Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception
A User can be a person, company or organization and must be at least 13 years old
“User,” “You” and “Your” cover the individual person, company or organization that visits or uses the Website or Service, accesses or uses any part of the Account, or directs use of the Account in performing its functions. A User must be at least 13 years of age. The definition adds that special terms may apply for business or government Accounts, pointing to Section B(5): Additional Terms.
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“User,” “You,” and “Your” refer to the individual person, company, or organization that has visited or is using the Website or Service; that accesses or uses any part of the Account; or that directs the use of the Account in the performance of its functions. A User must be at least 13 years of age. Special terms may apply for business or government Accounts (See Section B(5): Additional Terms).
Qualifications & exceptions
The 13-year minimum is stated for Users generally; the definition does not say here what age rules, if any, apply to organizations.
Not stated here
Which special business or government terms apply is not stated in this definition; it points to Section B(5): Additional Terms.
Account & Service Control · Context
An Account is your legal relationship with GitHub; Personal Accounts can belong to any number of Organizations
An “Account” represents your legal relationship with GitHub. A “Personal Account” represents an individual User's authorization to log in to and use the Service and serves as that User's identity on GitHub. “Organizations” are shared workspaces that may be associated with a single entity or with one or more Users, where multiple Users can collaborate across many projects at once. A Personal Account can be a member of any number of Organizations.
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An "Account" represents your legal relationship with GitHub. A “Personal Account” represents an individual User’s authorization to log in to and use the Service and serves as a User’s identity on GitHub. “Organizations” are shared workspaces that may be associated with a single entity or with one or more Users where multiple Users can collaborate across many projects at once. A Personal Account can be a member of any number of Organizations.
Account & Service Control · Company practice
You control your Personal Account; an Organization's owner controls it and is held responsible for it
Subject to these Terms, you retain ultimate administrative control over your Personal Account and the Content within it. For an Organization created under these Terms, its “owner” has ultimate administrative control over the Organization and its Content and can manage User access to the Organization's data and projects. An Organization may have several owners but must have at least one Personal Account as an owner. If you are an Organization's owner, GitHub considers you responsible for the actions performed on or through that Organization.
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Subject to these Terms, you retain ultimate administrative control over your Personal Account and the Content within it.
The "owner" of an Organization that was created under these Terms has ultimate administrative control over that Organization and the Content within it. Within the Service, an owner can manage User access to the Organization’s data and projects. An Organization may have multiple owners, but there must be at least one Personal Account designated as an owner of an Organization. If you are the owner of an Organization under these Terms, we consider you responsible for the actions that are performed on or through that Organization.
Qualifications & exceptions
Your control over your Personal Account is stated to be “Subject to these Terms.”
The owner-control rule is stated for an Organization “created under these Terms.”
Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception
A valid email is required to sign up; other details are optional unless you act for an entity or pay
You must provide a valid email address to complete signup. Any other information requested, such as your real name, is optional. The exceptions are if you accept the terms on behalf of a legal entity, in which case GitHub needs more information about the entity, or if you opt for a paid Account, in which case additional billing information is necessary.
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You must provide a valid email address in order to complete the signup process. Any other information requested, such as your real name, is optional, unless you are accepting these terms on behalf of a legal entity (in which case we need more information about the legal entity) or if you opt for a paid Account, in which case additional information will be necessary for billing purposes.
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What additional entity or billing information is required is not specified here.
Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception
Accounts must be created by a human; bot-registered Accounts are not permitted, but machine accounts are
You must be a human to create an Account, and Accounts registered by bots or other automated methods are not permitted. GitHub does permit machine accounts: an Account set up by an individual human who accepts the Terms on its behalf, provides a valid email address and is responsible for its actions. A machine account is used exclusively for automated tasks. Multiple users may direct it, but the owner of the Account is ultimately responsible for the machine's actions.
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You must be a human to create an Account. Accounts registered by "bots" or other automated methods are not permitted. We do permit machine accounts:
A machine account is an Account set up by an individual human who accepts the Terms on behalf of the Account, provides a valid email address, and is responsible for its actions. A machine account is used exclusively for performing automated tasks. Multiple users may direct the actions of a machine account, but the owner of the Account is ultimately responsible for the machine's actions.
Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception
One person or entity may keep one free Account, plus at most one free machine account
One person or legal entity may maintain no more than one free Account. Controlling a machine account as well is allowed, but a machine account can only be used for running a machine. You may maintain no more than one free machine account in addition to your free Personal Account.
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One person or legal entity may maintain no more than one free Account (if you choose to control a machine account as well, that's fine, but it can only be used for running a machine).
You may maintain no more than one free machine account in addition to your free Personal Account.
Qualifications & exceptions
The limits are stated for free Accounts; the text does not here limit paid Accounts.
Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception
Users must be 13 or older; GitHub terminates under-13 Accounts it learns of, and local minimum ages may be higher
You must be age 13 or older. GitHub says it must comply with United States law, does not target its Service to children under 13 and does not permit Users under 13. If GitHub learns of a User under 13, it will terminate that User's Account immediately. If you are a resident of a country outside the United States, your country's minimum age may be older, and you are then responsible for complying with your country's laws.
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You must be age 13 or older.
