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Protecting data with privacy rules

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This is the official, canonical explanation of the one feature that actually protects your data in Bubble. It makes the core point directly: privacy rules stop data at the server, so it never even reaches the browser, unlike a filter or a hidden element that only pretends the data is gone. Read this before you build anything real, because a Bubble app with empty privacy rules is an open database.

  • Privacy rules run on the server, so blocked data never leaves the database
  • Hiding an element on the page does not hide the underlying record
  • Set a rule on every data type, starting from deny and granting access explicitly
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The question it answers

  1. How do I add proper user login and role-based access to a no-code app without leaving my data wide open?

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