> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://developer.affinity.co/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Data Access

> How data visibility works in the Data Share

## Org-Wide Visibility

The Data Share provides **org-wide visibility** into your Affinity data. Unlike the Affinity
API, which enforces per-user access controls and permissions, the Data Share bypasses
application-level ACLs entirely.

This means that **all organization data is visible** to anyone with access to the share —
regardless of role-based access restrictions configured within Affinity.

<Warning>
  Grant access to the share only to users who are authorized to view all organization data.
  There are no per-user or per-role visibility filters applied at the share level.
</Warning>

## What This Means in Practice

* **All records are included**: Persons, companies, opportunities, list entries, and
  associations are all visible in the share regardless of Affinity-level permissions.
* **Custom field values are included**: The `custom_fields` JSON column on entity tables
  contains all custom field values, including fields that may be restricted in the
  Affinity UI.
* **No row-level security**: Data Share views expose the full dataset. If you need to restrict
  access, apply platform-native access controls — Snowflake row access policies or Unity Catalog
  table ACLs on Databricks — or control share access at the account/role level.