4.1 Acceptable Use Policies - Impersonation
Updated 17 October 2025
This document outlines an impersonation policy, prohibiting users from misrepresenting their identity or association with others on an online platform. It details various actions considered impersonation, such as copying avatars, posting under another's email, or using deceptively similar names. Violation of this policy may lead to loss of account access, though context like parody and satire will be considered.
Impersonation
This document is taken from the GitHub website - more information about GitHub and its functions can be found at https://github.com/. Please note that many of the included provisions are designed for GitHub or similar site (such as for building and developing software with online communities), so they are not relevant to all types of business.
You can amend this document to be suitable for your own Community and purposes using the smart fields and customizing the bracketed sections. We recommend adding hyperlinks to your own policies and website pages - make sure your business has in place all the policies referred to here.
Please find the other specific GitHub Acceptable Use Policies in this 'GitHub Site Policies for Startups' repository.
You may not misrepresent your identity or your association with another person or organization. This includes doing any of the following in a way that misleads or deceives others:
Copying another user's avatar or other personal profile information
Posting content under another user's email address
Using a deceptively similar username, organization name, or other namespace
Accessing an account or organization with another user's token or credentials
Otherwise posing as another individual or organization
Impersonation is a form of harassment and violation of this policy may lead to loss of access to your account.
Please note, having a username similar to another is not necessarily impersonation. [company name] will take context into account. For example, as in cases involving claims of misinformation or disinformation, we generally allow parody and satire that is in line with our Acceptable Use Polices.
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