---
title: Setting your profile to private
intro: A private profile displays only limited information, and hides some activity.
versions:
  fpt: '*'
topics:
  - Profiles
shortTitle: Set profile to private
redirect_from:
  - /account-and-profile/setting-up-and-managing-your-github-profile/customizing-your-profile/setting-your-profile-to-private
  - /account-and-profile/how-tos/setting-up-and-managing-your-github-profile/customizing-your-profile/setting-your-profile-to-private
contentType: how-tos
---

## Changing your profile's privacy settings

{% data reusables.user-settings.access_settings %}
1. Navigate to the "Public profile" section, and scroll down to "Contributions & Activity"
1. Select the checkbox next to **Make profile private and hide activity**.
{% data reusables.user-settings.update-preferences %}

## Next steps

* For more information about private profiles, see [AUTOTITLE](/account-and-profile/concepts/about-your-profile#private-profiles).
* For reference information, see [AUTOTITLE](/account-and-profile/reference/profile-reference#limitations-of-private-profiles).