
You are responsible for using Slack appropriately and ensuring appropriate precautions for all kinds of sensitive data in U-M Slack.

Approved sensitive data may only be shared in private channels or via direct messages, not in public channels. On the Pro, Business+, and Enterprise Grid plans, owners and admins can. U-M Slack can be used for certain kinds of sensitive data detailed in the Sensitive Data Guide. Access Logs are an easy way to check for any unusual or suspicious sign-in activity.


U-M Slack accounts are available to all active faculty, staff, students, and Type-1 sponsored affiliates on the Ann Arbor, Dearborn, and Flint campuses and Michigan Medicine. (For more information on what happens to your U-M Slack account when you leave the university, refer to Slack: Accounts for People Who Leave U-M.) Slack at U-M (U-M Slack) is a collaboration tool that enhances workgroup communications.
