This legal document outlines GitHub's policies against various forms of misconduct on its platform, including bullying and harassment, disruption of user experience, doxxing, hate speech, impersonation, misinformation, sexually obscene content, and threats of violence. It serves as a guideline to ensure a safe, respectful, and inclusive environment by prohibiting actions that infringe on these standards, and it helps users understand what constitutes unacceptable behavior that may result in GitHub taking restrictive actions against offending accounts.

The GitHub Private Information Removal Policy provides guidelines for requesting the removal of private information from GitHub repositories, especially in cases where security risks are involved. It outlines what constitutes private information, appropriate scenarios for removal requests, and key steps to submit a request. The document also details the procedure GitHub follows upon receiving a request, including user notification and handling disputes. It emphasizes the importance of specificity in requests and the responsibility of the complainant to demonstrate the security risk. This policy can be used by individuals or organizations seeking to protect sensitive information from unauthorized exposure on GitHub.

The document provides guidelines for submitting content removal requests on GitHub under three distinct policies: DMCA Takedown Policy for copyright infringement, GitHub Trademark Policy for misuse of trademarks, and GitHub Private Information Removal Policy for private data. Users should familiarize themselves with these policies and their specific reporting requirements before submitting a removal request. The document also advises consulting legal counsel if there are uncertainties about which policy to apply.

The GitHub Terms of Service document is a legal agreement outlining the terms, conditions, and policies governing your use of GitHub's services and platform. It defines the legal relationship between users and GitHub, specifying account types, acceptable use, user-generated content rights, private repository confidentiality, payment terms, and termination conditions. It serves as a comprehensive guide for users to understand their responsibilities, rights, and limitations when accessing and using GitHub's products and services. Compliance with these terms ensures proper and lawful use of the platform, facilitating collaboration and project management in accordance with GitHub's standards.

The GitHub Community Guidelines document outlines how participants can effectively engage within the GitHub platform by promoting a safe, welcoming, and productive community. It serves as a tool to help users understand acceptable behavior, how to handle conflicts, and steps to take if they encounter offensive content. The guidelines provide strategies for moderation, including ways to manage disruptive interactions and violation reports. It also explains the consequences of policy violations and how content moderation decisions are made. Finally, it offers guidance on how users can appeal actions taken against their accounts or content.

This document outlines GitHub's use of cookies for providing, securing, and analyzing their websites to offer a better user experience. It details the purpose and expiration of various cookies set by GitHub and other providers like Microsoft, Adobe, Contentsquare, Facebook, Fullstory, Google, LinkedIn, Quantcast, and Yahoo. Users can use this document to understand how GitHub uses cookies, how it shares data collected through cookies, and how users can manage their cookie preferences. It serves as a guide for transparency in GitHub's data practices related to cookies.

The GitHub DMCA Takedown Policy document provides guidance on how copyright holders can submit a DMCA takedown notice to request the removal or alteration of infringing content hosted on GitHub. It also outlines the procedures for users to submit a counter-notice if they believe their content was mistakenly taken down. The policy ensures GitHub's compliance with the DMCA, which provides a safe harbor for service providers hosting user-generated content. The document details the process steps involved in DMCA notices, addresses issues related to forks, circumvention claims, missed deadlines for making changes, and stresses the importance of transparency. It can be used by copyright owners to protect their works, and by users to dispute claims of infringement.

The document provides guidelines for understanding and reporting trademark policy violations on GitHub. It explains what constitutes a violation, such as using trademark-protected materials in a misleading manner, and what does not, like the mere coincidence of a username being the same as a registered trademark. GitHub responds to violations by reviewing accounts and potentially suspending those with clear intent to mislead, while giving others a chance to rectify confusion. Trademark holders can report violations by providing detailed information including their contact details, trademark details, a description of the confusion, and a sworn statement of good faith belief in the violation. This document can be used as a reference for managing trademark concerns and ensuring compliance regarding brand representation on GitHub.

This legal document is used to provide transparency regarding the subprocessors that GitHub uses to handle customer or personal data in accordance with its services. It outlines the specific subprocessors authorized to process data on behalf of GitHub and is governed by the terms set forth in the GitHub Data Protection Agreement. The document lists each subprocessor's name, their role in processing data, and their location, ensuring Enterprise customers are informed about who may access their data and where. This information is crucial for legal compliance, particularly under regulations like GDPR, and helps customers understand who is involved in processing their data.

This document serves as a guide for submitting a DMCA counter notice on GitHub when content is mistakenly disabled due to a DMCA takedown request. It outlines the necessary steps, legal declarations, and requirements to file a counter notice, emphasizing the importance of truthfulness and legal counsel. It provides instructions on preparing and submitting the notice, highlighting that false information can lead to legal consequences. The document stresses that GitHub is not a legal arbitrator but requires the proper procedure be followed to evaluate the validity of claims.