# Private model control

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**Category:** Beginners\
**Created:** [August 2, 2023, 10:09pm UTC](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Ft%2Fprivate-model-control%2F49213 "2023-08-02T22:09:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![noringname](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/43a26b/32.png) [@noringname](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Fu%2Fnoringname)%5C
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Hi,  
I’m new to HF, I’m wondering:

- I want to make my model architecture and data processing private
- I want people able to train my model without accessing the above details

Can HF do these easily?

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Roboserg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/hellohellohello/user_avatar/discuss.huggingface.co/roboserg/32/18313_2.png) [@Roboserg](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Fu%2FRoboserg)%5C
**Post date:** [August 7, 2023, 4:25pm UTC](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Ft%2Fprivate-model-control%2F49213%2F2 "2023-08-07T16:25:17Z")

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1. Yes, you can set your repo to private [Repository Settings](https://huggingface.co/docs/hub/repositories-settings#private-repositories)
2. How do you want to let people train your model without giving access to the weights?

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**Author:** ![noringname](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/43a26b/32.png) [@noringname](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Fu%2Fnoringname)%5C
**Post date:** [August 7, 2023, 7:21pm UTC](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Ft%2Fprivate-model-control%2F49213%2F3 "2023-08-07T19:21:58Z")

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We are developing a model for our customer, but they have strict data privacy rules, so we are trying to find a tool that can let people train your model without reverse engineering.