If we learn of any User under the age of 13, we will terminate that User’s Account immediately. If you are a resident of a country outside the United States, your country’s minimum age may be older; in such a case, you are responsible for complying with your country’s laws.
Qualifications & exceptions
Termination is triggered when GitHub “learns of” an under-13 User.
Not stated here
The document does not list any country's minimum age.
Account & Service Control · Restriction or exception
A login is for one person; a paid Organization is limited to its subscribed number of Personal Accounts
Your login may only be used by one person; a single login may not be shared by multiple people. A paid Organization may only provide access to as many Personal Accounts as your subscription allows.
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Your login may only be used by one person — i.e., a single login may not be shared by multiple people. A paid Organization may only provide access to as many Personal Accounts as your subscription allows.
Account & Service Control · Company practice
Abusive or excessive API use can lead to suspension of API access, with a reasonable attempt at warning
Abuse or excessively frequent requests to GitHub through the API may result in temporary or permanent suspension of your Account's access to the API. GitHub determines abuse or excessive usage at its sole discretion. GitHub says it will make a reasonable attempt to warn you by email before suspension.
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Abuse or excessively frequent requests to GitHub via the API may result in the temporary or permanent suspension of your Account's access to the API. GitHub, in our sole discretion, will determine abuse or excessive usage of the API. We will make a reasonable attempt to warn you via email prior to suspension.
Qualifications & exceptions
The email warning is a “reasonable attempt,” not an unconditional guarantee.
Not stated here
The document does not state the rate limits or what counts as excessive.
Account & Service Control · User right or choice
You may change your plan at any time, but downgrading may cost you access to Content, features or capacity
You may change your level of service at any time by choosing a plan option or going into your Billing settings. If you downgrade your Account, you may lose access to Content, features or capacity of your Account. The text points to its Cancellation section for information on getting a copy of that Content.
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You may change your level of service at any time by [choosing a plan option](https://github.com/pricing) or going into your [Billing settings](https://github.com/settings/billing). If you choose to downgrade your Account, you may lose access to Content, features, or capacity of your Account. Please see our section on Cancellation for information on getting a copy of that Content.
Qualifications & exceptions
Loss of access on downgrade is stated as a possibility (“may lose access”).
Not stated here
Which Content, features or capacity would be lost on a given downgrade is not specified.
Account & Service Control · Procedure
You must cancel your own Account through Settings; GitHub cannot cancel it on an email or phone request
It is your responsibility to properly cancel your Account with GitHub. You can cancel at any time through Settings in the global navigation bar, where the Account screen has a no-questions-asked cancellation link. GitHub says it cannot cancel Accounts in response to an email or phone request.
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It is your responsibility to properly cancel your Account with GitHub. You can cancel your Account at any time by going into your Settings in the global navigation bar at the top of the screen. The Account screen provides a simple, no questions asked cancellation link. We are not able to cancel Accounts in response to an email or phone request.
Account & Service Control · User right or choice
On request within 90 days, GitHub will make a reasonable effort to provide a copy of your lawful Account contents
Upon request, GitHub will make a reasonable effort to provide an Account owner with a copy of your lawful, non-infringing Account contents after Account cancellation, termination or downgrade. You must make the request within 90 days of the cancellation, termination or downgrade. The payment section notes that a downgrade can mean losing access to Content, features or capacity.
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Upon request, we will make a reasonable effort to provide an Account owner with a copy of your lawful, non-infringing Account contents after Account cancellation, termination, or downgrade. You must make this request within 90 days of cancellation, termination, or downgrade.
If you choose to downgrade your Account, you may lose access to Content, features, or capacity of your Account.
Qualifications & exceptions
The commitment is a “reasonable effort,” limited to lawful, non-infringing Account contents.
The request must be made within 90 days.
Not stated here
The format or method of the copy is not described.
Account & Service Control · Permission or license
GitHub may suspend or terminate your access, or refuse service, at any time with or without cause or notice
GitHub has the right to suspend or terminate your access to all or any part of the Website at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice, effective immediately. GitHub also reserves the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason at any time.
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GitHub has the right to suspend or terminate your access to all or any part of the Website at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice, effective immediately. GitHub reserves the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason at any time.
Account & Service Control · Company practice
GitHub offers support only by email and electronic messages, not by telephone
GitHub only offers support via email, in-Service communications and electronic messages. It does not offer telephone support.
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GitHub only offers support via email, in-Service communications, and electronic messages. We do not offer telephone support.
Account & Service Control · Permission or license
GitHub may modify or discontinue the Website, temporarily or permanently, with or without notice
GitHub reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Website or any part of it, with or without notice.
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We reserve the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Website (or any part of it) with or without notice.
Account & Service Control · Procedure
Questions about the Terms go through the GitHub Support portal
For questions about the Terms of Service, GitHub directs you to contact it through the GitHub Support portal.
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Questions about the Terms of Service? Contact us through the [GitHub Support portal](https://support.github.com/).
Account & Service Control · Company practice
GitHub will terminate the Accounts of repeat infringers of its copyright policy
GitHub says it will terminate the Accounts of repeat infringers of its copyright infringement and DMCA policy.
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We will terminate the Accounts of repeat infringers of this policy.
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The document does not define when a person counts as a repeat infringer.