If you use Atlassian products through a workplace, your employer's administrator can access your content, messages, and files within those products, and may be able to restrict your ability to delete your own data.
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This provision states that enterprise administrators have access to and may restrict deletion rights over employee content in Atlassian products, which affects the practical ability of employees to control their own data within a workplace account.
Employees using Atlassian products through an employer should be aware that workplace administrators can access content they create or upload, including messages, files, and project data, and may limit the employee's ability to delete that content. Atlassian directs users to contact their organization rather than Atlassian in cases of concern about administrator access.
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"Administrators are also able to access or store your content in the Service. Administrators may also restrict your access to or ability to delete information. Please contact your organization if you believe an administrator has inappropriately accessed your data.Excerpt from Atlassian's Privacy Policy
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Administrator access to employee personal data in cloud tools may engage GDPR Article 88 (processing in the employment context) and applicable national implementing laws, which vary by EU member state.
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This provision states that enterprise administrators have access to and may restrict deletion rights over employee content in Atlassian products, which affects the practical ability of employees to control their own data within a workplace account.
Employees using Atlassian products through an employer should be aware that workplace administrators can access content they create or upload, including messages, files, and project data, and may limit the employee's ability to delete that content. Atlassian directs users to contact their organization rather than Atlassian in cases of concern about administrator access.
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