Github Terms Github Educational Use Agreement (GitHub)

Open Legal LibraryUpdated 26 Oct 2025

The GitHub Educational Use Agreement sets the terms for educational institutions participating in the GitHub Education Partner Program, granting students, faculty, and researchers free access to GitHub Enterprise products for non-commercial, academic use. It is an official GitHub contract that defines benefits, conditions, and responsibilities, and can be trusted as part of GitHub’s legally binding program terms.

[company name] Educational Use Agreement

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The below Educational Use Agreement is related to the GitHub Campus Program Partner Schools, also found here, and is considered the program terms and conditions

EDUCATIONAL USE AGREEMENT

This EDUCATIONAL USE AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is a legal agreement between you ("Education Partner", “you”, or "your") and [company name], Inc. (“[company name]”, “we”, or “us”). This Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions under which Education Partner may participate in [company name]’s Education Partner Program and receive Program benefits as defined herein.

If you are entering into this Agreement on behalf of an organization or other legal entity, you represent that you have the legal authority to do so.

When you click "I agree", “I accept”, or similar buttons, you accept all the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

As an educational institution, you’d like to allow Qualified Users to use and access [company name] products listed on an Order Form solely for their non-commercial, academic use. [company name] is willing allow such use and access subject to compliance with this Agreement. [company name] and Education Partner are the "Parties", and each a “Party.” The Parties agree as follows:

Definitions

Capitalized terms herein shall have the meanings set forth below. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Agreement will have the meanings ascribed to them in the applicable [company name] Product terms.

"Campaign" means any activity engaged in by [company name] and Education Partner to promote the use of [company name] Products and Services or the Program through outreach campaigns, emails, print collateral, on a designated Education Partners website, and other marketing materials related to the Program. The Campaign may incorporate Partner Materials as set forth herein.

"Designated Admin" means the Qualified User who is your designated account representative and administrator who will communicate with [company name] on your behalf. You may only have one Designated Admin.

"Education Partner Program" or "Program”: means the [company name] program setting forth benefits and requirements for educational institutions and their Qualified Users (defined below).

"[company name] Products" means the Service and the Software (as defined below) which may be sold separately by [company name] as either “[company name] Enterprise Cloud” or “[company name] Enterprise Server” or together as “[company name] Enterprise.”

"[company name] Program Manager" means [company name]’s representative who will serve as your point of contact throughout the Term of the Program.

Partner Materials” means those materials you provide to help [company name] market and promote the Program to Qualified Users as part of the Campaign. Partner Materials include, but are not necessarily limited to, Education Partner’s name, logo(s), masthead, graphic designs, trademarked materials, and all similar materials designed or intended to identify Education Partner.

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