# How to make my project private for research? **URL:** \ **Category:** 🤝 Community Help\ **Created:** [February 7, 2024, 5:57pm UTC](https://discuss.roboflow.com/t/how-to-make-my-project-private-for-research/4399 "2024-02-07T17:57:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![acat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@acat](https://discuss.roboflow.com/u/acat)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2024, 5:57pm UTC](https://discuss.roboflow.com/t/how-to-make-my-project-private-for-research/4399/1 "2024-02-07T17:57:31Z")
Hi, I would love to use Roboflow to annotate and manage my dataset for academic research but I don’t want to make my data public. Is there an option to make a private project without using the starter plan? How long will the project be private for? I have read the “Contribute to the computer vision community” webpage, but it is not clear whether applying for credit will make the project private. ---
**Author:** ![Jacob\_Witt](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discuss.roboflow.com/jacob_witt/32/347_2.png) [@Jacob\_Witt](https://discuss.roboflow.com/u/Jacob_Witt)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2024, 9:22pm UTC](https://discuss.roboflow.com/t/how-to-make-my-project-private-for-research/4399/3 "2024-02-07T21:22:06Z")
Hi @acat - thanks for your message! Our free research plans are only available with public data. If you need private data, please purchase a Roboflow Basic Plan. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/roboflow1/original/1X/bb6edbfa56d0cf2ee603f061e9e09103502cc8cc.png) [@system](https://discuss.roboflow.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 9:22pm UTC](https://discuss.roboflow.com/t/how-to-make-my-project-private-for-research/4399/4 "2024-02-14T21:22:07Z")
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