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GitHub Governance Guide

Welcome! This guide helps everyone in your organization use GitHub safely and effectively.

🎯 What This Guide Does

This guide teaches you:

  • How to use GitHub in your organization
  • Safety rules to protect sensitive data
  • Step-by-step instructions for common tasks
  • Who to contact when you need help

🚀 Start Here

New to GitHub or our organization?

  1. Getting Started
    Learn the basics and get access

  2. Basic Rules
    Understand what you can and can't do

  3. How-To Guides
    Follow step-by-step instructions

  4. Templates
    Ready-to-use templates

  5. Get Help
    Find answers or contact support

👥 Who This Guide Is For

  • New employees who need GitHub access
  • Researchers sharing code and data
  • Developers building applications
  • Administrators managing the organization
  • Anyone who works with GitHub in our organization

🔒 Safety First

Important: This guide includes strict rules about data safety. Please read the Data Safety section carefully.

Never upload: - Patient information (PHI) - Personal information (PII) - Passwords or secret keys - Sensitive company data

🎓 Quick Training Path

For busy people - minimum 15 minutes:

  1. Read What You Need to Know (5 min)
  2. Complete Getting Started Quiz (5 min)
  3. Review Data Safety Rules (5 min)
  4. Request access using our form

📞 Need Help?

Ready to start? Go to Getting Started 👉