information consumer provides automatically through their interaction with our Services</td></tr><tr><td>Audio, electronic, visual, or similar information such as content and files uploaded to the Service.</td><td>Information consumer may choose to provide directly</td></tr><tr><td>Professional or employment information</td><td>Information consumer may choose to provide directly</td></tr><tr><td>Inferences drawn from any of the information identified in this table to create a profile about a consumer reflecting the consumer’s preferences</td><td>Information consumer provides directly or automatically through their interaction with our Services</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>We use the categories of personal information described above for the purposes listed in the <a href="/web/20220623184940/https://docs.github.com/en/github/site-policy/github-privacy-statement#how-github-uses-your-information">“How GitHub uses your information”</a> section of our Privacy Statement. We also disclose the categories of personal information listed above for business purposes. Please see the <a href="/web/20220623184940/https://docs.github.com/en/github/site-policy/github-privacy-statement#how-we-share-the-information-we-collect">“How we share the information we collect”</a> section of our Privacy Statement for additional details. </p> <h3 id="we-do-not-sell-your-personal-information"><a aria-hidden="" tabindex="-1" class="doctocat-link" href="#we-do-not-sell-your-personal-information"><svg aria-hidden="" role="img" class="octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" style="display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"></path></svg></a>We do not sell your personal information</h3> <p>Under the CCPA, a business that sells California residents' personal information to others: 1) must give notice to California residents before selling their personal information to others; and 2) must provide the right to opt out of the sale of their personal information. GitHub does not sell personal information, including personal information of anyone under 16 years old. </p> <h3 id="your-rights-under-the-ccpa"><a aria-hidden="" tabindex="-1" class="doctocat-link" href="#your-rights-under-the-ccpa"><svg aria-hidden="" role="img" class="octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" style="display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"></path></svg></a>Your rights under the CCPA</h3> <p>The CCPA provides California residents with certain rights related to their personal information. To submit a request based on these rights, please contact us via our <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220623184940/https://support.github.com/contact?tags=docs-policy">contact form</a>.</p> <p>When receiving a request, we will verify that the individual making the request is the resident to whom the personal information subject to the request pertains. California residents may exercise their rights themselves or may use an authorized agent, designated in writing or through a power of attorney, to make requests on their behalf. If you use an authorized agent to submit a request, we may require that you provide us additional information demonstrating that the agent is acting on your behalf, and we may need you to verify your identity directly with us. With respect to your personal information, California residents may exercise the rights described below.</p> <h4 id="right-to-know"><a aria-hidden="" tabindex="-1" class="doctocat-link" href="#right-to-know"><svg aria-hidden="" role="img" class="octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" style="display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"></path></svg></a>Right to Know.</h4> <p>You have a right to request that we disclose to you the personal information we have collected about you. You also have a right to request additional information about our collection, use, disclosure, or sale of such personal information. Note that we have provided much of this information in this privacy statement. You can use GitHub’s User Migration API to access and download your data. Learn more here. You may also make such a “request to know” by contacting us here.</p> <h4 id="right-to-request-deletion"><a aria-hidden="" tabindex="-1" class="doctocat-link" href="#right-to-request-deletion"><svg aria-hidden="" role="img" class="octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" style="display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"></path></svg></a>Right to Request Deletion.</h4> <p>You also have a right to request that we delete personal information under certain circumstances, subject to a number of exceptions. To make a request to delete, You can use GitHub’s User Migration API to access and download your data. Learn more here. You may also make such a “request to delete” by contacting us here.</p> <h4 id="right-to-opt-out"><a aria-hidden="" tabindex="-1" class="doctocat-link" href="#right-to-opt-out"><svg aria-hidden="" role="img" class="octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" style="display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"></path></svg></a>Right to Opt-Out.</h4> <p>You have a right to opt-out from future “sales” of personal information. Note that we do not “sell” personal information as defined by the CCPA and have not done so in the past 12 months. </p> <h4 id="right-to-non-discrimination"><a aria-hidden="" tabindex="-1" class="doctocat-link" href="#right-to-non-discrimination"><svg aria-hidden="" role="img" class="octicon-link" viewbox="0 0 16 16" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" style="display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z"></path></svg></a>Right to Non-Discrimination.</h4> <p>You have a right to not be discriminated against for exercising your CCPA rights. We will not discriminate against you for exercising your CCPA rights.</p> <p>You may designate, in writing or through a power of attorney, an authorized agent to make requests on your behalf to exercise your rights under the CCPA. Before accepting such a request from an agent, we will require the agent to provide proof you have authorized it to act on your behalf, and we may need you to verify your identity directly with us. Further, to provide or delete specific pieces of personal information we will need to verify your identity to the degree of certainty required by law. We will verify your request by asking you to submit the request from the email address associated with your account or requiring you to provide information necessary to verify your account. <a href="/web/20220623184940/https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/securing-your-account-with-two-factor-authentication-2fa/accessing-github-using-two-factor-authentication">Please note that you may use two-factor authentication with your GitHub account.</a><br> Finally, you have a right to receive notice of our practices at or before collection of personal information.</p> <p>Additionally, under California Civil Code section 1798.83, also known as the “Shine the Light” law, California residents who have provided personal information to a business with which the individual has established a business relationship for personal, family, or household purposes (“California Customers”) may request information about whether the business has disclosed personal information to any third parties for the third parties’ direct marketing purposes. 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This Privacy Statement explains our practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of your data, including any personal data we collect and process in connection with our website and any applications, software, products, and services provided by GitHub, including any Beta Previews (collectively “Service”). \u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll capitalized terms have their definition in \u003ca href=\"/en/github/site-policy/github-terms-of-service\"\u003eGitHub’s Terms of Service\u003c/a\u003e, unless otherwise noted here.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"the-short-version\"\u003e\u003ca aria-hidden=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"doctocat-link\" href=\"#the-short-version\"\u003e\u003csvg aria-hidden=\"\" role=\"img\" class=\"octicon-link\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle\"\u003e\u003cpath fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z\"\u003e\u003c/path\u003e\u003c/svg\u003e\u003c/a\u003eThe short version\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe use your personal information as this Privacy Statement describes. 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We also automatically collect from you your usage information, cookies, and device information, subject, where necessary, to your consent. GitHub may also collect Personal Data from third parties. We only collect the minimum amount of Personal Data necessary from you, unless you choose to provide more.