**What is GDPR?** "GDPR" refers to The General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679. This is a regulation in EU law on data protection and privacy for all individuals within the European Union and the European Economic Area. It also addresses the export of personal data outside the EU and EEA areas. **How does it apply to Malcolm?** Malcolm! collects, stores and processes data about our own customers - people signing up to Malcolm! and creating and managing instances. We may also - via Workflows - collect, store, process and transfer data about your customers. When talking about GDPR it is important to understand the concept of the Data Controller and the Data Processor. * The **Data Controller** determines the purposes for which and the means by which personal data is processed * The **Data Processor** processes personal data only on behalf of the controller. **Is Malcolm! the Data Controller or the Data Processor?** In the context of information about our own customers, eg people who sign up for Malcolm! accounts and manage Instances we are the Data Controller. In the context of information about your customers, eg information that is collected on your behalf via Workflows you create in Malcolm! we are the Data Processor only. You - as the Data Controller - have the obligation to ensure you are acting lawfully in accordance with the GDPR legislation. **What does all this mean?** When you sign up to Malcolm! you agree to our [Terms of Service](https://malcolm.support/terms) and our [Privacy Policy](https://malcolm.support/privacy) which detail how we handle your data. By agreeing you give us your consent. It is important that when you collect, store, process and potentially transfer (via Integrations or Exports) data from your own customers via a Malcolm! Workflow you have your customers consent to do this. Most companies handle this via provisions in their Privacy Policy and/or Terms and Conditions around data processing which their customers agree to. **It is therefore good practice to include a check box in your Workflows that reminds customers of your Privacy Policy and their continuing agreement of it and/or confirms their consent for you to collect and process their information** **Further Questions** If you have further questions about GDPR or wish to contact our Data Protection Officer [you can contact us here](https://malcolm.support/contact). [You can find out more about GDPR here. ](https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-the-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr/)

**What is GDPR?** "GDPR" refers to The General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679. This is a regulation in EU law on data protection and privacy for all individuals within the European Union and the European Economic Area. It also addresses the export of personal data outside the EU and EEA areas. **How does it apply to Malcolm?** Malcolm! collects, stores and processes data about our own customers - people signing up to Malcolm! and creating and managing instances. We may also - via Workflows - collect, store, process and transfer data about your customers. When talking about GDPR it is important to understand the concept of the Data Controller and the Data Processor. * The **Data Controller** determines the purposes for which and the means by which personal data is processed * The **Data Processor** processes personal data only on behalf of the controller. **Is Malcolm! the Data Controller or the Data Processor?** In the context of information about our own customers, eg people who sign up for Malcolm! accounts and manage Instances we are the Data Controller. In the context of information about your customers, eg information that is collected on your behalf via Workflows you create in Malcolm! we are the Data Processor only. You - as the Data Controller - have the obligation to ensure you are acting lawfully in accordance with the GDPR legislation. **What does all this mean?** When you sign up to Malcolm! you agree to our [Terms of Service](https://malcolm.support/terms) and our [Privacy Policy](https://malcolm.support/privacy) which detail how we handle your data. By agreeing you give us your consent. It is important that when you collect, store, process and potentially transfer (via Integrations or Exports) data from your own customers via a Malcolm! Workflow you have your customers consent to do this. Most companies handle this via provisions in their Privacy Policy and/or Terms and Conditions around data processing which their customers agree to. **It is therefore good practice to include a check box in your Workflows that reminds customers of your Privacy Policy and their continuing agreement of it and/or confirms their consent for you to collect and process their information** **Further Questions** If you have further questions about GDPR or wish to contact our Data Protection Officer [you can contact us here](https://malcolm.support/contact). [You can find out more about GDPR here. ](https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-the-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr/)

If you'd like to hide the "last updated" date displayed on an FAQ you can do this on a per FAQ basis via the Configure / General area of the FAQ in MyMalcolm: If you want to turn off this feature for all FAQ's in the instance you can do this globally via Settings / FAQs / General Settings:

