Before/after stance changes across captured policy versions, with exact citations. If no before/after delta is available yet, AIRIN shows the latest citation-backed stance events instead.
worsenedhigh materialityretentionJun 28, 2026 to Jun 28, 2026
content ownership worsened from low/user retains rights to high/platform claims or reserves rights.
Stance key: content ownership. AIRIN emits this only when before and after stance events both carry citations.
Before · user retains rights
low
“You retain all moral rights to Your Content that you upload, publish, or submit to any part of the Service, including the rights of integrity and attribution. However, you waive these rights and agree not to assert them against us or our Affiliates, to enable GitHub and our Affiliates to reasonably exercise the rights granted in Section D.4, but not otherwise.”
§ 7 (Moral Rights)
Open citationAfter · platform claims or reserves rights
high
“GitHub and our licensors, vendors, agents, and/or our content providers retain ownership of all intellectual property rights of any kind related to the Website and Service. We reserve all rights that are not expressly granted to you under this Agreement or by law. The look and feel of the Website and Service is copyright © GitHub, Inc. All rights reserved. You may not duplicate, copy, or reuse any portion of the HTML/CSS, JavaScript, or visual design elements or concepts without express written permission from GitHub.”
§ 1 (GitHub's Rights to Content)
Open citationchangedlow materialityindemnity / liabilityJun 28, 2026 to Jun 28, 2026
legal burden changed from medium/liability limited to medium/indemnity.
Stance key: legal burden. AIRIN emits this only when before and after stance events both carry citations.
Before · liability limited
medium
“All provisions of this Agreement which, by their nature, should survive termination will survive termination — including, without limitation: ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity, and limitations of liability.”
§ 4 (Survival)
Open citation“You agree to indemnify us, defend us, and hold us harmless from and against any and all claims, liabilities, and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, arising out of your use of the Website and the Service, including but not limited to your violation of this Agreement, provided that GitHub (1) promptly gives you written notice of the claim, demand, suit or proceeding; (2) gives you sole control of the defense and settlement of the claim, demand, suit or proceeding (provided that you may not settle any claim, demand, suit or proceeding unless the settlement unconditionally releases GitHub of all liability); and (3) provides to you all reasonable assistance, at your expense.”
§ Q (Release and Indemnification)
Open citationimprovedhigh materialitytrainingJun 28, 2026 to Jun 28, 2026
model training improved from high/training permitted to medium/training with opt out.
Stance key: model training. AIRIN emits this only when before and after stance events both carry citations.
Before · training permitted
high
“If you provide your private repository content as Input to AI Features, we may use that Input to provide, develop, train, and improve the Service, including AI Features. Your ability to opt out under Section J.3 applies to this use of private repository content. We will not otherwise use your private repository contents to develop or improve the Service.”
§ 3 (Access)
Open citationAfter · training with opt out
medium
“We use your Inputs to generate Outputs and provide the AI Features. You also grant GitHub and its Affiliates a license to collect and use your Inputs and Outputs to develop, train and improve artificial intelligence and machine learning models and technologies including those that power AI Features, unless (a) you opt out through your account settings, or (b) your use of the Service is governed by a GitHub Customer Agreement or volume licensing agreement. If you opt out, GitHub will not collect or use your Inputs and Outputs for the purposes described in this paragraph from the effective date of your opt-out going forward.”
§ 3 (Development and Improvement Using Your Input and Output)
Open citationworsenedhigh materialitycommercial useJun 28, 2026 to Jun 28, 2026
content license worsened from medium/broad license to high/sublicensable or transferable.
Stance key: content license. AIRIN emits this only when before and after stance events both carry citations.
