# Message Privacy

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<summary>Is it possible for my workspace Administrator to access or view any data or messages in a channel even if they are not a member of that particular channel?</summary>

No, messages in a channel or chat can only be seen by users who are members of that channel. However, if a workspace has Auditor roles, they have the ability to view all messages in the audit panel. If [message-auditing](https://funke-olasupo.gitbook.io/user-guide/6.5/use-rocket.chat/message-auditing "mention") is enabled, any auditor who audits messages will generate [message-auditing-log](https://funke-olasupo.gitbook.io/user-guide/6.5/use-rocket.chat/message-auditing-log "mention") that can be reviewed by other auditors. If you use [end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) ](https://funke-olasupo.gitbook.io/user-guide/6.5/use-rocket.chat/user-guides/security-bundle/end-to-end-encryption-user-guide)or [off-the-record messaging](https://funke-olasupo.gitbook.io/user-guide/6.5/use-rocket.chat/user-guides/messages/off-the-record-otr-messaging-user-guide), even auditors do not have the ability to view those messages.

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<summary>Are messages stored in Rocket.Chat logs files?</summary>

No. Only metadata of messages is stored in log files.

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