GitHub General Privacy Statement

GitHub · agreement dated April 27, 2026 · Official agreement

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Security & Safeguards · Company practice

GitHub uses automated and, at times, manual techniques to detect abuse and terms violations

"Safety and Security": to promote safety, integrity and security across the Services, GitHub processes Personal Data using both automated and, at times, manual techniques for abuse detection, prevention and violations of terms of service.

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What it does
process Personal Data with automated and, at times, manual techniques
Why
abuse detection and prevention; terms-of-service violations

Supporting quotations

Safety and Security: To promote safety, integrity, and security across our Services, we process Personal Data, using both automated and, at times, manual techniques for abuse detection, prevention, and violations of terms of service.

Qualifications & exceptions

  • Manual techniques are used "at times".

Security & Safeguards · Company commitment

GitHub says it uses administrative, technical and physical security controls, where appropriate

GitHub says it uses administrative, technical and physical security controls to protect your Personal Data. The security section repeats this and adds "where appropriate". The Statement does not name specific controls or standards.

Details
Who
GitHub
What it covers
administrative, technical and physical security controls

Supporting quotations

GitHub uses appropriate administrative, technical, and physical security controls to protect your Personal Data.
GitHub uses administrative, technical, and physical security controls where appropriate to protect your Personal Data.

Qualifications & exceptions

  • The security section says controls are used "where appropriate".

Not stated here

  • No specific security controls, certifications or standards are named.
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