Before · broad license
medium
“We’re always trying to improve our products and services, and your feedback as a Beta Preview user will help us do that. If you choose to give us any ideas, know-how, algorithms, code contributions, suggestions, enhancement requests, recommendations or any other feedback for our products or services (collectively, “Feedback”), you acknowledge and agree that GitHub will have a royalty-free, fully paid-up, worldwide, transferable, sub-licensable, irrevocable and perpetual license to implement, use, modify, commercially exploit and/or incorporate the Feedback into our products, services, and documentation.”
§ 3 (Feedback)
Open citationAfter · sublicensable or transferable
high
“We’re always trying to improve our products and services, and your feedback as a Beta Preview user will help us do that. If you choose to give us any ideas, know-how, algorithms, code contributions, suggestions, enhancement requests, recommendations or any other feedback for our products or services (collectively, “Feedback”), you acknowledge and agree that GitHub will have a royalty-free, fully paid-up, worldwide, transferable, sub-licensable, irrevocable and perpetual license to implement, use, modify, commercially exploit and/or incorporate the Feedback into our products, services, and documentation.”
§ 3 (Feedback)
Open citationworsenedhigh materialitysubprocessors / sharingJun 17, 2026 to Jun 17, 2026
data sharing worsened from medium/third party or vendor sharing to high/sale or sell.
Stance key: data sharing. AIRIN emits this only when before and after stance events both carry citations.
Before · third party or vendor sharing
medium
“We and/or our partners also share the information we collect or infer with third parties for these purposes.”
Privacy Policy › “How do we and our partners use cookies and similar technologies?”
Open citation“We do not sell your covered information, as defined under Chapter 603A of the Nevada Revised Statutes. If you still have questions about your covered information or anything else in our Privacy Statement, please send an email to privacy[at]github[dot]com.”
Privacy Policy › “Nevada”
Open citationimprovedhigh materialitysubprocessors / sharingJun 17, 2026 to Jun 17, 2026
data sharing improved from high/sale or sell to medium/third party or vendor sharing.
Stance key: data sharing. AIRIN emits this only when before and after stance events both carry citations.
Before · sale or sell
high
“We do not sell your covered information, as defined under Chapter 603A of the Nevada Revised Statutes. If you still have questions about your covered information or anything else in our Privacy Statement, please send an email to privacy[at]github[dot]com.”
Privacy Policy › “Nevada”
Open citationAfter · third party or vendor sharing
medium
“GitHub has the responsibility for the processing of Personal Data it receives under the Data Privacy Framework (DPF) Principles and subsequently transfers to a third party acting as an agent on GitHub’s behalf. GitHub shall remain liable under the DPF Principles if its agent processes such Personal Data in a manner inconsistent with the DPF Principles, unless the organization proves that it is not responsible for the event giving rise to the damage.”
Privacy Policy › “Data Privacy Framework (DPF)”
Open citationworsenedhigh materialitysubprocessors / sharingJun 17, 2026 to Jun 17, 2026
data sharing worsened from medium/third party or vendor sharing to high/sale or sell.
Stance key: data sharing. AIRIN emits this only when before and after stance events both carry citations.
Before · third party or vendor sharing
medium
“GitHub has the responsibility for the processing of Personal Data it receives under the Data Privacy Framework (DPF) Principles and subsequently transfers to a third party acting as an agent on GitHub’s behalf. GitHub shall remain liable under the DPF Principles if its agent processes such Personal Data in a manner inconsistent with the DPF Principles, unless the organization proves that it is not responsible for the event giving rise to the damage.”
Privacy Policy › “Data Privacy Framework (DPF)”
Open citation“You may use the Global Privacy Control (GPC) to communicate your privacy preferences. If GitHub detects the GPC signal from your device, GitHub will not share your data (we do not sell your data). To learn more, visit Global Privacy Control — Take Control Of Your Privacy”
Privacy Policy › “Generally for all websites”
Open citationimprovedhigh materialitysubprocessors / sharingJun 17, 2026 to Jun 17, 2026
data sharing improved from high/sale or sell to medium/third party or vendor sharing.
Stance key: data sharing. AIRIN emits this only when before and after stance events both carry citations.
