Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Personal and business: using separate organisations
The short answer
There aren't different "types" of organisation in GitLaw. There's one kind of thing - an organisation - and you can have as many as you need. Most people keep one for their personal life and one for their business. Run more than one business? Keep an organisation for each. Your files, contacts, and context stay apart.
Separate organisations, not tags
You separate things by putting them in different organisations, not by tagging files. You don't mark each document "personal" or "work" - you put it in the right organisation, and everything inside stays together.
| An organisation for personal life | An organisation for a business | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Your own matters | A company's work |
| Typical files | Tenancy, will, family paperwork | Client and supplier contracts |
| Who you invite | Family, your own lawyer | Colleagues, your accountant |
An example
A freelance designer might keep three organisations: one for their studio, one for a side business, one for personal paperwork. Each has its own files, contacts, and memory - nothing in one is visible from another. Invite a collaborator into the studio, and they see only the studio.
Switching between them
A few things follow you personally - your profile, language, theme, notification preferences and chat style - so switching organisations is quick. Everything else, including contacts, memory and billing, stays with each organisation.
This is why privacy holds: inviting a colleague into your business organisation never exposes anything in your personal one. People only see the organisation they've been invited to.