# Project Privacy
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Since [`isabl_web@0.3.23`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@papaemmelab/isabl-web/v/0.3.23) and [`isabl_api@1.1.0`](https://github.com/papaemmelab/isabl_api/releases/tag/v1.1.0) isabl supports project privacy.
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Projects now have an icon :lock: or `:share:` next to their title, that will show if a project is `private π` or `public` , respectively.
Icon π showing the project is Private.
And this will be *blue* and *active* if the current user can modify its sharing permissions. When clicking the icon a modal to modify sharing settings will open:
Project Sharing Settings Modal, when clicking the πicon.
This will allow to configure which users **can view** and who **can share** permissions:
* By default: every superuser and the project owner can always view and share. And change the project **visibility** (Public/Private).
* The ones that **can view** can see all project metadata, experiments, analyses, submissions, etc.
* The ones that **can share** can modify the project settings, by adding new users to view and/or share.
Similarly, a **Project's Sharing Settings** can be optionally defined when creating a new project. It will be `public` always by default (In the screenshot shows `private` to show the available options in the form when private is selected).
**What metadata can be private?**
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In practical terms, the metadata of any model (`Individual`, `Sample`, `Aliquot`, `Submission, Analysis)` linked to an `Experiment` that belongs exclusively to private `Projects`, it will look like if **it doesn't exist in the database** for a user that doesn't have access to any of those private projects.
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**Example:**
There are 5 samples, where some belong to `Project 1` (πPrivate) and `Project 2` (π Public)
* An user **with access** to the private `Project 1` will see all the `Experiments` with the following **Individual Tree**:
* An user **without access** to the private `Project 1` will see only see the `Experiments` that belong to the public `Project 2` , with the following **Individual Tree**:
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