\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"#how-github-uses-your-information\"\u003eHow GitHub uses your information\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eIn this section, we describe the ways in which we use your information, including to provide you the Service, to communicate with you, for security and compliance purposes, and to improve our Website or Service or develop new features and functionality of our Website or Service. 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We do not sell your personal information and we do not host advertising on GitHub.\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"#your-choices-regarding-our-processing-of-your-personal-data\"\u003eYour choices regarding our processing of your personal data\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eWe provide ways for you to access, alter, or delete your personal information.\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"#cookies\"\u003eCookies\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eWe only use strictly necessary cookies to provide, secure, and improve our Website or Service or develop new features and functionality of our Website or Service. We offer a page that makes this very transparent. We do not send any information to third-party analytics services.\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"#how-github-secures-your-information\"\u003eHow GitHub secures your information\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eWe take all measures reasonably necessary to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of your Personal Data on GitHub and to protect the resilience of our servers.\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"#communication-preferences\"\u003eCommunication preferences\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eWe communicate with you by email. You can control the way we contact you in your account settings, or by contacting us.\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"#resolving-complaints\"\u003eResolving complaints\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eIn the unlikely event that we are unable to resolve a privacy concern quickly and thoroughly, we provide a path of dispute resolution.\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"#changes-to-our-privacy-statement\"\u003eChanges to our Privacy Statement\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eWe notify you of material changes to this Privacy Statement 30 days before any such changes become effective. You may also track changes in our Site Policy repository.\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"#license\"\u003eLicense\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eThis Privacy Statement is licensed under the \u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/\"\u003eCreative Commons Zero license\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"#contacting-github\"\u003eContacting GitHub\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003ePlease feel free to contact us if you have questions about our Privacy Statement.\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"#translations\"\u003eTranslations\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eWe provide links to some translations of the Privacy Statement.\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003c/tbody\u003e\u003c/table\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"github-privacy-statement\"\u003e\u003ca aria-hidden=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"doctocat-link\" href=\"#github-privacy-statement\"\u003e\u003csvg aria-hidden=\"\" role=\"img\" class=\"octicon-link\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle\"\u003e\u003cpath fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z\"\u003e\u003c/path\u003e\u003c/svg\u003e\u003c/a\u003eGitHub Privacy Statement\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"who-is-responsible-for-the-processing-of-your-information\"\u003e\u003ca aria-hidden=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"doctocat-link\" href=\"#who-is-responsible-for-the-processing-of-your-information\"\u003e\u003csvg aria-hidden=\"\" role=\"img\" class=\"octicon-link\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle\"\u003e\u003cpath fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z\"\u003e\u003c/path\u003e\u003c/svg\u003e\u003c/a\u003eWho is responsible for the processing of your information?\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe data controller of your personal data is GitHub, Inc. For individuals outside North America, the data controller is GitHub B.V. \u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis privacy statement does not apply to personal data we process as a service provider or data processor on behalf of our enterprise customers. Our data processing activities as service processor or data processor is governed by our \u003ca href=\"https://github.com/customer-terms/github-data-protection-agreement\"\u003eData Protection Agreement\u003c/a\u003e. If you are a consumer end-user of one of those organizations, you should read that organization’s privacy statement and direct any privacy inquiries to that organization. \u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"github-acting-on-your-behalf\"\u003e\u003ca aria-hidden=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"doctocat-link\" href=\"#github-acting-on-your-behalf\"\u003e\u003csvg aria-hidden=\"\" role=\"img\" class=\"octicon-link\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle\"\u003e\u003cpath fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z\"\u003e\u003c/path\u003e\u003c/svg\u003e\u003c/a\u003eGitHub acting on your behalf\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn some cases, GitHub is acting only on your behalf for the personal data we collect and process in connection with our Service (for example, for the Personal Data added to a repository by the contributors to such repository). In such cases, GitHub will only process the data in order to provide the Service requested by you. Please note that subject to our \u003ca href=\"/en/site-policy/content-removal-policies/github-private-information-removal-policy\"\u003ePrivate Information Removal Policy\u003c/a\u003e contributors’ requests to remove Personal Data generally require notice to and action from the repository owner.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"what-information-github-collects\"\u003e\u003ca aria-hidden=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"doctocat-link\" href=\"#what-information-github-collects\"\u003e\u003csvg aria-hidden=\"\" role=\"img\" class=\"octicon-link\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle\"\u003e\u003cpath fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z\"\u003e\u003c/path\u003e\u003c/svg\u003e\u003c/a\u003eWhat information GitHub collects\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe personal data we collect depends on how you interact with us, the services you use, and the choices you make. We collect information about you from different sources and in various ways when you use our Service, including information you provide directly, information collected automatically, third-party data sources, and data we infer or generate from other data.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"information-users-provide-directly-to-github\"\u003e\u003ca aria-hidden=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"doctocat-link\" href=\"#information-users-provide-directly-to-github\"\u003e\u003csvg aria-hidden=\"\" role=\"img\" class=\"octicon-link\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle\"\u003e\u003cpath fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z\"\u003e\u003c/path\u003e\u003c/svg\u003e\u003c/a\u003eInformation users provide directly to GitHub\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe collect personal data you provide to us. For example:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 id=\"registration-information\"\u003e\u003ca aria-hidden=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"doctocat-link\" href=\"#registration-information\"\u003e\u003csvg aria-hidden=\"\" role=\"img\" class=\"octicon-link\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle\"\u003e\u003cpath fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z\"\u003e\u003c/path\u003e\u003c/svg\u003e\u003c/a\u003eRegistration information\u003c/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe collect information such as your username, email address, and password during account creation.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 id=\"demographic-information\"\u003e\u003ca aria-hidden=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"doctocat-link\" href=\"#demographic-information\"\u003e\u003csvg aria-hidden=\"\" role=\"img\" class=\"octicon-link\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle\"\u003e\u003cpath fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z\"\u003e\u003c/path\u003e\u003c/svg\u003e\u003c/a\u003eDemographic information\u003c/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn some cases, we request that you provide age, gender, and similar demographic details.