{"id":1219,"date":"2025-07-21T17:21:28","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T17:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gosearch.ai\/help\/?p=1219"},"modified":"2025-09-29T14:49:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T14:49:43","slug":"how-personal-connectors-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gosearch.ai\/help\/how-personal-connectors-work\/","title":{"rendered":"How Personal connectors work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Personal connectors in GoSearch empower users to integrate their own accounts from supported apps such as Google Drive, Gmail, or Slack into their personalized search environment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Users can search across personal files, emails, and messages alongside workspace content.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Privacy is fully maintained\u2014no one else can see or access personal connector data.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enabling connectors helps unify individual work tools into a single search view.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How they work<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Personal connectors are set up by each user, allowing the selective integration of their unique accounts.&nbsp;Only content the user has access to is made searchable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For example, a Google Drive personal connector only indexes files\/folders the user can open. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Files not shared with the user will not show up.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For files meant to be shared org-wide, admins should set up a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gosearch.ai\/help\/category\/data-connectors\/workspace-connectors\/\">workspace connector<\/a> to ensure data can be indexed and available to everyone, regardless of their personal connector setup.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Privacy and Security<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Personal connectors are built to protect individual privacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Indexed content is only searchable by the user who connected it<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Admins and teammates cannot access, search, or discover personal connector content<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This keeps sensitive content like emails and personal docs private while enabling efficient search.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Permissions and Access<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>GoSearch inherits access rights from the connected app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you can\u2019t open it in the original system, you won\u2019t see it in GoSearch.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No permissions are expanded, so GoSearch only shows what\u2019s already visible to you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Real-Time Fetch<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike workspace connectors, personal connectors do not index your data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>GoSearch uses real-time fetch to access content on demand.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This means GoSearch retrieves content at the time of your search and no copies of your data are ever stored.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This keeps your data private and secure and ensures up-to-date access to recent files, new emails, and the latest messages.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You should now be ready to set up your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gosearch.ai\/help\/category\/data-connectors\/personal-connectors\/\">personal connectors<\/a>. 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