If you'd like to hide the "last updated" date displayed on an FAQ you can do this on a per FAQ basis via the Configure / General area of the FAQ in MyMalcolm: If you want to turn off this feature for all FAQ's in the instance you can do this globally via Settings / FAQs / General Settings:

Malcolm! has primarily been designed around service interactions with users (eg answering their questions and taking them through a process) but we do have users who use Malcolm! in a more "marketing" or "content" based way eg to host content and/or take their users through forms to download content or register for something. If you want to use Malcolm! in this way it's worth remembering that you have full branding control ([more info here](https://support.malcolm.support/faqs/what-can-i-change-or-customise-in-the-brand-section)) and can even rename things like FAQ's and Workflows ([more info here](https://support.malcolm.support/faqs/can-i-change-the-terminologyrename-faqs-andor-workflows)). We do mark up FAQs content using [https://schema.org/Question](https://schema.org/Question) so if your content doesn't follow a question and answer format and you allow that content to be indexed by search engines it is possible you may see unexpected results in Google. [The Examples section on our website may give you some further ideas on how you could use Malcolm! ](https://malcolm.app/examples) If you want to go even further you might want to consider [contacting us](https://malcolm.app/contact) and having a chat. We do offer enterprise packages and bespoke development on top of the [Malcolm! Platform](https://malcolm.app/platform).

Malcolm! has primarily been designed around service interactions with users (eg answering their questions and taking them through a process) but we do have users who use Malcolm! in a more "marketing" or "content" based way eg to host content and/or take their users through forms to download content or register for something. If you want to use Malcolm! in this way it's worth remembering that you have full branding control ([more info here](https://support.malcolm.support/faqs/what-can-i-change-or-customise-in-the-brand-section)) and can even rename things like FAQ's and Workflows ([more info here](https://support.malcolm.support/faqs/can-i-change-the-terminologyrename-faqs-andor-workflows)). We do mark up FAQs content using [https://schema.org/Question](https://schema.org/Question) so if your content doesn't follow a question and answer format and you allow that content to be indexed by search engines it is possible you may see unexpected results in Google. [The Examples section on our website may give you some further ideas on how you could use Malcolm! ](https://malcolm.app/examples) If you want to go even further you might want to consider [contacting us](https://malcolm.app/contact) and having a chat. We do offer enterprise packages and bespoke development on top of the [Malcolm! Platform](https://malcolm.app/platform).

Categories offer a way of organising your FAQs around similar areas. For example you may wish to group some of FAQs into a "pre sales" category and others into a "post sales" category. Or if you sell many different types of product you might want to create categories for each product and categorise your FAQs in this way. Customers may choose to browse FAQs by category as well as searching. An FAQ can exist in more than 1 category and you can also create sub categories within categories.

Categories offer a way of organising your FAQs around similar areas. For example you may wish to group some of FAQs into a "pre sales" category and others into a "post sales" category. Or if you sell many different types of product you might want to create categories for each product and categorise your FAQs in this way. Customers may choose to browse FAQs by category as well as searching. An FAQ can exist in more than 1 category and you can also create sub categories within categories.

Labels are free form text descriptions that you can attach to particular FAQs or Workflows in your Library. They can help you organise your FAQs or Workflows. For instance you could create a label called "Needs Update" and attached that label to FAQs of Workflows that you know are out of date. To create and manage your labels first go into the FAQ or Workflow section within an instance in MyMalcolm. Then select Labels on the black horizontal bar. Note that labels created within FAQ or Workflows are unique to that section. They don't span sections. If you wish to use the same labels in both sections you will need to create the label in each section. You apply created labels to FAQs or Workflows via the Library. Select the FAQs or Workflows you wish to add the label to by checking the respective check boxes and then click the label icon and clicking the label you wish to apply. Labels will only be seen by you and other members of your instance Team. They won't be seen by your customers.

