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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.
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Velvet
WORKFLOW & AUTOMATION
PROMPT
The Privacy Policy states users are responsible for ensuring anyone appearing in their content has consented to recording and sharing. Velvet may use personal information, including Task Submissions, for research and development purposes. No explicit clause addresses user retention of ownership over prompt inputs; the AI Addendum's broad assignment and licensing language (see output_ownership_summary) effectively extends to all submitted content. Prompt ownership as a standalone topic is not directly addressed.
OUTPUT
Velvet claims near-total ownership of Task Submissions. Users irrevocably assign all right, title, and interest — including copyrights and all Intellectual Property Rights — to Velvet on a perpetual, universe-wide basis, and waive all moral rights. Where assignment is legally incomplete, users grant Velvet and its affiliates a perpetual, irrevocable, freely transferable, sublicensable, fully paid-up, royalty-free exclusive license covering all exploitation rights in any media, by any technology, now or hereafter known, throughout the universe. Velvet also receives a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free right to use the user's name, image, likeness, and biographical information in connection with Task Submissions without further consent or compensation. Velvet explicitly retains the right to sell or license Task Submissions to other users and third parties.
TRAINING
Training use is the platform's stated core purpose. Velvet's Privacy Policy explicitly discloses that it provides a platform for video creators to deliver Task Submissions for the purpose of third-party AI companies training artificial intelligence models; that these third parties may use Task Submissions to train AI; that it collects, uses, or sells personal data for the purpose of training large language models (LLMs); and that it licenses Sensitive Personal Information to third-party AI companies for AI model training if the user instructs or explicitly consents. The AI Addendum confirms the grant to Velvet includes the right to use Task Submissions to train artificial intelligence and machine learning models and to license or sell Task Submissions to Velvet's customers for that purpose.
COMMERCIAL
Velvet prohibits users from using the Service for commercial solicitation purposes and from copying, renting, selling, sublicensing, reselling, distributing, modifying, or creating derivative works of the Service or Velvet's Intellectual Property. Conversely, Velvet itself discloses collecting and sharing personal information for targeted advertising business purposes, disclosing personal information categories to business-purpose recipients, and explicitly retains the right to sell or license user Task Submissions to other users and third parties. De-identified or aggregated usage data may be shared with third parties for any lawful business purpose.
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AIRIN SUMMARY
GitHub Copilot carries the most permissive license terms of the set; Velvet has no scored posture yet (unrated).FOR ENTERPRISE: GITHUB COPILOT NOT RECOMMENDED · VELVET NOT YET SCORED
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⚡ INTERACTIVE RISK COMPARISON HEATMAP
| RISK SURFACE | GITHUB COPILOT | VELVET |
|---|---|---|
| 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.”
Velvet
MEDUNRATED
The Privacy Policy states users are responsible for ensuring anyone appearing in their content has consented to recording and sharing. Velvet may use personal information, including Task Submissions, for research and development purposes. No explicit clause addresses user retention of ownership over prompt inputs; the AI Addendum's broad assignment and licensing language (see output_ownership_summary) effectively extends to all submitted content. Prompt ownership as a standalone topic is not directly addressed.
“ To the best of your knowledge, all content you posted under these Terms, including all Task Submissions, are truthful and accurate.”
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…”
Velvet
MED⚠ CAUTIONUNRATED
Velvet claims near-total ownership of Task Submissions. Users irrevocably assign all right, title, and interest — including copyrights and all Intellectual Property Rights — to Velvet on a perpetual, universe-wide basis, and waive all moral rights. Where assignment is legally incomplete, users grant Velvet and its affiliates a perpetual, irrevocable, freely transferable, sublicensable, fully paid-up, royalty-free exclusive license covering all exploitation rights in any media, by any technology, now or hereafter known, throughout the universe. Velvet also receives a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free right to use the user's name, image, likeness, and biographical information in connection with Task Submissions without further consent or compensation. Velvet explicitly retains the right to sell or license Task Submissions to other users and third parties.
“ agree otherwise, will not contain any third party’s content and will not be generated, in whole or in part, with the use of any generative or other artificial intelligence tools or technology.”
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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…”
Velvet
MEDUNRATED
Training use is the platform's stated core purpose. Velvet's Privacy Policy explicitly discloses that it provides a platform for video creators to deliver Task Submissions for the purpose of third-party AI companies training artificial intelligence models; that these third parties may use Task Submissions to train AI; that it collects, uses, or sells personal data for the purpose of training large language models (LLMs); and that it licenses Sensitive Personal Information to third-party AI companies for AI model training if the user instructs or explicitly consents. The AI Addendum confirms the grant to Velvet includes the right to use Task Submissions to train artificial intelligence and machine learning models and to license or sell Task Submissions to Velvet's customers for that purpose.
“ From time to time, Velvet or other Users may commission you to create and provide to Velvet (either through a User Account or via email or such other mutually agreed upon method of delivery) certain works of authorship, including but not limited to videos, footage, film, cli…”
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…”
Velvet
MED⚠ CAUTIONUNRATED
Velvet prohibits users from using the Service for commercial solicitation purposes and from copying, renting, selling, sublicensing, reselling, distributing, modifying, or creating derivative works of the Service or Velvet's Intellectual Property. Conversely, Velvet itself discloses collecting and sharing personal information for targeted advertising business purposes, disclosing personal information categories to business-purpose recipients, and explicitly retains the right to sell or license user Task Submissions to other users and third parties. De-identified or aggregated usage data may be shared with third parties for any lawful business purpose.
“ use or display the Service in competition with us, to develop competing products or services, for benchmarking or competitive analysis of the Service, or otherwise to our detriment or disadvantage;”
📂 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.”
Velvet
MED⚠ CAUTIONUNRATED
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“ This Privacy Policy does not apply to information that we process on behalf of our business customers (such as AI companies) while providing services to them. Our use of information that we process on behalf of our business customers is governed by our agreements with such custo…”
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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.”
Velvet
UNRATED
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