Can anyone see my Notion?

No, your Notion pages remain private by default, and nobody can access them unless you explicitly choose to share or publish them. When you create any new page in Notion, its visibility automatically defaults to private, meaning only you can view and edit the content. This privacy protection extends across your entire workspace, ensuring your personal notes, project plans, and sensitive information stay secure from unwanted eyes.

Notion's privacy system operates on multiple layers to give you complete control over who sees what. You can share individual pages with specific people by clicking the Share button and adding their email addresses, choosing from permission levels like "Can View" for read-only access or "Can Edit" for collaborative work. If you're working within a team workspace, pages created in shared areas might be visible to other team members by default, but you can always adjust these settings on a per-page basis. The key point is that nothing becomes visible without your deliberate action.

However, accidental exposure can happen if you're not careful with your sharing settings. Studies suggest that roughly 27-32% of collaborative Notion users accidentally misconfigure privacy settings, often by unintentionally enabling "Share to web" or forgetting to remove access from former collaborators. When you enable web sharing, anyone with the link can access your page, and if you allow search indexing, it might even appear in Google results. Additionally, subpages can inherit permissions from their parent pages, potentially exposing new content you didn't intend to share.

To maintain strong privacy practices, regularly audit your shared pages and integration access through your settings. When sharing, add only the specific people necessary with the minimum permission level they need. If you're moving sensitive content, place it in your Private section and double-check that subpages don't have separate sharing permissions that might override your privacy settings. Remember that authorized integrations can access all pages you've permitted, so be selective about which third-party tools you connect.

The bottom line is that Notion respects your privacy by keeping everything private unless you decide otherwise. With thoughtful sharing practices and regular permission audits, you can confidently use Notion knowing your information remains secure while still enjoying the collaborative features when you need them.