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title: Choosing what other communities see, or stopping | TimeBank Ireland
description: Change your privacy settings for partner communities, or stop taking part.
canonical: https://hour-timebank.ie/help/members/other_communities/federation_privacy
generated: 2026-11-12T16:56:46.084Z
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# Choosing what other communities see, or stopping

Change your privacy settings for partner communities, or stop taking part.

You control what partner communities can see about you in [Federation Settings](/federation/settings) .

## Profile Visibility

- Show my profile lets partner members see your profile.
- Appear in search lets them find you when they search.
- Share my skills shows your skills.
- Share my location shows your location. This is off unless you turn it on.
- Show my reviews shows reviews other members have left you.

## Communication

- Allow messaging lets partner members send you messages.
- Allow transactions lets partner members send you time credits.
- Email notifications sends you emails about activity from partner communities.

## Service Reach

Under **Service availability** , say whether you help **Local only** , are happy to help remotely ( **Remote OK** ), or **Will travel** . Set a **Travel radius** in kilometres.

Press **Save Settings** when you are done.

## Stopping

Press **Disable Federation** , either here or on the [Federation](/federation) page. On the Federation page you are asked to confirm: press **Yes, Disable** . You stop being visible to partner communities, and all your sharing settings are turned off.

You can start again later. If you do, check your settings again, because some may be switched back on.

[Go to this page](/federation/settings)

## More guides in this topic

[What does connecting with other communities mean?](/help/members/other_communities/federation_what_is_it) [How do I start connecting with other communities?](/help/members/other_communities/federation_join) [Finding and messaging members of other communities](/help/members/other_communities/federation_browse_message) [Sending time credits to someone in another community](/help/members/other_communities/federation_send_credits)

## Still need help?

If you can't find what you need, get in touch and a person will help you.

[Contact us](/contact)