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 id=\"payment-and-billing-information\"\u003e\u003ca aria-hidden=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"doctocat-link\" href=\"#payment-and-billing-information\"\u003e\u003csvg aria-hidden=\"\" role=\"img\" class=\"octicon-link\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle\"\u003e\u003cpath fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z\"\u003e\u003c/path\u003e\u003c/svg\u003e\u003c/a\u003ePayment and billing information\u003c/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you make a purchase or other financial transaction, we collect credit card numbers, financial account information, and other payment details.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 id=\"content-and-files\"\u003e\u003ca aria-hidden=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"doctocat-link\" href=\"#content-and-files\"\u003e\u003csvg aria-hidden=\"\" role=\"img\" class=\"octicon-link\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle\"\u003e\u003cpath fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z\"\u003e\u003c/path\u003e\u003c/svg\u003e\u003c/a\u003eContent and files\u003c/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe collect any photographs, documents, or other files you upload to our Service; and if you send us email messages or other communications, we collect and retain those communications. For example, you may choose to give us more information for your Account profile, such as your full name, an avatar which may include a photograph, your biography, your location, your company, and a URL to a third-party website. Please note that your profile information may be visible to other Users of our Service.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"information-github-automatically-collects\"\u003e\u003ca aria-hidden=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"doctocat-link\" href=\"#information-github-automatically-collects\"\u003e\u003csvg aria-hidden=\"\" role=\"img\" class=\"octicon-link\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle\"\u003e\u003cpath fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z\"\u003e\u003c/path\u003e\u003c/svg\u003e\u003c/a\u003eInformation GitHub automatically collects.\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen you visit or use our Service, we collect some information automatically. For example:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 id=\"transaction-information\"\u003e\u003ca aria-hidden=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"doctocat-link\" href=\"#transaction-information\"\u003e\u003csvg aria-hidden=\"\" role=\"img\" class=\"octicon-link\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle\"\u003e\u003cpath fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z\"\u003e\u003c/path\u003e\u003c/svg\u003e\u003c/a\u003eTransaction information\u003c/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you have a paid Account with us, or make a purchase or sale using our Service, we automatically collect certain information about your transactions on the Service, such as your full name, address, region, state, country, zip code, the date, time, and amount charged. \u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 id=\"usage-information\"\u003e\u003ca aria-hidden=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"doctocat-link\" href=\"#usage-information\"\u003e\u003csvg aria-hidden=\"\" role=\"img\" class=\"octicon-link\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle\"\u003e\u003cpath fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z\"\u003e\u003c/path\u003e\u003c/svg\u003e\u003c/a\u003eUsage information\u003c/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you're accessing or using our Service, we may automatically collect information about how you use the Service, such as the pages you view, the referring site, your IP address and information about your device, session information, the date and time of each request, information contained in or relating to your contributions to individual repositories, and telemetry data (i.e., information about how a specific feature or service is performing) regarding your use of other features and functionality of the Service.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 id=\"cookies\"\u003e\u003ca aria-hidden=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"doctocat-link\" href=\"#cookies\"\u003e\u003csvg aria-hidden=\"\" role=\"img\" class=\"octicon-link\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle\"\u003e\u003cpath fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z\"\u003e\u003c/path\u003e\u003c/svg\u003e\u003c/a\u003eCookies\u003c/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs further described below, we automatically collect information from cookies (such as cookie ID and settings) in connection with our Service.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 id=\"device-information\"\u003e\u003ca aria-hidden=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"doctocat-link\" href=\"#device-information\"\u003e\u003csvg aria-hidden=\"\" role=\"img\" class=\"octicon-link\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle\"\u003e\u003cpath fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z\"\u003e\u003c/path\u003e\u003c/svg\u003e\u003c/a\u003eDevice information\u003c/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe may collect information about your device, such as its IP address, browser or client application information, language preference, operating system and application version, device type and ID, and device model and manufacturer. \u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 id=\"geolocation-information\"\u003e\u003ca aria-hidden=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"doctocat-link\" href=\"#geolocation-information\"\u003e\u003csvg aria-hidden=\"\" role=\"img\" class=\"octicon-link\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle\"\u003e\u003cpath fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z\"\u003e\u003c/path\u003e\u003c/svg\u003e\u003c/a\u003eGeolocation information\u003c/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn connection with certain features and depending on the functionality of the Service, we collect geolocation information such as through IP addresses or the location information you choose to provide in your Account profile.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"information-we-create-or-generate\"\u003e\u003ca aria-hidden=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"doctocat-link\" href=\"#information-we-create-or-generate\"\u003e\u003csvg aria-hidden=\"\" role=\"img\" class=\"octicon-link\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle\"\u003e\u003cpath fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z\"\u003e\u003c/path\u003e\u003c/svg\u003e\u003c/a\u003eInformation we create or generate\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe infer new information from other data we collect, including using automated means to generate information about your likely preferences or other characteristics (“inferences”). For example, we infer your general geographic location (such as city, state, and country) based on your IP address.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"information-we-collect-from-third-parties\"\u003e\u003ca aria-hidden=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"doctocat-link\" href=\"#information-we-collect-from-third-parties\"\u003e\u003csvg aria-hidden=\"\" role=\"img\" class=\"octicon-link\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle\"\u003e\u003cpath fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z\"\u003e\u003c/path\u003e\u003c/svg\u003e\u003c/a\u003eInformation we collect from third parties\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOther companies with whom you choose to engage. GitHub may collect Personal Data about you from third parties. For example, this may happen if you sign up for training or to receive information about GitHub from one of our vendors, partners, or affiliates. GitHub does not purchase Personal Data from third-party data brokers. \u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eService Providers. We may also receive information from processors or service providers who process the data on our behalf, such as our payment processor who process payment and billing information in connection with our Service.