# Default and advanced settings for data privacy

**URL:** <https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/default-and-advanced-settings-for-data-privacy/2544>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Tags:** privacy-features\
**Created:** [November 27, 2019, 1:55am UTC](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/default-and-advanced-settings-for-data-privacy/2544 "2019-11-27T01:55:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![tpelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@tpelle](https://help.galaxyproject.org/u/tpelle)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 1:55am UTC](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/default-and-advanced-settings-for-data-privacy/2544/1 "2019-11-27T01:55:11Z")

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Hello.

I’m new in bioinformatics and in galaxy plataform.

I would like to know about privacy of my sequence data. When I upload my shotgun data, is it available to the public?

Thank you.

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**Author:** ![marten](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/help.galaxyproject.org/marten/32/6_2.png) [@marten](https://help.galaxyproject.org/u/marten)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 5:39am UTC](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/default-and-advanced-settings-for-data-privacy/2544/2 "2019-11-27T05:39:12Z")

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By default user data is accessible but unlisted (so theoretically private). You can set permissions in a way that everything including new uploads is always private to you unless you explicitly share it.  
For details: [https://galaxyproject.org/learn/privacy-features/](https://galaxyproject.org/learn/privacy-features/)