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Are personal boards completely private?

jsmeltser

Just started using Trello with the team I work with and want to create personal boards for projects outside of work. I know personal boards are private but are they completely private? For example, I've been an admin in the past with other team productivity tools and the admin had access to all data for each member whether the data was collaborative or private to the individual.

Here's my question, is data on my personal boards available to an admin or any other higher-level user on my team?

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Soumyadeep Mandal

Hi @jsmeltser & @Alex ,

Welcome to the community!

Basically, When you create a board you have to choose the private board option for that and choose team to no team! It will create the board completely private and will store it at your account!

If you choose any team while creating a board and also choose private/personal board option the team admin will able to see only the board name and info but no one can access the board from inside.

For more information: https://help.trello.com/article/1177-personal-vs-team-boards

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Alex_tjd4j5

Great question

Soumyadeep Mandal

Hi @jsmeltser & @Alex ,

Welcome to the community!

Basically, When you create a board you have to choose the private board option for that and choose team to no team! It will create the board completely private and will store it at your account!

If you choose any team while creating a board and also choose private/personal board option the team admin will able to see only the board name and info but no one can access the board from inside.

For more information: https://help.trello.com/article/1177-personal-vs-team-boards

Michael Pryor

"I've been an admin in the past with other team productivity tools and the admin had access to all data for each member whether the data was collaborative or private to the individual. "

That's mostly how it works with Trello as well. If your boards are in the team, then the team admins have access to it when your team is paid. If the team is free however, the admins do not have access to the board (if it is set to private).

Team admins do not have access to the boards that are not in the team though - so if you put your boards into a different team (or no team, which is weirdly, like a team) then they cannot see it.

If you are part of a paid enterprise, then the enterprise admins have access to all boards (no matter where they are).

jsmeltser

Thank you for the detailed response @Michael Pryor !

We are on the free tier. To clarify, as long as my boards are personal (no other members) and set to private - admins cannot see info in those boards on the free and business class tiers. BUT if we were to be on the enterprise tier, all information would be accessible.

Does that adequately summarize your response?

Michael Pryor

If your board is in Business Class team, then those Business Class team admins can see your board (regardless of the settings).

If your board is in a free team, or no team, then no one can see your board if it is set to Private (unless you add them to the board).

If your account is owned by an Enterprise, then the Enterprise admins can see your data (regardless of settings).