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GitHub Actions

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CI / CD · Reviewed 2026-09-11

GitHub, Inc. is a Microsoft subsidiary; both are US corporations. Actions runners live on Azure — jurisdiction, control plane, and secrets storage all sit under US law.

Contracting entity
GitHub, Inc.
Ultimate parent
Microsoft Corporation (US)
Hosting regions
us, eu
Subprocessors
azure
Transfer mechanism
DPF
Operational access from
US

Rating by dimension

Entity control
Red — CLOUD Act exposure
Data location
Amber — mitigations present
Operational access
Amber — mitigations present
Subprocessor chain
Amber — mitigations present
Transfer mechanism
Amber — mitigations present

EU alternatives

Sources

Note Self-hosted runners on your own EU infrastructure remove data-location and subprocessor risk but the control plane (workflow orchestration, secrets storage) remains with GitHub.

Disagree with this rating? Open an issue on GitHub — we review disputes publicly. Not legal advice.