Privacy Policy

Effective Date: November 15, 2025
Last Updated: November 15, 2025

Overview

This Privacy Policy describes how GitHub Copilot for Jira ("the App", "our App") collects, uses, stores, and protects information when you use our Atlassian Forge application. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring transparency about our data practices.

Information We Collect

Data Collected Automatically

Jira Issue Data:

  • • Issue titles and descriptions when you use the assignment feature
  • • Issue keys and project identifiers for linking purposes
  • • Issue status changes for automation triggers
  • • Project configuration data necessary for app functionality

Configuration Data:

  • • GitHub repository names you configure
  • • Automation rule settings (target statuses, repository mappings)
  • • Naming preference settings
  • • GitHub Personal Access Tokens (encrypted and stored securely)

Usage Data:

  • • Assignment history (issue-to-GitHub mappings for tracking purposes)
  • • App interaction logs for functionality and error tracking

Data We Do NOT Collect

  • • Personal identifying information beyond what's necessary for app functionality
  • • Jira issue data from projects where the app is not installed
  • • GitHub repository contents or source code
  • • User passwords or authentication credentials (except encrypted tokens)
  • • Email addresses or contact information
  • • Browsing history or activity outside the app

How We Use Your Information

Primary Uses

Core Functionality:

  • • Create GitHub issues from Jira issue content
  • • Assign GitHub Copilot to generated issues
  • • Track assignment history and linked pull requests
  • • Execute automation rules based on status transitions
  • • Maintain bidirectional links between Jira and GitHub

Service Operation:

  • • Validate GitHub token permissions
  • • Store project-specific configuration settings
  • • Process automation triggers
  • • Display assignment history and status

We Do NOT Use Your Information For

  • • Marketing or promotional purposes
  • • Selling or sharing data with third parties
  • • Analytics beyond basic app functionality
  • • Training AI models or machine learning
  • • Cross-project data analysis or aggregation

Data Storage and Security

Storage Location and Method

Atlassian Forge Platform:

  • • All data is stored within Atlassian's secure Forge platform infrastructure
  • • Data remains within your Jira Cloud instance's security boundary
  • • No data is stored on external servers or third-party services

Security Measures:

  • • Encryption: GitHub tokens are encrypted using Forge's secure storage API
  • • Access Control: Data is isolated per Jira project with no cross-project access
  • • Platform Security: Leverages Atlassian's enterprise-grade security infrastructure
  • • No External Storage: All data remains within the Forge runtime environment

Data Retention

Configuration Data:

  • • Stored until you uninstall the app or delete the configuration
  • • Automatically removed when the app is uninstalled

Assignment History:

  • • Retained to maintain issue tracking functionality
  • • Can be cleared by removing automation rules or uninstalling the app

GitHub Tokens:

  • • Stored securely until you update or remove them
  • • Automatically encrypted and never logged or exposed

Your Rights and Controls

Data Control

Configuration Management:

  • • View, edit, and delete your GitHub repositories and automation rules
  • • Update or remove GitHub tokens at any time
  • • Configure naming preferences and automation settings

Data Access:

  • • Assignment history is viewable within the app interface
  • • Configuration settings are accessible through the project settings

Data Deletion:

  • • Uninstalling the app removes all stored configuration data
  • • Individual automation rules can be deleted without affecting other data
  • • GitHub tokens can be updated or removed independently

Limitations

As this app operates within the Atlassian Forge platform, some data handling is governed by Atlassian's policies and the Forge platform's capabilities.

Summary

What We Do:

  • ✅ Store only necessary configuration and assignment data
  • ✅ Encrypt sensitive information like GitHub tokens
  • ✅ Process data within secure Atlassian Forge infrastructure
  • ✅ Provide user control over configuration and automation settings

What We Don't Do:

  • ❌ Collect personal information beyond app functionality needs
  • ❌ Share data with third parties for marketing or analytics
  • ❌ Store data outside the secure Forge environment
  • ❌ Use your data for AI training or cross-customer analysis

Your Control:

  • 🎛️ Configure and modify all app settings
  • 🗑️ Delete automation rules and configuration data
  • 🔄 Update or remove GitHub tokens
  • 📱 View assignment history and linked PRs
  • 🚪 Completely remove all data by uninstalling the app

This privacy policy is specific to GitHub Copilot for Jira and is subject to the terms and conditions of the Atlassian Forge platform. For questions about Atlassian's data handling practices, please refer to Atlassian's Privacy Policy.

Document Version: 1.0
App Version: 1.1
Platform: Atlassian Forge

For questions about this privacy policy, please contact us at contact@flowsprinter.com