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Introduction

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·Introduction

·GitLab collects Personal Data from data subjects as outlined in our privacy statements and documentation. Individuals can exercise data subject rights regardless of where they live; however we reserve the right to reject data subject requests as permitted under the applicable privacy laws of each respective jurisdiction.

Data Subject Categories Overall a "data subject" is a natural person (not a legal entity). We use different terms for different types of data subjects depending on the kind of relationship you have with GitLab.
Individual User	a GitLab.com user who has not been provisioned as an Enterprise User
Enterprise User	a GitLab.com user whose account has been provisioned under a paid subscription
Marketing or Business Contact	an individual who subscribed to our marketing lists or provided us with contact information that is not a GitLab.com user
Team Member	current or former GitLab employees
Applicant/Candidate	an individual who applied for a job at GitLab

·Your Rights and Options

·Marketing Opt-Out

·All Users:

·Click the unsubscribe button in an email we send
·Use the Preference Center for topic-specific unsubscribing

·Ad Opt-Out

·All Users:

·Enable Global Privacy Control in device browsers
·Disable Ad Personalization in browser/search settings
·Un-toggle advertising cookies in the Cookie Settings found in the footer of our website

·Data Access

·All Users: Submit an Access Request by clicking on "Make a Privacy Request" above

·Enterprise Users: The administrator for the user's namespace must first provide written authorization to GitLab in order for us to proceed with the Data Access process

·Data Deletion

·Individual Users: Log into your GitLab account and go to Preference -> Account -> Delete Account

·All Users: Submit a Deletion Request clicking on "Make a Privacy Request" above

·Enterprise Users - The administrator must first remove the account from its namespace and provide written authorization to GitLab in order for us to proceed with the Data Deletion process.

·Data Correction

·All Users: Update through GitLab user profile settings (existing accounts)

·Enterprise Users - updating certain fields in your profile settings may require the assistance of your namespace administrator

·Data Export

·Individual Users: Use the Export functionality provided for projects

·Enterprise Users: Work directly with your namespace administrator to determine if they will allow you to export projects from their namespace.

·U.K. Data Protection Complaints

·Available to data subjects located in the United Kingdom. If you believe that GitLab has infringed data protection regulations due to the way your personal information is or has been handled, you may file a complaint directly to GitLab via this form submission. GitLab will acknowledge receipt of your complaint within 30 days. While the length of time it takes to provide an outcome may vary based on the investigation required, GitLab will provide you with a written outcome without excessive delay.