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContent you post on our Service. Information you store in, or contribute to, a public repository, provide for use in connection with a Community Feature or make otherwise publicly available through the Service will be collected by GitHub as described in this Privacy Statement. Such information may also be available to the GitHub user community as well as the general public. For more information, please review details regarding public repositories and community features \u003ca href=\"/en/account-and-profile/setting-up-and-managing-your-github-profile/customizing-your-profile/about-your-profile\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCo-branding/marketing partners. We may receive information from partners with which we offer co-branded services or engage in joint marketing activities. \u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublicly available sources. We may also obtain information from publicly available sources as GitHub repositories. \u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen you are asked to provide Personal Data, you may decline. And you may use web browser or operating system controls to prevent certain types of automatic data collection. But if you choose not to provide or allow information that is necessary for certain services or features, those services or features may not be available or fully functional.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"how-github-uses-your-information\"\u003e\u003ca aria-hidden=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"doctocat-link\" href=\"#how-github-uses-your-information\"\u003e\u003csvg aria-hidden=\"\" role=\"img\" class=\"octicon-link\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle\"\u003e\u003cpath fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z\"\u003e\u003c/path\u003e\u003c/svg\u003e\u003c/a\u003eHow GitHub uses your information\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe may use your information to provide, administer, analyze, manage, and operate our Service. For example, we use your information for the following purposes:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvide our products and deliver our services including troubleshooting, improving, and personalizing the features on the Service.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBusiness operations such as billing, accounting, improving our internal operations, securing our systems, detecting fraudulent or illegal activity, and meeting our legal obligations.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImprove and develop our products and services including to develop new services or features, and conduct research.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePersonalization of our Service by understanding you and your preferences to enhance your experience and enjoyment using our Service.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvide customer support and respond to your questions.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeliver promotional communications with you about new services, features, offers, promotions, and other information about our Service.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSend you information, including confirmations, invoices, technical notices, updates, security alerts, support and administrative messages.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe combine data we collect from different sources for these purposes and to give you a more seamless, consistent, and personalized experience.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"how-we-share-the-information-we-collect\"\u003e\u003ca aria-hidden=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"doctocat-link\" href=\"#how-we-share-the-information-we-collect\"\u003e\u003csvg aria-hidden=\"\" role=\"img\" class=\"octicon-link\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle\"\u003e\u003cpath fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z\"\u003e\u003c/path\u003e\u003c/svg\u003e\u003c/a\u003eHow we share the information we collect\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe share Personal Data with your consent or as necessary to complete your transactions or provide the services you have requested or authorized. In addition, we may share each of the categories of your Personal Data described above with the types of third parties described below for the following business purposes:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"public-information\"\u003e\u003ca aria-hidden=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"doctocat-link\" href=\"#public-information\"\u003e\u003csvg aria-hidden=\"\" role=\"img\" class=\"octicon-link\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle\"\u003e\u003cpath fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z\"\u003e\u003c/path\u003e\u003c/svg\u003e\u003c/a\u003ePublic information\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou may select options available through our Service to publicly display and share your name and/or username and certain other information, such as your profile, demographic data, content and files, or geolocation data. For example, if you would like your email address to remain private, even when you’re commenting on public repositories, \u003ca href=\"https://github.com/settings/emails\"\u003eyou can adjust your setting for your email address to be private in your user profile\u003c/a\u003e. You can also \u003ca href=\"/en/github/setting-up-and-managing-your-github-user-account/setting-your-commit-email-address\"\u003eupdate your local Git configuration to use your private email address\u003c/a\u003e. Please see more about email addresses in commit messages \u003ca href=\"/en/github/setting-up-and-managing-your-github-user-account/setting-your-commit-email-address\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e. \u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease note that if you would like to compile GitHub data, you must comply with our \u003ca href=\"/en/site-policy/github-terms/github-terms-of-service\"\u003eTerms of Service\u003c/a\u003e regarding information usage and privacy, and you may only use any public-facing information you gather for the purpose for which our user authorized it. For example, where a GitHub user has made an email address public-facing for the purpose of identification and attribution, do not use that email address for the purposes of sending unsolicited emails to users or selling personal information, such as to recruiters, headhunters, and job boards, or for commercial advertising. We expect you to reasonably secure information you have gathered from GitHub, and to respond promptly to complaints, removal requests, and \"do not contact\" requests from GitHub or GitHub users.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"third-party-applications\"\u003e\u003ca aria-hidden=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"doctocat-link\" href=\"#third-party-applications\"\u003e\u003csvg aria-hidden=\"\" role=\"img\" class=\"octicon-link\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle\"\u003e\u003cpath fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z\"\u003e\u003c/path\u003e\u003c/svg\u003e\u003c/a\u003eThird-party applications\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe share your Personal Data with third parties when you tell us to do so. For example, if you purchase an application listed on our Marketplace, we share your username to allow the application developer to provide you with services. Additionally, you may direct us through your actions on GitHub to share your Personal Data. For example, if you join an Organization, you indicate your willingness to provide the owner of the Organization with the ability to view your activity in the Organization’s access log.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can enable or add third-party applications, known as \"Developer Products\" to your Account. These Developer Products are not necessary for your use of GitHub. We will share your Personal Data with such third-party applications when you ask us to; however, you are responsible for your use of the third-party Developer Product and for the amount of Personal Data you choose to share with it. You can check our \u003ca href=\"/en/rest/reference/users\"\u003eAPI documentation\u003c/a\u003e to see what information is provided when you authenticate into a Developer Product using your GitHub profile.