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Privacy – Help Page

This page explains all privacy settings in Sparks for Teams and how to use them.

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Do Not Disturb​

With "Do Not Disturb" you can specify who can reach you even when your status is set to "Do Not Disturb".

Priority Contacts​

  • Manage Priority Contacts: Opens the management page where you can designate contacts as priority contacts.
  • Priority contacts receive notifications from you even when your status is set to "Do Not Disturb".

While Screen Sharing​

  • Set my status to "Do Not Disturb" when I share my screen
    • Enabled: When sharing your screen, "Do Not Disturb" is set automatically.
    • Disabled: You receive "Busy", can still accept calls and receive notifications from contacts with priority access.

Blocked Contacts​

Blocked contacts cannot call you; their messages and calls are hidden or ignored in Sparks.

The list syncs with Matrix account data m.ignored_user_list (Element: “Ignore”). Blocks apply across devices for the same Matrix account — including when you also use Element.

Manage Blocked Contacts​

  • Opens the management page where you can block or unblock contacts.

Calls Without Caller ID​

  • Block calls without caller ID
    • Enabled: Calls without caller ID are blocked.
    • Disabled: You can receive such calls.

Surveys​

  • Surveys: Participation in polls in chats or channels.
    • Enabled: You can participate in polls.
    • Disabled: Polls are not displayed or available.

Advanced Diagnostic Data​

  • Advanced Diagnostic Data: Storage of diagnostic data for debugging purposes over a longer period.
    • Enabled: The application may store additional diagnostic data.
    • Disabled: No advanced diagnostic data storage.

Identify Me in Attendance Reports​

  • Identify me in attendance reports: Share your attendance information with the meeting or event organizer.
    • Enabled: You are identified by name in attendance reports.
    • Disabled: Your attendance is not shown by name.

End-to-End Encrypted Calls​

This setting controls end-to-end encrypted calls for 1:1 video calls: they are end-to-end encrypted when both participants enable End-to-end encrypted calls under Settings → Privacy.

Video meetings (groups): Meeting E2EE is not controlled by this toggle and is not limited to 1:1 (Microsoft Teams restricts meeting E2EE in ways that do not apply here). In Sparks, group meetings can also use meeting E2EE when explicitly enabled by the organizer or a moderator – see End-to-end encryption.

  • Enabled: You can place end-to-end encrypted 1:1 calls (when the other participant has the same setting enabled).
  • Disabled: Calls are transmitted with transport encryption only.

Note: When E2EE is enabled, some features are not available (e.g. recording, transcription). Chat vs. meeting E2EE and impact on AI/MCP: decision guide.

More information: End-to-end encryption

Optional Connected Experiences​

  • Optional Connected Experiences: Cloud-based services such as Giphy (GIF search), URL preview, and more.
    • Enabled: You can use these services.
    • Disabled: They are not used.

More information: Optional Connected Experiences

Privacy: Sparks Privacy Policy

Keyboard Shortcut to Unmute​

  • Keyboard Shortcut to Unmute: Press and hold OPTION+SPACE (or ALT+SPACE on Windows) to temporarily unmute your microphone during a meeting.
    • Enabled: The keyboard shortcut works.
    • Disabled: The keyboard shortcut is disabled.