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There are always going to be sensitive bits of information in your data, and thankfully Metabase provides a rich set of tools to ensure that people on your team only see the data they’re supposed to.
- Permissions are granted to [groups](04-managing-users.md#groups), not people.
- People can be in more than one group.
- If a person is in multiple groups, they will have the _most permissive_ access granted to them across all of their groups. For example, if a person is in three groups, and any one of those groups has access to a database, then that person will have access to that database.
- [Data permissions](#data-permissions)
- [Collection permissions](#collection-permissions)
- [Application permissions](#application-permissions)
- [SQL snippet folder permissions](#sql-snippet-folder-permissions)
- [Databases connected to Metabase][data-permissions]
- [Tables and schemas][table-permissions] in those databases
- [Rows and columns][data-sandboxing], a.k.a. data sandboxing (available on paid plans)
[Collection permissions][collections] dictate which groups can view/edit items in collections, including:
- Questions
- Dashboards
- Models
- Events
- Timelines
[Application permissions](application-permissions.md) (available on paid plans) dictate access to Metabase application-level features, including:
- **Settings**: The Settings tab in the Admin panel.
- **Monitoring access**: The Tools, Audit, and Troubleshooting tabs in the Admin panel.
- **Subscriptions and Alerts**. Which groups can create/edit dashboard subscriptions and alerts.
For plans that include [SQL Snippet Folders][sql-snippet-folders], you can also set permissions on those folders.
Whenever you change permissions for a group, make sure you:
- Save your changes.
- Click yes to confirm your choices.
- [Managing people and groups](04-managing-users.md)
- [Permissions guide][permissions] in Learn Metabase
- [Troubleshooting permissions][troubleshooting-permissions]
[collections]: 06-collections.md
[dashboard-subscriptions]: ../users-guide/dashboard-subscriptions.md
[data-permissions]: data-permissions.md
[pulses]: ../users-guide/10-pulses.md
[data-sandboxing]: ../enterprise-guide/data-sandboxes.md
[permissions]: /learn/permissions/
[sandbox-columns]: /learn/permissions/data-sandboxing-column-permissions.html
[sandbox-rows]: /learn/permissions/data-sandboxing-row-permissions.html
[slack-integration]: 09-setting-up-slack.md
[sql-snippet-folders]: ../enterprise-guide/sql-snippets.html
[table-permissions]: data-permissions.md#table-permissions
[troubleshooting-permissions]: ../troubleshooting-guide/permissions.html