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"organizations-with-which-you-engage\"\u003e\u003ca aria-hidden=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"doctocat-link\" href=\"#organizations-with-which-you-engage\"\u003e\u003csvg aria-hidden=\"\" role=\"img\" class=\"octicon-link\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle\"\u003e\u003cpath fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z\"\u003e\u003c/path\u003e\u003c/svg\u003e\u003c/a\u003eOrganizations with which you engage\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou may indicate, through your actions on GitHub, that you are willing to share your Personal Data. If you collaborate on or become a member of an organization, then its Account owners may receive your Personal Data. When you accept an invitation to an organization, you will be notified of the types of information owners may be able to see (for more information, see \u003ca href=\"/en/github/setting-up-and-managing-your-github-user-account/about-organization-membership\"\u003eAbout Organization Membership\u003c/a\u003e). Please contact the Account owners for more information about how they might process your Personal Data in their Organization and the ways for you to access, update, alter, or delete your Personal Data stored in the Account. \u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"service-providers\"\u003e\u003ca aria-hidden=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"doctocat-link\" href=\"#service-providers\"\u003e\u003csvg aria-hidden=\"\" role=\"img\" class=\"octicon-link\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle\"\u003e\u003cpath fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z\"\u003e\u003c/path\u003e\u003c/svg\u003e\u003c/a\u003eService providers\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe share your Personal Data with service providers who process the information on our behalf to provide or improve our Service. For example, our service providers may perform payment processing, customer support ticketing, network data transmission, security, and other similar services. While GitHub processes all Personal Data in the United States, our service providers may process data outside of the United States or the European Union. Such processing by service providers will be in compliance with applicable law including any relevant transfer mechanism. \u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"affiliates\"\u003e\u003ca aria-hidden=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"doctocat-link\" href=\"#affiliates\"\u003e\u003csvg aria-hidden=\"\" role=\"img\" class=\"octicon-link\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle\"\u003e\u003cpath fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z\"\u003e\u003c/path\u003e\u003c/svg\u003e\u003c/a\u003eAffiliates\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e We enable access to Personal Data across our subsidiaries, affiliates, and related companies, for example, where we share common data systems or where access is needed to operate and provide the Service. \u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"for-security-purposes\"\u003e\u003ca aria-hidden=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"doctocat-link\" href=\"#for-security-purposes\"\u003e\u003csvg aria-hidden=\"\" role=\"img\" class=\"octicon-link\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle\"\u003e\u003cpath fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z\"\u003e\u003c/path\u003e\u003c/svg\u003e\u003c/a\u003eFor security purposes\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe will disclose Personal Data if we believe it is necessary to:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eprotect our customers and others, for example to prevent spam or attempts to commit fraud, or to help prevent the loss of life or serious injury of anyone; \u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoperate and maintain the security of the Service, including to prevent or stop an attack on our systems or networks; or \u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eprotect the rights or property or ourselves or others, including enforcing our agreements, terms, and policies.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"for-legal-disclosure\"\u003e\u003ca aria-hidden=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"doctocat-link\" href=\"#for-legal-disclosure\"\u003e\u003csvg aria-hidden=\"\" role=\"img\" class=\"octicon-link\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle\"\u003e\u003cpath fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z\"\u003e\u003c/path\u003e\u003c/svg\u003e\u003c/a\u003eFor legal disclosure\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGitHub may disclose Personal Data or other information we collect about you to law enforcement or other governmental agencies if required in response to a valid legal process. For more information about our disclosure in response to legal requests, see our \u003ca href=\"/en/github/site-policy/guidelines-for-legal-requests-of-user-data\"\u003eGuidelines for Legal Requests of User Data\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"change-in-control-or-sale\"\u003e\u003ca aria-hidden=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"doctocat-link\" href=\"#change-in-control-or-sale\"\u003e\u003csvg aria-hidden=\"\" role=\"img\" class=\"octicon-link\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle\"\u003e\u003cpath fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z\"\u003e\u003c/path\u003e\u003c/svg\u003e\u003c/a\u003eChange in control or sale\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe may share your Personal Data if we are involved in a merger, sale, or acquisition of corporate entities or business units as described in this Privacy Statement.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease note that some of the features on our Service include integrations, references, or links to services provided by third parties whose privacy practices differ from ours. If you provide Personal Data to any of those third parties, or allow us to share Personal Data with them, that data is governed by their privacy statements.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinally, we may share de-identified information in accordance with applicable law.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"no-selling-of-personal-data\"\u003e\u003ca aria-hidden=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"doctocat-link\" href=\"#no-selling-of-personal-data\"\u003e\u003csvg aria-hidden=\"\" role=\"img\" class=\"octicon-link\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle\"\u003e\u003cpath fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z\"\u003e\u003c/path\u003e\u003c/svg\u003e\u003c/a\u003eNo Selling of Personal Data\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe \u003cem\u003edo not\u003c/em\u003e sell your Personal Data for monetary or other consideration as defined under California and Nevada state laws.\nYou can learn more about the CCPA and how we comply with it \u003ca href=\"#githubs-notice-to-california-residents\"\u003ehere\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"your-choices-regarding-our-processing-of-your-personal-data\"\u003e\u003ca aria-hidden=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"doctocat-link\" href=\"#your-choices-regarding-our-processing-of-your-personal-data\"\u003e\u003csvg aria-hidden=\"\" role=\"img\" class=\"octicon-link\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle\"\u003e\u003cpath fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z\"\u003e\u003c/path\u003e\u003c/svg\u003e\u003c/a\u003eYour choices regarding our processing of your personal data\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe provide choices about the Personal Data we collect about you. The choices you make will not apply to any Personal Data associated with an Organization under your Account. \u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccess, correction, and deletion. If you're a GitHub user, you may access, update, alter, or delete your basic user profile information by \u003ca href=\"https://github.com/settings/profile\"\u003eediting your user profile\u003c/a\u003e or contacting \u003ca href=\"https://support.github.com/contact\"\u003eGitHub Support\u003c/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https://enterprise.githubsupport.com/hc/en-us\"\u003eGitHub Premium Support\u003c/a\u003e. You can control the information we collect about you by limiting what information is in your profile, by keeping your information current, or by contacting \u003ca href=\"https://support.github.com/contact\"\u003eGitHub Support\u003c/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https://enterprise.githubsupport.com/hc/en-us\"\u003eGitHub Premium Support\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe retain and use your information as described in this Privacy Statement, but barring legal requirements, we will delete your full profile within 90 days of your request. After an account has been deleted, certain data, such as contributions to other Users' repositories and comments in others' issues, will remain. However, we will delete or de-identify your Personal Data, including your username and email address, from the author field of issues, pull requests, and comments by associating them with a ghost user. That said, the email address you have provided via your Git commit settings will always be associated with your commits in the Git system. If you choose to make your email address private, you should also update your Git commit settings. We are unable to change or delete data in the Git commit history — the Git software is designed to maintain a record — but we do enable you to control what information you put in that record.