Before · sale or sell
high
“You may use the Global Privacy Control (GPC) to communicate your privacy preferences. If GitHub detects the GPC signal from your device, GitHub will not share your data (we do not sell your data). To learn more, visit Global Privacy Control — Take Control Of Your Privacy”
Privacy Policy › “Generally for all websites”
Open citationAfter · third party or vendor sharing
medium
“Right to Know Data Recipients: We share your information with service providers for legitimate business operations, such as data storage and hosting. For more details, please see “Sharing Your Information” below.”
Privacy Policy › “Privacy Rights”
Open citationworsenedhigh materialityprivacyJun 17, 2026 to Jun 17, 2026
data sharing worsened from medium/third party or vendor sharing to high/sale or sell.
Stance key: data sharing. AIRIN emits this only when before and after stance events both carry citations.
Before · third party or vendor sharing
medium
“Vendors, Partners, and Affiliates: We may receive information about you from third parties, like vendors, resellers, partners, or affiliates for the purposes outlined in this statement.”
Privacy Policy › “From Third Parties”
Open citation“You may use the Global Privacy Control (GPC) to communicate your privacy preferences. If GitHub detects the GPC signal from your device, GitHub will not share your data (we do not sell your data). To learn more, visit Global Privacy Control — Take Control Of Your Privacy”
Privacy Policy › “Generally for all websites”
Open citationimprovedhigh materialityprivacyJun 17, 2026 to Jun 17, 2026
data sharing improved from high/sale or sell to medium/third party or vendor sharing.
Stance key: data sharing. AIRIN emits this only when before and after stance events both carry citations.
Before · sale or sell
high
“You may use the Global Privacy Control (GPC) to communicate your privacy preferences. If GitHub detects the GPC signal from your device, GitHub will not share your data (we do not sell your data). To learn more, visit Global Privacy Control — Take Control Of Your Privacy”
Privacy Policy › “Generally for all websites”
Open citationAfter · third party or vendor sharing
medium
“GitHub has the responsibility for the processing of Personal Data it receives under the Data Privacy Framework (DPF) Principles and subsequently transfers to a third party acting as an agent on GitHub’s behalf. GitHub shall remain liable under the DPF Principles if its agent processes such Personal Data in a manner inconsistent with the DPF Principles, unless the organization proves that it is not responsible for the event giving rise to the damage.”
Privacy Policy › “Data Privacy Framework (DPF)”
Open citationworsenedhigh materialityprivacyJun 17, 2026 to Jun 17, 2026
data sharing worsened from medium/third party or vendor sharing to high/sale or sell.
Stance key: data sharing. AIRIN emits this only when before and after stance events both carry citations.
Before · third party or vendor sharing
medium
“We and/or our partners also share the information we collect or infer with third parties for these purposes.”
Privacy Policy › “How do we and our partners use cookies and similar technologies?”
Open citation“We do not “sell” or “share” the personal information of known minors under 16 years of age.”
Privacy Policy › “Mandatory Disclosures”
Open citationimprovedhigh materialityprivacyJun 17, 2026 to Jun 17, 2026
data sharing improved from high/sale or sell to medium/third party or vendor sharing.
Stance key: data sharing. AIRIN emits this only when before and after stance events both carry citations.
Before · sale or sell
high
“We do not “sell” or “share” the personal information of known minors under 16 years of age.”
Privacy Policy › “Mandatory Disclosures”
Open citationAfter · third party or vendor sharing
medium
“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. Please be aware that we do not disclose personal information to any third parties for their direct marketing purposes as defined by this law. California Customers may request further information about our compliance with this law by emailing (privacy[at]github[dot]com). Please note that businesses are required to respond to one request per California Customer each year and may not be required to respond to requests made by means other than through the designated email address.”
Privacy Policy › “Shine the Light Act”
Open citationGenerated from live stance events. Informational only, not legal advice.