{"version":"2.1.312","anchor":"privacy-settings-dialog-can-be-locked-by-claude-science","canonical_anchor":"privacy-settings-dialog-can-be-locked-by-claude-science","heading":"Data-sharing setting can be locked for Claude Science accounts","tier":"notice","area":"Privacy","scope":"org","heads_up":false,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.312\/e\/privacy-settings-dialog-can-be-locked-by-claude-science","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.312","markdown":"### Data-sharing setting can be locked for Claude Science accounts\n\nThe privacy dialog and the consumer terms dialog can now lock the data-sharing (Grove) choice for Claude Science accounts, showing it as not available\n\n**Unclear.** It is not clear exactly which options the locked terms dialog still shows.\n\n**What**\n\nGrove is the setting that controls whether your conversations may be used to train models. Claude Code now reads a new account value, `grove_locked_by_claude_science`, and handles accounts where this setting is locked.\n\n- The privacy settings dialog, opened with `\/privacy-settings`, passes the value to the settings screen as `lockedByClaudeScience`. When it is set, the toggle ignores input and shows a dimmed 'false' with the text 'Not available for this account.' Closing the dialog then skips the normal save step. Before, the toggle could be locked only for excluded domains (`domainExcluded`).\n\n- The 'Updates to Consumer Terms' dialog also handles the lock. When it is set, the option to turn sharing off is removed and only the opt-in option is offered. A new notice appears, and pressing Enter or Esc records an opt-out. The notice reads 'This setting wasn't turned on. It's off for your account. You can review it any time with \/privacy-settings.'\n\n- Saving the Grove setting can now send `opt_in_only_if_unset=grove_enabled`, which asks the server to opt in only if no choice has been made yet. It returns the `grove_enabled` value the server reports. Before, it always used the plain account settings address and returned nothing.\n\n**Why**\n\nIf your account is affected, you can no longer change the data-sharing choice from these dialogs. The setting appears off and dimmed. Use `\/privacy-settings` to check what your account shows.\n\n- Area: Privacy\n- Tier: You'll notice\n- Useful: 3\/5\n- Signal: 4\/5\n- Scope: org\n- Heads-up: no"}