Owning Multiple GitHub Accounts Violates the Terms — Turning Down a Client's Request for a Separate Work Account

A client asked me to create a brand-new GitHub account dedicated to their company. I declined, on the grounds that GitHub Terms of Service B.3 restricts a person or legal entity to a single free account. After confirming that this clause is still in force as of May 2026 in the official docs, I walk through how I explained the decline and why Organization membership is the correct alternative.