Change your event privacy settings

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If you share your calendar, your events have the same privacy settings as your calendar. If you want, you can change what others can see about certain events.

Change the privacy settings for an event

If your calendar isn't shared with anyone, you might not see these settings.

On your computer, open Google Calendar.
Open the event you want to update.
Click Default visibility and choose the privacy setting for the event.
Click Save.

Tips:

Changes to an existing event apply to your calendar but not to other guests' calendars when you update:
- The privacy settings from "Private" to "Public."
- The visibility settings from "Free" to "Busy."
To make the event's title confidential, the organizer should set the event to "Private."
- If you think a confidential event was set to "Public," contact the organizer to update the event to "Private."

To change the privacy settings for an entire calendar, learn how to share or unshare your calendar.

Privacy settings

Choose how your calendar is shared to learn more about what event settings are available.

My calendar isn't shared with anyone

Your calendar isn't shared with anyone, so your events aren't either.

No matter which settings you choose for your event, the event will only be seen by you.

I've only shared my calendar with specific people

When you share your calendar with people, you have the option to let them:

See only free/busy
See all event details
Make changes to events
Make changes to events and manage sharing

Depending on which of these options you've chosen, the people you've shared your calendar with may see different amounts of information about your events.

See only free/busy

Default: Events show as "busy."
Public: People you've shared your calendar with can see all event details.
Private: Events show as "busy."

See all event details

Default: People you've shared your calendar with can see all event details.
Public: People you've shared your calendar with can see all event details.
Private: Events show as "busy."

Make changes to events OR Make changes to events and manage sharing

For the default, public, and private settings, people you've shared your calendar with can see and change any event details.

I made my calendar private & people can see only free/busy

Default: Events show as "busy."
Public: Anyone can see all event details.
Private: Events show as "busy."

Events from Gmail

Only you can see the events that are automatically added to your calendar from Gmail, even if you've shared your calendar with someone.
If you want others to see an event, follow the instructions above to change the privacy settings for the event.
If you use Calendar through a work or school account, your administrator can see events from Gmail.

Learn more about events from Gmail.