How do I update my interview's privacy settings on archive.storycorps.org?

You can manage the privacy settings for any interview that appear in the Interviews section of your archive.storycorps.org profile page. The steps to change an interview's privacy settings vary depending on whether you’re updating a user-generated interview or a claimed interview.

Jump to: Update the privacy settings for a user-generated interview

Jump to: Update the privacy settings for a claimed interview

Update the privacy settings for a user-generated interview 

User-generated interviews include interviews recorded with the StoryCorps App, StoryCorps Connect, or manually published directly to archive.storycorps.org. After you've published your interview, you can edit the privacy settings on archive.storycorps.org by following the step-by-step instructions below:

1. Log in to your archive.storycorps.org account. If you created your account with the StoryCorps App, you can use the same login credentials.
2. Select My Interviews & Profile from the drop-down menu in the upper right corner of the screen.
3. Select the interview you'd like to update on your profile page. You can also click the gear ⚙️ icon when hovering your mouse over the interview to go directly to the interview edit screen.
4. Select the Edit Interview option below your interview photo and to the right of your interview description.
5. Select Privacy from the menu on the left side of the screen or scroll down to the Who Can Listen to This Interview? section of the interview edit screen.
6. Select the new privacy setting for your interview. You can choose from Public, StoryCorps Community, or Private.
7. Once you've made your changes, select Save to Archive to finish updating your interview’s privacy settings.

Update the privacy settings for a claimed interview 

Claimed interviews include Signature interviews recorded with a StoryCorps facilitator or a StoryKit, as well as interviews recorded through One Small Step Connect or Connect250. After you've claimed your interview, you can edit the privacy settings on archive.storycorps.org by following the step-by-step instructions below:

1. Log into your archive.storycorps.org account.
2. Select My Interviews & Profile from the drop-down menu in the upper right corner of the screen.
3. Select the interview you'd like to adjust on your profile page.
4. Select the Edit Visibility option below your interview photo and to the right of your interview description.
5. Select the privacy setting for your interview. You can choose from Public, StoryCorps Community, or Private.
6. Once you've made your changes, select Update to finish updating your interview’s privacy settings.

If you haven’t claimed your interview on archive.storycorps.org, you can find instructions on how to do so here. After claiming an interview, both you and your interview partner can update its privacy settings at any time. Both of you will receive an automated email notification whenever those settings change.