Products

  • Git Large File Storage Free plan; paid from $5 per data pack / month, billed monthly checked today
  • GitHub Free plan; paid from $4 per user / month, billed monthly checked today
  • GitHub Actions Free plan; paid from $4 per user / month, billed monthly checked today
  • GitHub Code Security From $30 per active committer / month, usage-based checked today
  • GitHub Codespaces Usage-based, from $0.18 per compute hour checked today
  • GitHub Copilot Free plan; paid from $10 per user / month, billed monthly checked today
  • GitHub Packages Usage-based, from $0.25 per GB / month (add-on rates) checked today
  • GitHub Secret Protection From $19 per active committer / month, billed monthly checked today

Contract terms

Auto-renewal
licenses expire at the end of the Subscription Term unless renewed
Notice period
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Renewal uplift
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Uplift cap
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TermWhat the agreement saysClauseAgreementSource
Auto-renewallicenses expire at the end of the Subscription Term unless renewed
Note"Licenses expire at the end of the applicable Subscription Term unless renewed." Subscription Term is the license period agreed when the Products are ordered (Definitions).
GCA General Terms 1.2GitHub Customer Agreement General Terms, Version: March 2025source [4]
Termination for convenienceeither party may terminate the Agreement without cause on 30 days' notice; subscription licenses continue for the Subscription Term
Note"Either party may terminate this Agreement without cause on 30 days' notice. Licenses granted on a subscription basis will continue for the duration of the Subscription Term, subject to the terms of this Agreement."
GCA General Terms 9.2GitHub Customer Agreement General Terms, Version: March 2025source [4]
Termination for breacheither party may terminate for material breach immediately if a curable breach is not cured within a 30-day notice period
NoteOn termination all licenses end and unpaid invoices become due; if GitHub is in breach, Customer is reimbursed any prepaid unused fees.
GCA General Terms 9.3GitHub Customer Agreement General Terms, Version: March 2025source [6]
Payment termsvolume-based billing paid in full up front; metered billing, if invoiced, paid within 30 days of invoice; amounts non-refundable
NoteExcept as stated regarding Product warranty and third-party claims.
GCA General Terms 8.1GitHub Customer Agreement General Terms, Version: March 2025source [6]
Late payment interestGitHub may charge 2% monthly interest on past-due amounts as allowed by law
NoteGitHub may also charge recovery expenses, terminate the applicable order and turn off access.
GCA General Terms 8.2GitHub Customer Agreement General Terms, Version: March 2025source [6]
Otheron subscription renewal, Product Specific Terms are superseded by the then-current versions
Note"On subscription renewal, any applicable Product Specific Terms in this Agreement shall be superseded by the then-current versions as to those products."
GCA General Terms 10.2GitHub Customer Agreement General Terms, Version: March 2025source [4]
OtherPricing and Payment (Section 8) and Applicable law and venue (Section 10.11) may be changed by a mutually signed order formGCA General Terms 10.3GitHub Customer Agreement General Terms, Version: March 2025source [6]
Otherafter termination, Customer may migrate repository data for up to 90 days, not on a production basisGCA General Terms 9.5GitHub Customer Agreement General Terms, Version: March 2025source [4]
Otherpurchases under a Microsoft agreement are governed by the Microsoft volume licensing agreement, not these General TermsGCA General Terms, preambleGitHub Customer Agreement General Terms, Version: March 2025source [6]
Liability capfor subscription Products, GitHub's liability per incident is capped at the amount paid for the Product in the 12 months before the incident; Previews capped at US $500
NoteLimited to direct damages; indirect and consequential damages excluded (7.1(c)); no limit for confidentiality unrelated to Customer Content, Section 6 obligations or IP violation (7.1(d)).
GCA General Terms 7.1GitHub Customer Agreement General Terms, Version: March 2025source [6]
Governing lawlaws of the State of California and federal laws of the United States; courts of the Northern District of California
NoteApplies unless Customer's principal office is in the EU, EEA or Switzerland.
GCA General Terms 10.11GitHub Customer Agreement General Terms, Version: March 2025source [6]
Governing lawlaws of Ireland; courts in Dublin
NoteApplies if Customer's principal office is within the European Union, European Economic Area or Switzerland.
GCA General Terms 10.11GitHub Customer Agreement General Terms, Version: March 2025source [6]
Changes to the agreementGitHub may change the Products if the changes do not materially lessen the Product's functionality
Note"GitHub has the right to make changes to the Products if such changes do not materially lessen the Product’s functionality."
GCA General Terms 1.7GitHub Customer Agreement General Terms, Version: March 2025source [6]
Public-sector carve-outU.S. Public Sector Amendment applies if Customer is a Government Entity
NoteGovernment Entity: a U.S. Federal Agency, State or Local Entity, or Tribal Entity acting in its governmental capacity (Amendment 14).
GCA General Terms 10.13GitHub Customer Agreement General Terms, Version: March 2025source [4]
Public-sector carve-outGitHub may terminate the account only for breach, material failure to comply with site policies, or if it ceases to operate the Online Services, with a reasonable opportunity to cure
NoteApplies to U.S. Government Entities; the Amendment prevails over the Agreement where they conflict (Amendment 12).
U.S. Public Sector Amendment 4GitHub U.S. Public Sector Amendment, Version: June 2021source [5]
Public-sector carve-outgoverned by applicable U.S. federal law, California law where no federal or state law applies
NoteApplies to U.S. Government Entities.
U.S. Public Sector Amendment 11GitHub U.S. Public Sector Amendment, Version: June 2021source [5]
Otheron termination for material breach, all amounts under unpaid invoices become due and payable immediately
NoteApplies on termination for cause under 9.3; all licenses also terminate immediately (9.3(a)).
GCA General Terms 9.3(b)GitHub Customer Agreement General Terms, Version: March 2025source [7]
Otherorder of precedence: Product Specific Terms prevail over the General Terms for their Products; the General Terms prevail over conflicting terms in other documents
Note"Conflicting terms in the Product Specific Terms take precedence over these General Terms as to the applicable Products. These General Terms will take precedence over any conflicting terms in other documents." Customer's additional or conflicting order terms are rejected (10.2).
GCA General Terms 10.3GitHub Customer Agreement General Terms, Version: March 2025source [7]
OtherPreviews (products provided for preview, evaluation, demonstration or trial, and pre-release versions) are provided as is, without the Agreement warranties; GitHub may change or discontinue previews at any time without notice; liability capped at US $500
NoteOpt-in pre-release software or services are governed by GitHub's standard pre-release license terms, not the General Terms (1.6). No length for an evaluation is stated.
GCA General Terms 1.6, 5.2, 7.1(b), DefinitionsGitHub Customer Agreement General Terms, Version: March 2025source [7]
TaxesCustomer pays all taxes, fees, duties and governmental assessments except taxes on GitHub's net income; required withholding may be deducted only if Customer promptly provides official receipts
NoteCustomer will ensure any taxes withheld are minimized to the extent possible under applicable law.
GCA General Terms 8.3GitHub Customer Agreement General Terms, Version: March 2025source [7]

About

GitHub is a developer platform built around hosting and collaboration on Git repositories, and it has been owned by Microsoft since Microsoft's 2018 acquisition; the company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in the United States.[2] GitHub sells its platform on Free, Team and Enterprise plans and a range of separately priced products and add-ons, including GitHub Copilot, Codespaces, Actions, Code Security and Secret Protection.[1] Its customer relationship is governed by the GitHub Customer Agreement, published together with its General Terms and product-specific terms.[3]

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