Perpetual License Survives Deletion

In plain English: If anyone copies your code, GitHub keeps rights to it forever even if you delete your account.

“These licenses end when you remove Your Content, unless other Users have forked it.”

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This is an exact, word-for-word quote from GitHub's Terms of Service.

Verified on May 1, 2026.

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