GitHub, Inc. opt-out
support.github.com How to remove yourself from GitHub, Inc.
GitHub is a code hosting platform, not a data broker. To access, change or delete your personal information, use GitHub's Privacy contact form or email privacy@github.com. GitHub may verify your identity first, and it keeps some data it's required to retain.
On average, Serus sends about 184 removal requests per person, 89% of them to data brokers, so expect GitHub, Inc. to be one of many.
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Head of Product & Co-Founder
Serus is a privacy company with paid tools to find and remove your personal data. This guide shows the free way to do it yourself.
- Opt-out page
- support.github.com
- Method
- Online form, Email, Account settings
- Privacy email
- privacy@github.com
- Cost
- Free
- Last updated
GitHub, Inc. doesn't say how long removal takes. Under California law, a business has 45 days to act on a deletion request (15 business days for an opt-out of sale).
How to opt out of GitHub, Inc.
- 1
Decide what you want
GitHub's privacy contact route covers accessing, transferring, changing or deleting personal information. Deleting your whole account is a separate process in your account settings.
- 2
Send the privacy request
Use the GitHub privacy contact form, or email privacy@github.com with an access, deletion, correction or opt-out request.
- 3
Verify your identity if asked
GitHub's privacy statement says it may need to verify your identity before processing a request.
- 4
Use account deletion for the account
GitHub's Trust Center says you can delete your account by following the account deletion process in your user settings.
Watch out for
- GitHub can refuse a deletion where it must keep data to meet legal obligations, detect fraud, investigate abuse or violations of its Terms of Service, or fix security issues.
- The Private Information Removal process is for high-risk content such as exposed credentials. GitHub says privacy complaints go through the Privacy contact form instead.
Sources checked: support.github.com, docs.github.com, github.com
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Does it come back?
GitHub publishes no relisting policy. Content you posted publicly or that is mirrored elsewhere is not removed by a GitHub request alone.
Your rights
GitHub's privacy statement lists a right to request erasure of personal data that is no longer necessary for its purposes, for people in the EU and UK.
General information, not legal advice.
Frequently asked
Can I ask GitHub to delete my personal data?
Yes. Use the Privacy contact form or email privacy@github.com. GitHub may verify your identity, and deletion has legal and security exceptions.
Is GitHub a data broker?
No. It's a code hosting platform. The guide covers its privacy request route for people who want their data removed from it.
How is a privacy request different from a private information removal request?
The removal policy is for high-risk content such as exposed credentials. GitHub sends privacy complaints through the Privacy contact form.
How do I delete my GitHub account?
Follow the account deletion process in your user settings, per GitHub's Trust Center.
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