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Two platforms.
Same questions.
GitHub Copilot
DEVELOPER / CODING
PROMPT
GitHub does not claim ownership over code inputs. Code submitted to Copilot remains the user's property.
OUTPUT
GitHub does not assert ownership over code suggestions. Users are responsible for determining the IP status of generated code.
TRAINING
GitHub Privacy Statement confirms: 'Product Development and Improvement: We use Personal Data to develop and improve our products, services, and technologies, including artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies. This includes improving features, developing new offerings, enhancing safety and security capabilities, and training models. We apply appropriate technical safeguards, including aggregation and de-identification techniques where feasible.' Affiliates including Microsoft may also receive data for 'product development and improvement (including training and improving artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies).' Individual tier: code snippets and telemetry may be used for training (opt-out in IDE settings). Business/Enterprise: training on user code is off by default, no data retention beyond session.
COMMERCIAL
Commercial use is the primary intended use case, particularly for Copilot for Business and Enterprise plans.
280 verified findings across the displayed surfaces.
Luminance
ENTERPRISE SEARCH / PRODUCTIVITY
PROMPT
Law firm and enterprise customers own all legal documents processed by Luminance. Luminance AI processes documents for due diligence and contract review.
OUTPUT
Customers own all AI-generated legal analyses, extractions, and review outputs. Luminance does not assert IP over outputs.
TRAINING
Luminance's public-facing privacy policy states it retains 'results, learning and tagging data from the usage of our tools and/or products for the purposes of improving the tools and/or product, provided no Personal Data is contained in the retained data.' This indicates anonymized learning/tagging data from document processing is retained for product improvement. Enterprise customers' data processing is governed by separate contracts not reviewed.
COMMERCIAL
Commercial use is fully permitted for legal practice and enterprise legal departments.
94 verified findings across the displayed surfaces.
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AIRIN SUMMARY
GitHub Copilot carries highly permissive license terms; Luminance carries highly permissive license terms.FOR ENTERPRISE: GITHUB COPILOT NOT RECOMMENDED · LUMINANCE NOT RECOMMENDED
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⚡ INTERACTIVE RISK COMPARISON HEATMAP
| RISK SURFACE | GITHUB COPILOT | LUMINANCE |
|---|---|---|
| PPrompt Ownership | ||
| OOutput Ownership | ||
| TModel Training | ||
| CCommercial Use | ||
| DData Privacy | ||
| $Tier Differences |
* Click any cell in the heatmap matrix to scroll directly to its verbatim policy citations below.
📂 Intellectual Property & Model Training
P
SURFACE 01
Prompt Ownership
GitHub Copilot
MEDHIGH
GitHub does not claim ownership over code inputs. Code submitted to Copilot remains the user's property.
“ Short version: We own the service and all of our content. In order for you to use our content, we give you certain rights to it, but you may only use our content in the way we have allowed. ”
Luminance
HIGH
Law firm and enterprise customers own all legal documents processed by Luminance. Luminance AI processes documents for due diligence and contract review.
No citation available
O
SURFACE 02
Output Ownership
GitHub Copilot
MEDHIGH
GitHub does not assert ownership over code suggestions. Users are responsible for determining the IP status of generated code.
“ You grant us and other Users the licenses in Sections D.4–D.8. These licenses apply to Your Content. If Your Content already includes a license granting us the permissions we need, no additional license is required. You will not receive payment for these rights. These licenses e…”
Luminance
HIGH
Customers own all AI-generated legal analyses, extractions, and review outputs. Luminance does not assert IP over outputs.
No citation available
T
SURFACE 03
Model Training
GitHub Copilot
MED⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
GitHub Privacy Statement confirms: 'Product Development and Improvement: We use Personal Data to develop and improve our products, services, and technologies, including artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies. This includes improving features, developing new offerings, enhancing safety and security capabilities, and training models. We apply appropriate technical safeguards, including aggregation and de-identification techniques where feasible.' Affiliates including Microsoft may also receive data for 'product development and improvement (including training and improving artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies).' Individual tier: code snippets and telemetry may be used for training (opt-out in IDE settings). Business/Enterprise: training on user code is off by default, no data retention beyond session.
“ Unless you opt out, GitHub's Affiliates may use your Inputs and Outputs under this license in accordance with their applicable privacy and contractual obligations. This license does not, however, permit GitHub or its Affiliates to share your Inputs or Outputs with third-par…”
Luminance
MEDHIGH
Luminance's public-facing privacy policy states it retains 'results, learning and tagging data from the usage of our tools and/or products for the purposes of improving the tools and/or product, provided no Personal Data is contained in the retained data.' This indicates anonymized learning/tagging data from document processing is retained for product improvement. Enterprise customers' data processing is governed by separate contracts not reviewed.
“ The retention of results, learning and tagging data from the usage of our tools and/or products for the purposes of improving the tools and/ product, provided no Personal Data is contained in the retained data ”
C
SURFACE 04
Commercial Use
GitHub Copilot
MED⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
Commercial use is the primary intended use case, particularly for Copilot for Business and Enterprise plans.
“ By using automated means to access, collect, or otherwise use (“Access”) any publicly accessible Content from the Service for the purpose of developing or training any commercially available artificial intelligence model, machine learning system, or similar technology (a "Commer…”
Luminance
HIGH
Commercial use is fully permitted for legal practice and enterprise legal departments.
No citation available
📂 Data Privacy & Governance
D
SURFACE 05
Data Privacy
GitHub Copilot
MED⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
Individual: training on by default, opt-out available in IDE settings. Business: training off by default, no content retention. Enterprise: same as Business with additional enterprise governance and IP indemnification.
“ The business or commercial purpose of sharing personal information is to assist us with marketing, advertising, and audience measurement.”
Luminance
MED⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
Enterprise customers: data processing governed by separate Luminance customer agreement, not the public privacy policy. Public privacy policy covers website visitors and prospective customers only.
“If you are making a job application or inquiry, you may provide us with a copy of your CV or other relevant information. We may use this information for the purpose of considering your application or inquiry. Except when you explicitly request otherwise, we may keep this informat…”
CV and job application data may be retained indefinitely for 'future reference' unless the applicant explicitly requests otherwise. No retention period is specified.
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SURFACE 06
Tier Differences
GitHub Copilot
MEDHIGH
Individual: training on by default, opt-out available in IDE settings. Business: training off by default, no content retention. Enterprise: same as Business with additional enterprise governance and IP indemnification.
“ "Beta Previews" mean software, services, or features identified as alpha, beta, preview, early access, or evaluation, or words or phrases with similar meanings.”
Luminance
HIGH
Enterprise customers: data processing governed by separate Luminance customer agreement, not the public privacy policy. Public privacy policy covers website visitors and prospective customers only.
No citation available