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf GitHub processes Personal Data other than your profile information, such as information about you GitHub receives from \u003ca href=\"/en/github/site-policy/github-privacy-statement#information-we-collect-from-third-parties\"\u003ethird parties\u003c/a\u003e, then you may, subject to applicable law, access, update, alter, delete, object to or restrict the processing of your Personal Data by contacting \u003ca href=\"https://support.github.com/contact\"\u003eGitHub Support\u003c/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https://enterprise.githubsupport.com/hc/en-us\"\u003eGitHub Premium Support\u003c/a\u003e. \u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can adjust the settings on your Account regarding the display of your Personal Data in private or public repositories or Personal Data processed in connection with Community Features (such as GitHub Feed, GitHub Sponsors, and GitHub Explore) through \u003ca href=\"https://github.com/settings/profile\"\u003eprofile settings\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdditionally, if you are unable to access certain Personal Data we have via the means described above, you can request access by contacting us as described at the bottom of this privacy statement.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"data-portability\"\u003e\u003ca aria-hidden=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"doctocat-link\" href=\"#data-portability\"\u003e\u003csvg aria-hidden=\"\" role=\"img\" class=\"octicon-link\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle\"\u003e\u003cpath fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z\"\u003e\u003c/path\u003e\u003c/svg\u003e\u003c/a\u003eData portability\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a GitHub User, you can always take your data with you. You can \u003ca href=\"/en/desktop/contributing-to-projects/cloning-a-repository-from-github-to-github-desktop\"\u003eclone your repositories to your desktop\u003c/a\u003e, for example, or you can use our \u003ca href=\"https://developer.github.com/changes/2018-05-24-user-migration-api/\"\u003eData Portability tools\u003c/a\u003e to download information we have about you.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"communication-preferences\"\u003e\u003ca aria-hidden=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"doctocat-link\" href=\"#communication-preferences\"\u003e\u003csvg aria-hidden=\"\" role=\"img\" class=\"octicon-link\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle\"\u003e\u003cpath fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z\"\u003e\u003c/path\u003e\u003c/svg\u003e\u003c/a\u003eCommunication preferences\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe use your email address to communicate with you, if you've said that's okay, and only for the reasons you’ve said that’s okay. For example, if you contact our Support team with a request, we respond to you via email. You have control over how your email address is used and shared on and through our Service. You may manage your communication preferences in your \u003ca href=\"https://github.com/settings/emails\"\u003eprofile\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy design, the Git version control system associates many actions with a user's email address, such as commit messages. See more details regarding \u003ca href=\"https://github.com/settings/emails\"\u003esetting your commit email address\u003c/a\u003e. \u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDepending on your \u003ca href=\"https://github.com/settings/emails\"\u003eemail settings\u003c/a\u003e, GitHub may occasionally send notification emails, for example, about changes in a repository you’re watching, new features, requests for feedback, important policy changes, or to offer customer support. 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When we are processing data on behalf of another party (i.e., where GitHub is acting as a data processor) you should direct your request to that party. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, but we encourage you to first contact us with any questions or concerns.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe rely on different lawful bases for collecting and processing Personal Data about you, for example, with your consent and/or as necessary to provide the services you use, operate our business, meet our contractual and legal obligations, protect the security of our systems and our customers, or fulfill other legitimate interests.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"our-use-of-cookies-and-tracking-technologies\"\u003e\u003ca aria-hidden=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"doctocat-link\" href=\"#our-use-of-cookies-and-tracking-technologies\"\u003e\u003csvg aria-hidden=\"\" role=\"img\" class=\"octicon-link\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle\"\u003e\u003cpath fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z\"\u003e\u003c/path\u003e\u003c/svg\u003e\u003c/a\u003eOur use of cookies and tracking technologies\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"cookies-and-tracking-technologies\"\u003e\u003ca aria-hidden=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"doctocat-link\" href=\"#cookies-and-tracking-technologies\"\u003e\u003csvg aria-hidden=\"\" role=\"img\" class=\"octicon-link\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle\"\u003e\u003cpath fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z\"\u003e\u003c/path\u003e\u003c/svg\u003e\u003c/a\u003eCookies and tracking technologies\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGitHub uses cookies to provide, secure and improve our Service or to develop new features and functionality of our Service. 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GitHub responds to browser DNT signals and follows the \u003ca href=\"https://www.w3.org/TR/tracking-dnt/\"\u003eW3C standard for responding to DNT signals\u003c/a\u003e. If you would like to set your browser to signal that you would not like to be tracked, please check your browser's documentation for how to enable that signal. There are also good applications that block online tracking, such as \u003ca href=\"https://privacybadger.org/\"\u003ePrivacy Badger\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"retention-of-personal-data\"\u003e\u003ca aria-hidden=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"doctocat-link\" href=\"#retention-of-personal-data\"\u003e\u003csvg aria-hidden=\"\" role=\"img\" class=\"octicon-link\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle\"\u003e\u003cpath fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z\"\u003e\u003c/path\u003e\u003c/svg\u003e\u003c/a\u003eRetention of Personal Data\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe retain Personal Data for as long as necessary to provide the services and fulfill the transactions you have requested, comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce our agreements, and other legitimate and lawful business purposes. Because these needs can vary for different data types in the context of different services, actual retention periods can vary significantly based on criteria such as user expectations or consent, the sensitivity of the data, the availability of automated controls that enable users to delete data, and our legal or contractual obligations. For example, we may retain your Personal Data for longer periods, where necessary, subject to applicable law, for security purposes. \u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"how-github-secures-your-information\"\u003e\u003ca aria-hidden=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"doctocat-link\" href=\"#how-github-secures-your-information\"\u003e\u003csvg aria-hidden=\"\" role=\"img\" class=\"octicon-link\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle\"\u003e\u003cpath fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z\"\u003e\u003c/path\u003e\u003c/svg\u003e\u003c/a\u003eHow GitHub secures your information\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGitHub takes reasonable measures necessary to protect your Personal Data from unauthorized access, alteration, or destruction; maintain data accuracy; and help ensure the appropriate use of your Personal Data. 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We want to help. You may contact us by filling out the \u003ca href=\"https://support.github.com/contact/privacy\"\u003ePrivacy contact form\u003c/a\u003e. You may also email us directly at \u003cstrong\u003e(privacy [at] github [dot] com)\u003c/strong\u003e with the subject line \"Privacy Concerns.\" We will respond promptly — within 45 days at the latest.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou may also contact our Data Protection Officer directly.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003ctable\u003e\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003cth\u003eOur United States HQ\u003c/th\u003e\u003cth\u003eOur EU Office\u003c/th\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003c/thead\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003eGitHub Data Protection Officer\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eGitHub BV\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003e88 Colin P. 