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# Alert notifications
You can send alert notifications via email or Slack whenever an alert is generated. From these notifications, you can view alert details, remediate data exposure by removing sharing permissions, or create workflows.
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Alert notifications are turned **off** by default. To get alert notifications by email or Slack, you need to turn them **on**.
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## Email notifications
You can send email notifications to your own registered email address. This setting affects only you, not other DoControl team members.
1. In the Alerts page, click **Configure alerts.**
2. To enable email notifications, toggle **Email notifications** on.
3. To disable email notifications, toggle **Email notifications** off.
## Slack notifications
You can send Slack notifications to a specific Slack channel. This setting affects the entire organization. By default, Slack notifications are sent for all alerts.
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* **Prerequisite**: You must integrate DoControl with Slack to get alert notifications.
* All members in the selected Slack channel will receive alert notifications.
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1. In the Alerts page, click **Configure alerts.**
2. To enable Slack notifications, toggle **Slack notifications** on.
3. Select a Slack channel, or paste the webhook URL, and click **Save**.
4. To disable Slack notifications, toggle **Slack notifications** off.
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