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SIDE-BY-SIDE · 2 OF 3
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.
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Swerve
WORKFLOW & AUTOMATION
PROMPT
Not addressed in the provided citations. Swerve's Terms/Privacy do not contain any verified citations regarding user ownership of prompts or inputs submitted to the service.
OUTPUT
Not addressed in the provided citations. Swerve's Terms/Privacy do not contain any verified citations regarding ownership of outputs or generated content returned to users.
TRAINING
Not addressed in the provided citations. Swerve's Terms/Privacy do not contain any verified citations explicitly stating whether user data or content is used to train AI or machine learning models.
COMMERCIAL
Partially addressed. Swerve may share user information with business partners to offer products, services, or promotions, indicating third-party commercial data sharing. De-identified information may also be disclosed for approved research or statistics projects subject to ethics oversight and confidentiality commitments. No citation addresses direct monetization of user content itself.
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AIRIN SUMMARY
GitHub Copilot carries the most permissive license terms of the set; Swerve has no scored posture yet (unrated).FOR ENTERPRISE: GITHUB COPILOT NOT RECOMMENDED · SWERVE NOT YET SCORED
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⚡ INTERACTIVE RISK COMPARISON HEATMAP
| RISK SURFACE | GITHUB COPILOT | SWERVE |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
“ “Input” means any content or context provided to an AI Feature, including prompts, attachments, code in your workspace, and conversation history.”
Swerve
MEDUNRATED
Not addressed in the provided citations. Swerve's Terms/Privacy do not contain any verified citations regarding user ownership of prompts or inputs submitted to the service.
“ Contributions: The Services may invite you to chat, contribute to, or participate in blogs, message boards, online forums, and other functionality during which you may create, submit, post, display, transmit, publish, distribute, or broadcast content and materials to us or throu…”
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…”
Swerve
MED⚠ CAUTIONUNRATED
Not addressed in the provided citations. Swerve's Terms/Privacy do not contain any verified citations regarding ownership of outputs or generated content returned to users.
“ This license will apply to any form, media, or technology now known or hereafter developed, and includes our use of your name, company name, and franchise name, as applicable, and any of the trademarks, service marks, trade names, logos, and personal and commercial images you pr…”
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.
“ The opt-out right described in this section applies solely to the use of your Inputs and Outputs as described in this section, and does not apply to the license granted in Sections D.4-D.8 or to any Content that does not constitute Input or Output (including Content stored in pu…”
Swerve
UNRATED
Not addressed in the provided citations. Swerve's Terms/Privacy do not contain any verified citations explicitly stating whether user data or content is used to train AI or machine learning models.
No citation available
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…”
Swerve
MED⚠ CAUTIONUNRATED
Partially addressed. Swerve may share user information with business partners to offer products, services, or promotions, indicating third-party commercial data sharing. De-identified information may also be disclosed for approved research or statistics projects subject to ethics oversight and confidentiality commitments. No citation addresses direct monetization of user content itself.
“ The following terms apply when you use the App obtained from either the Apple Store or Google Play (each an "App Distributor" ) to access the Services: (1) the license granted to you for our App is limited to a non-transferable license to use the application on a device that uti…”
📂 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.
“ We aim to promptly respond to requests in compliance with legal requirements. Please note that we may retain certain data as necessary for legal obligations or for establishing, exercising, or defending legal claims.”
Swerve
MED⚠ CAUTIONUNRATED
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“ Upon your request to terminate your account, we will deactivate or delete your account and information from our active databases. However, we may retain some information in our files to prevent fraud, troubleshoot problems, assist with any investigations, enforce our legal terms…”
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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.”
Swerve
MEDUNRATED
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“ If you are located in the EU or UK, this section applies to you. ”