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Additionally, if you are a resident of an EU member state, you have the right to file a complaint with your local supervisory authority, and you might have more \u003ca href=\"/en/github/site-policy/global-privacy-practices#dispute-resolution-process\"\u003eoptions\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"changes-to-our-privacy-statement\"\u003e\u003ca aria-hidden=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"doctocat-link\" href=\"#changes-to-our-privacy-statement\"\u003e\u003csvg aria-hidden=\"\" role=\"img\" class=\"octicon-link\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle\"\u003e\u003cpath fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z\"\u003e\u003c/path\u003e\u003c/svg\u003e\u003c/a\u003eChanges to our Privacy Statement\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough most changes are likely to be minor, GitHub may change our Privacy Statement from time to time. We will provide notification to Users of material changes to this Privacy Statement through our Website at least 30 days prior to the change taking effect by posting a notice on our home page or sending email to the primary email address specified in your GitHub account. We will also update our \u003ca href=\"https://github.com/github/site-policy/\"\u003eSite Policy repository\u003c/a\u003e, which tracks all changes to this policy. For other changes to this Privacy Statement, we encourage Users to \u003ca href=\"/en/github/managing-subscriptions-and-notifications-on-github/configuring-notifications#configuring-your-watch-settings-for-an-individual-repository\"\u003ewatch\u003c/a\u003e or to check our Site Policy repository frequently.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"license\"\u003e\u003ca aria-hidden=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"doctocat-link\" href=\"#license\"\u003e\u003csvg aria-hidden=\"\" role=\"img\" class=\"octicon-link\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle\"\u003e\u003cpath fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z\"\u003e\u003c/path\u003e\u003c/svg\u003e\u003c/a\u003eLicense\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Privacy Statement is licensed under this \u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/\"\u003eCreative Commons Zero license\u003c/a\u003e. For details, see our \u003ca href=\"https://github.com/github/site-policy#license\"\u003esite-policy repository\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"contacting-github\"\u003e\u003ca aria-hidden=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"doctocat-link\" href=\"#contacting-github\"\u003e\u003csvg aria-hidden=\"\" role=\"img\" class=\"octicon-link\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle\"\u003e\u003cpath fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z\"\u003e\u003c/path\u003e\u003c/svg\u003e\u003c/a\u003eContacting GitHub\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuestions regarding GitHub's Privacy Statement or information practices should be directed to our \u003ca href=\"https://support.github.com/contact/privacy\"\u003ePrivacy contact form\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"translations\"\u003e\u003ca aria-hidden=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"doctocat-link\" href=\"#translations\"\u003e\u003csvg aria-hidden=\"\" role=\"img\" class=\"octicon-link\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle\"\u003e\u003cpath fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z\"\u003e\u003c/path\u003e\u003c/svg\u003e\u003c/a\u003eTranslations\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBelow are translations of this document into other languages. In the event of any conflict, uncertainty, or apparent inconsistency between any of those versions and the English version, this English version is the controlling version.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"french\"\u003e\u003ca aria-hidden=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"doctocat-link\" href=\"#french\"\u003e\u003csvg aria-hidden=\"\" role=\"img\" class=\"octicon-link\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle\"\u003e\u003cpath fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z\"\u003e\u003c/path\u003e\u003c/svg\u003e\u003c/a\u003eFrench\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCliquez ici pour obtenir la version française: \u003ca href=\"/assets/images/help/site-policy/github-privacy-statement(07.22.20)(FR).pdf\"\u003eDéclaration de confidentialité de GitHub\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"other-translations\"\u003e\u003ca aria-hidden=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"doctocat-link\" href=\"#other-translations\"\u003e\u003csvg aria-hidden=\"\" role=\"img\" class=\"octicon-link\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle\"\u003e\u003cpath fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z\"\u003e\u003c/path\u003e\u003c/svg\u003e\u003c/a\u003eOther translations\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor translations of this statement into other languages, please visit \u003ca href=\"/en\"\u003ehttps://docs.github.com/\u003c/a\u003e and select a language from the drop-down menu under “English.”\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"githubs-notice-to-california-residents\"\u003e\u003ca aria-hidden=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"doctocat-link\" href=\"#githubs-notice-to-california-residents\"\u003e\u003csvg aria-hidden=\"\" role=\"img\" class=\"octicon-link\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle\"\u003e\u003cpath fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z\"\u003e\u003c/path\u003e\u003c/svg\u003e\u003c/a\u003eGitHub's notice to California residents\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billCompareClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB375\"\u003eCalifornia Consumer Privacy Act\u003c/a\u003e of 2018, (Cal. Civ. Code §1798.100 et seq., as amended, “CCPA”) gives California residents rights and control over their personal information. GitHub, Inc. (\"GitHub\", \"we\") provides this statement to those residents (\"you\") in accordance with requirements under the CCPA to make certain disclosures about the collection and processing of their personal information. This is GitHub’s California-specific description of consumers’ privacy rights under the CCPA. For information about how we’ve extended the CCPA core rights to control personal information to all of our users in the United States, please see our \u003ca href=\"/en/github/site-policy/github-privacy-statement\"\u003ePrivacy Statement\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"our-handling-of-personal-information\"\u003e\u003ca aria-hidden=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"doctocat-link\" href=\"#our-handling-of-personal-information\"\u003e\u003csvg aria-hidden=\"\" role=\"img\" class=\"octicon-link\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle\"\u003e\u003cpath fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z\"\u003e\u003c/path\u003e\u003c/svg\u003e\u003c/a\u003eOur handling of personal information\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the table below contains information about the categories of personal information we collect, process, and share, please see the \u003ca href=\"/en/github/site-policy/github-privacy-statement\"\u003eGitHub Privacy Statement\u003c/a\u003e for full details.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003ctable\u003e\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003cth\u003eCategory of personal information collected in last 12 months\u003c/th\u003e\u003cth\u003eCategory of sources from which the personal information has been collected\u003c/th\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003c/thead\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003eIdentifiers (such as real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier Internet Protocol address, email address, account name, or other similar identifiers)\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eInformation consumer provides directly or automatically through their interaction with our Service and/or Website or GitHub’s vendors, partners, or affiliates\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003ePersonal information described in Cal. Civ. Code §1798.80 (e) such as name, address, credit card or debit card number)\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eInformation consumer may choose to provide directly, through service providers\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003eCharacteristics of protected classifications under California or federal law (such as gender)\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eInformation consumer may choose to provide directly\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003eCommercial information (such as about products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies)\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eInformation consumer provides directly or automatically through their interaction with our Services\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003eGeolocation data (such as any information collected after giving users the opportunity to opt-in to location-based services, which rely upon a device’s precise location services. )\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eInformation consumer provides automatically through their interaction with our Services\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003eAudio, electronic, visual, or similar information such as content and files uploaded to the Service.