Labels are free form text descriptions that you can attach to particular FAQs or Workflows in your Library. They can help you organise your FAQs or Workflows. For instance you could create a label called "Needs Update" and attached that label to FAQs of Workflows that you know are out of date. To create and manage your labels first go into the FAQ or Workflow section within an instance in MyMalcolm. Then select Labels on the black horizontal bar. Note that labels created within FAQ or Workflows are unique to that section. They don't span sections. If you wish to use the same labels in both sections you will need to create the label in each section. You apply created labels to FAQs or Workflows via the Library. Select the FAQs or Workflows you wish to add the label to by checking the respective check boxes and then click the label icon and clicking the label you wish to apply. Labels will only be seen by you and other members of your instance Team. They won't be seen by your customers.

Each instance has an owner. This is the master user who is ultimately responsible for the instance. If you are on a Team or Enterprise plan you can invite other users to the instance too. If you need to transfer ownership of the instance to another user (for instance if you are leaving a company or organisation) you can do that as long as the proposed new owner agrees. To do this go to the Settings Section of MyMalcolm, within the instance you wish to transfer ownership of. Navigate to Ownership. Remember that billing belongs to an instance so you may wish to update the billing details of an instance before you transfer it to someone else.

Each instance has an owner. This is the master user who is ultimately responsible for the instance. If you are on a Team or Enterprise plan you can invite other users to the instance too. If you need to transfer ownership of the instance to another user (for instance if you are leaving a company or organisation) you can do that as long as the proposed new owner agrees. To do this go to the Settings Section of MyMalcolm, within the instance you wish to transfer ownership of. Navigate to Ownership. Remember that billing belongs to an instance so you may wish to update the billing details of an instance before you transfer it to someone else.

Sometimes it can be useful to receive an email when a new FAQ or Workflow is published on your instance. This feature is turned off by default - to turn it on follow these steps. From the MyMalcolm control panel area, click your name at the top of the screen where it says "Logged in as" You'll then be taken to your personal preferences. If you select the "Notifications" tab on the left you'll be able to edit the notifications you receive. Remember to hit "Save" once you are done! Note that your notificatons are based on an instance. If you are a user on more than one instance you should first switch to the instance you wish to adjust notifications for. You can do this using the drop down selector at the top right of the screen. You can therefore have different notification preferences for different instances. The notificiation preferences you choose are personal to you and will not affect the notifications of other team members on an instance.

Sometimes it can be useful to receive an email when a new FAQ or Workflow is published on your instance. This feature is turned off by default - to turn it on follow these steps. From the MyMalcolm control panel area, click your name at the top of the screen where it says "Logged in as" You'll then be taken to your personal preferences. If you select the "Notifications" tab on the left you'll be able to edit the notifications you receive. Remember to hit "Save" once you are done! Note that your notificatons are based on an instance. If you are a user on more than one instance you should first switch to the instance you wish to adjust notifications for. You can do this using the drop down selector at the top right of the screen. You can therefore have different notification preferences for different instances. The notificiation preferences you choose are personal to you and will not affect the notifications of other team members on an instance.

Yes, you can password protect your Hosted Hub. You can also password protect individual FAQ's or Workflows. [Read more about password protection of content on Malcolm! here.](https://support.malcolm.support/faqs/how-does-password-protection-of-content-faqs-or-workflows-work)

Yes, you can password protect your Hosted Hub. You can also password protect individual FAQ's or Workflows. [Read more about password protection of content on Malcolm! here.](https://support.malcolm.support/faqs/how-does-password-protection-of-content-faqs-or-workflows-work)

You can change the "Related question" heading via your theme. This can useful if you are using the FAQ part of Malcolm! to publish articles or other types of content rather than just answers to questions. To update the label go to the Brand section in MyMalcolm, then Themes, then click the edit icon in the relevant theme then select "FAQs" in the left hand nav.

You can change the "Related question" heading via your theme. This can useful if you are using the FAQ part of Malcolm! to publish articles or other types of content rather than just answers to questions. To update the label go to the Brand section in MyMalcolm, then Themes, then click the edit icon in the relevant theme then select "FAQs" in the left hand nav.

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