Notification emails
You can choose to receive some or all of your activity notifications via email. For more information, see About notifications. Notification emails can include:
- Security-related activity on repositories you have admin access to
- Activity on repositories you're watching
- Conversations you're participating in
- Conversations where you've been @mentioned
- Pushes to pull requests you're participating in
- Invitations to collaborate in an organization or repository
- Your own activity, such as opening, commenting on, or closing issues and pull requests
You can also choose which type of email updates you'd like to receive on conversations you're participating in or watching. For more information, see Configuring notifications.
Account emails
If you've upgraded to paid products or features, then you'll receive billing receipts at the account's primary email address. For more information, see Setting your billing email.
Customer research emails
GitHub occasionally seeks customers to participate in research sessions to help us build a better GitHub. These are conducted remotely, open to customers worldwide, and may include:
- Feedback surveys
- Research interviews
- Usability testing sessions
- Previewing early prototypes or concepts
These emails are infrequent and you can choose whether or not to participate. If you're interested in additional opportunities to participate in research sessions, you may add yourself to the GitHub Customer Research Panel. For more information, see GitHub Customer Experience Research.
Marketing emails
GitHub occasionally sends the following types of marketing emails:
- Tips and tricks for getting started with your account
- Customized information about engaging projects or new features
- Newsletters that you've subscribed to
For more information, see Managing marketing emails from GitHub.