The policy states that Postman personnel do not access private workspace content except for six enumerated purposes including security, support, service integrity, legal compliance, suspected law violations, and user consent, and that Postman may scan server content to detect security tokens, malware, known vulnerabilities, and Terms of Service violations.
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This provision establishes the conditions under which Postman may access content stored in private workspaces, which for developer users frequently includes API keys, credentials, environment variables, and proprietary code. The scanning exception for security signatures, malware, and Terms of Service violations is operationally significant for enterprise customers with data confidentiality obligations.
⚠ Private workspace content will remain subject to the access exceptions and automated scanning described in the policy as a condition of using the Services.
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Compare across platforms →"If your workspace is private, you control the access to your Content. Postman personnel do not access private workspace content except for: security purposes to assist the workspace owner with a support matter to maintain the integrity of the Service to comply with our legal obligations if we have reason to believe the contents are in violation of the law, or with your consent. Note that while we do not generally search for content in your workspaces, we may scan our servers and content to detect certain tokens or security signatures, known active malware, known vulnerabilities in dependencies, or other content known to violate the Postman Terms of Service.Excerpt from Postman's Privacy Policy
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision may engage GDPR data minimization and purpose limitation principles for EU users, as well as contractual confidentiality obligations in enterprise data processing agreements.
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This provision establishes the conditions under which Postman may access content stored in private workspaces, which for developer users frequently includes API keys, credentials, environment variables, and proprietary code. The scanning exception for security signatures, malware, and Terms of Service violations is operationally significant for enterprise customers with data confidentiality obligations.
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