\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eInformation consumer may choose to provide directly\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003eProfessional or employment information\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eInformation consumer may choose to provide directly\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003eInferences drawn from any of the information identified in this table to create a profile about a consumer reflecting the consumer’s preferences\u003c/td\u003e\u003ctd\u003eInformation consumer provides directly or automatically through their interaction with our Services\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003c/tbody\u003e\u003c/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe use the categories of personal information described above for the purposes listed in the \u003ca href=\"/en/github/site-policy/github-privacy-statement#how-github-uses-your-information\"\u003e“How GitHub uses your information”\u003c/a\u003e section of our Privacy Statement. We also disclose the categories of personal information listed above for business purposes. Please see the \u003ca href=\"/en/github/site-policy/github-privacy-statement#how-we-share-the-information-we-collect\"\u003e“How we share the information we collect”\u003c/a\u003e section of our Privacy Statement for additional details. \u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"we-do-not-sell-your-personal-information\"\u003e\u003ca aria-hidden=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"doctocat-link\" href=\"#we-do-not-sell-your-personal-information\"\u003e\u003csvg aria-hidden=\"\" role=\"img\" class=\"octicon-link\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle\"\u003e\u003cpath fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z\"\u003e\u003c/path\u003e\u003c/svg\u003e\u003c/a\u003eWe do not sell your personal information\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnder the CCPA, a business that sells California residents' personal information to others: 1) must give notice to California residents before selling their personal information to others; and 2) must provide the right to opt out of the sale of their personal information.\nGitHub does not sell personal information, including personal information of anyone under 16 years old. \u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"your-rights-under-the-ccpa\"\u003e\u003ca aria-hidden=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"doctocat-link\" href=\"#your-rights-under-the-ccpa\"\u003e\u003csvg aria-hidden=\"\" role=\"img\" class=\"octicon-link\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle\"\u003e\u003cpath fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z\"\u003e\u003c/path\u003e\u003c/svg\u003e\u003c/a\u003eYour rights under the CCPA\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe CCPA provides California residents with certain rights related to their personal information. To submit a request based on these rights, please contact us via our \u003ca href=\"https://support.github.com/contact?tags=docs-policy\"\u003econtact form\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen receiving a request, we will verify that the individual making the request is the resident to whom the personal information subject to the request pertains. California residents may exercise their rights themselves or may use an authorized agent, designated in writing or through a power of attorney, to make requests on their behalf. If you use an authorized agent to submit a request, we may require that you provide us additional information demonstrating that the agent is acting on your behalf, and we may need you to verify your identity directly with us.\nWith respect to your personal information, California residents may exercise the rights described below.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 id=\"right-to-know\"\u003e\u003ca aria-hidden=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"doctocat-link\" href=\"#right-to-know\"\u003e\u003csvg aria-hidden=\"\" role=\"img\" class=\"octicon-link\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle\"\u003e\u003cpath fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z\"\u003e\u003c/path\u003e\u003c/svg\u003e\u003c/a\u003eRight to Know.\u003c/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou have a right to request that we disclose to you the personal information we have collected about you. You also have a right to request additional information about our collection, use, disclosure, or sale of such personal information. Note that we have provided much of this information in this privacy statement. You can use GitHub’s User Migration API to access and download your data. Learn more here. You may also make such a “request to know” by contacting us here.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 id=\"right-to-request-deletion\"\u003e\u003ca aria-hidden=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"doctocat-link\" href=\"#right-to-request-deletion\"\u003e\u003csvg aria-hidden=\"\" role=\"img\" class=\"octicon-link\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle\"\u003e\u003cpath fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z\"\u003e\u003c/path\u003e\u003c/svg\u003e\u003c/a\u003eRight to Request Deletion.\u003c/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou also have a right to request that we delete personal information under certain circumstances, subject to a number of exceptions. To make a request to delete, You can use GitHub’s User Migration API to access and download your data. Learn more here. You may also make such a “request to delete” by contacting us here.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 id=\"right-to-opt-out\"\u003e\u003ca aria-hidden=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"doctocat-link\" href=\"#right-to-opt-out\"\u003e\u003csvg aria-hidden=\"\" role=\"img\" class=\"octicon-link\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle\"\u003e\u003cpath fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z\"\u003e\u003c/path\u003e\u003c/svg\u003e\u003c/a\u003eRight to Opt-Out.\u003c/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou have a right to opt-out from future “sales” of personal information. Note that we do not “sell” personal information as defined by the CCPA and have not done so in the past 12 months. \u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 id=\"right-to-non-discrimination\"\u003e\u003ca aria-hidden=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"doctocat-link\" href=\"#right-to-non-discrimination\"\u003e\u003csvg aria-hidden=\"\" role=\"img\" class=\"octicon-link\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;user-select:none;vertical-align:middle\"\u003e\u003cpath fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.775 3.275a.75.75 0 001.06 1.06l1.25-1.25a2 2 0 112.83 2.83l-2.5 2.5a2 2 0 01-2.83 0 .75.75 0 00-1.06 1.06 3.5 3.5 0 004.95 0l2.5-2.5a3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95-4.95l-1.25 1.25zm-4.69 9.64a2 2 0 010-2.83l2.5-2.5a2 2 0 012.83 0 .75.75 0 001.06-1.06 3.5 3.5 0 00-4.95 0l-2.5 2.5a3.5 3.5 0 004.95 4.95l1.25-1.25a.75.75 0 00-1.06-1.06l-1.25 1.25a2 2 0 01-2.83 0z\"\u003e\u003c/path\u003e\u003c/svg\u003e\u003c/a\u003eRight to Non-Discrimination.\u003c/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou have a right to not be discriminated against for exercising your CCPA rights. 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We will verify your request by asking you to submit the request from the email address associated with your account or requiring you to provide information necessary to verify your account. \u003ca href=\"/en/authentication/securing-your-account-with-two-factor-authentication-2fa/accessing-github-using-two-factor-authentication\"\u003ePlease note that you may use two-factor authentication with your GitHub account.\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nFinally, you have a right to receive notice of our practices at or before collection of personal information.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdditionally, under California Civil Code section 1798.83, also known as the “Shine the Light” law, California residents who have provided personal information to a business with which the individual has established a business relationship for personal, family, or household purposes (“California Customers”) may request information about whether the business has disclosed personal information to any third parties for the third parties’ direct marketing purposes. 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