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Help Settings How do I manage profile visibility?

How do I manage profile visibility?

Choose who can view your profile details and contact information.

Open Settings

Open the profile menu at the top of the page, then select Settings.

Go to Data privacy

Open Data privacy to view your profile visibility options.

Save your changes

Choose who can view each item, then select Save.

Visibility settings explained

Choose who can open and view your full profile. Use this setting to control how widely your profile is visible across VitalFew.

Any
Anyone on VitalFew.
Connections
Only your direct connections.
Extended
Your connections and their connections.
Disabled
No one on VitalFew.

Choose who can see your current role and workplace. This helps you control who can view your present employment information.

Any
Anyone on VitalFew.
Connections
Only your direct connections.
Extended
Your connections and their connections.
Disabled
No one on VitalFew.

Choose who can see the certificates and licences added to your profile. Use this setting to control how widely your professional qualifications are shared.

Any
Anyone on VitalFew.
Connections
Only your direct connections.
Extended
Your connections and their connections.
Disabled
No one on VitalFew.

Choose who can see the education and academic qualifications added to your profile. This includes the institutions, qualifications, and study details you have provided.

Any
Anyone on VitalFew.
Connections
Only your direct connections.
Extended
Your connections and their connections.
Disabled
No one on VitalFew.

Choose who can see the previous roles and workplaces added to your profile. This setting applies to your past professional experience.

Any
Anyone on VitalFew.
Connections
Only your direct connections.
Extended
Your connections and their connections.
Disabled
No one on VitalFew.

Choose who can send you a connection request. Use this setting to control who can invite you to join their professional network.

Any
Anyone on VitalFew.
Connections
Only your direct connections.
Extended
Your connections and their connections.
Disabled
No one on VitalFew.

Choose who can send you direct messages. This setting controls who can start a private conversation with you on VitalFew.

Any
Anyone on VitalFew.
Connections
Only your direct connections.
Extended
Your connections and their connections.
Disabled
No one on VitalFew.

Choose who can see the phone number linked to your profile. You can limit access if you prefer to keep your contact number private.

Any
Anyone on VitalFew.
Connections
Only your direct connections.
Extended
Your connections and their connections.
Disabled
No one on VitalFew.

Choose who can see the email address linked to your account. You can restrict access if you do not want your email address displayed widely.

Any
Anyone on VitalFew.
Connections
Only your direct connections.
Extended
Your connections and their connections.
Disabled
No one on VitalFew.

Choose who can see the professional references added to your profile. Use this setting to limit access to the reference information you have provided.

Any
Anyone on VitalFew.
Connections
Only your direct connections.
Extended
Your connections and their connections.
Disabled
No one on VitalFew.

Choose who can see the extra activities added to your profile. These may include sports, volunteering, charity work, clubs, societies, leadership roles, or community involvement.

Any
Anyone on VitalFew.
Connections
Only your direct connections.
Extended
Your connections and their connections.
Disabled
No one on VitalFew.

Choose who can reply to comments on your posts.

Any
Visible to anyone, including people who are not signed in to VitalFew.
Connections
Only your direct connections can reply.
Extended
Your connections and their connections can reply.
Disabled
No one can reply to your posts.

Control who can react to your posts, comments, and replies.

Any
Visible to anyone, including people who are not signed in to VitalFew.
Connections
Only your direct connections can react.
Extended
Your connections and their connections can react.
Disabled
No one can react to your posts.

Choose who can see the people in your professional network. This setting controls the visibility of your connections list.

Any
Anyone on VitalFew.
Connections
Only your direct connections.
Extended
Your connections and their connections.
Disabled
No one on VitalFew.

Extra information

Open the profile menu at the top of the page, the circular profile image with the downward arrow. Select Settings, then go to Data privacy.

Each item has four options. Anyone means everyone on VitalFew. Connections means your direct connections. Extended means connections of your connections. Disabled turns it off for everyone, so only you can see it.

What you can control depends on your account type. Organisations have fewer controls, because Organisation profiles work as pages rather than profiles, and Organisation posts are always public.

Select Save after making your changes, and VitalFew will confirm your details have been saved.

To update your profile details, see How do I complete my Candidate profile?, How do I complete my Agent profile?, or How do I complete my Organisation profile?

Common questions

Open the profile menu, select Settings, then go to Data privacy.

Who can view their profile, send connection requests, see their email address, see their connections, view their work history, and view their education details.

Who can send connection requests, see their email address, see their connection list, message them, see their contact number, see when they are online, and view their profile.

Whether their profile is public or hidden, and who can see their email address and contact number.

Yes. Select Save after changing your options, and VitalFew will confirm.