Important: This article discusses the Briefing email. We've paused sending Briefing emails to make some improvements. Please refer to this page to learn more about the change. In addition, to eliminate confusion and align with the Briefing email pause, we've hidden the Briefing settings page referred to in this article.

Important: This article also discusses the Digest email, which we've paused. All the content from Digest emails is still available within the Viva Insights app in Teams or on the web. You can continue to explore and analyze your data insights seamlessly. To learn more about this change, refer to the Digest email pause.

You can opt in or out of having your Microsoft 365 collaboration data processed by Viva Insights to generate personalized recommendations.

How do I opt out?

In the Viva Insights app in Teams or on the web:

  1. Select the ellipses (...) at the top-right of the Viva Insights window, and then select Settings.

  2. Select the Privacy tab on the left navigation.

  3. Switch the toggle for Behavioral insights from On to Off. You can also opt in or opt out of the Insights Outlook Add-in by using the toggle. 

  4. Select Save changes.

What will I lose access to when I opt out?

  • All personal features in the Viva Insights app in Teams and on the web.

  • All settings except for opting in/opting out and the Briefing email (paused).

What happens when I opt out of behavioral insights?

If you opt out, you:

  • Don’t lose any previously saved settings. If you turn this option back on later, your current settings reactivate.

  • Continue to have access to privacy settings and, if you had access, the organizational insights in the Viva Insights web app.

  • Continue to see currently scheduled individual and shared plan events on your calendar unless you delete them.

  • Continue to receive shared plan invites.

  • See a new Home screen in Viva Insights Teams and on the web. This Home screen provides the option to opt-in at any time.

  • Aren’t included in any behavioral insights that relate to you as an individual. Here are a few examples:

    • Personal insights, like those found in the Viva Insights app in Teams and on the web

    • Row-level output that contains behavioral metrics and relates to you as an individual, like a person query

  • Continue to be included in aggregated insights and collaboration events. Here are a few examples:

    • Aggregated behavioral insights, like the organization's behavioral insights

    • Flexible query results that draw from the collaboration events, like a meeting query

  • Continue to be included in Copilot insights, including aggregate insights and row-level output. Here are a few examples:

    • Aggregated Copilot insights in the Copilot Dashboard

    • Row-level output from the export of Copilot metrics

  • Might not see all changes reflected immediately. Some changes, like the Digest email and add-in changes, might take up to a week to take effect.

Learn more

Personal insights in Viva Insights

Configure your app settings in Viva Insights

Privacy guide for Personal Insights