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# Enable Data Sharing
Learn how to share data to help Verkada improve its products
## Share camera data with Verkada
Sharing your camera footage with Verkada develops and improves the analytics features across all Verkada cameras.
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This is an opt-in feature and is disabled by default. This toggle is separate from the Enable Support Access [toggle](/command/need-help/contact-verkada-support/enable-support-access.md). Opting in allows Verkada Engineering to collect, store, view, and annotate images and video, and to create derivative works, for model training. All data is collected from our Amazon Web Services (AWS) backend and not directly from your cameras. This feature **does not** allow Verkada Support to access your camera’s images and video.
**This setting only applies to sharing camera footage with Verkada for research and development, including model training of our computer vision features. It does not include other event types or system data.**
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**In Verkada Command, go to All Products > Admin.**
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**In the left navigation, select Data Privacy.**
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**Toggle on Share camera data with Verkada.**
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**When you are prompted with the User Agreement, click I Agree to confirm.**
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## Share product data with Verkada
You can also optionally choose to share additional product data with Verkada to support the development and testing of new features. This includes device and event-specific data associated with various Verkada products, such as sensors, access events, alarms, and badge-ins.
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**In Verkada Command, go to All Products > Admin.**
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**In the left navigation, select Data Privacy.**
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**Toggle on Share product data with Verkada**
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**When you are prompted with the User Agreement, click I Agree to confirm.**
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