We’re glad you want to use this service to visualize and publish data on the web. We built Tableau Public because, like you, we believe it should be easier to tell stories and communicate with data. You should feel free to use Tableau Public for data (including visualizations) about government, real estate, schools, science, government, sports, economics and thousands of other subjects.
You are responsible for the content you publish to Tableau Public. We provide Tableau Public as a free service; we are not the owners or publishers of the data on our servers. We don’t screen content before it is published and we don’t make decisions about what content can exist on Tableau Public except as described in this policy. You should be mindful of the data you choose to post because it may have consequences. For instance: If you publish libelous or defamatory statements about someone, you can be sued by that person. If you publish confidential data about your customers that they would expect you to keep private, they might seek recourse, including legal action. If you publish data about people that embarrasses them, you can expect them to get angry at you.
You should not publish confidential data, like your company’s sales plan or your personal financial information. Once it is posted you should expect that data to be no longer private. Any data published may also be used by Tableau or other third parties to train AI models.
Our core guiding principle is the freedom of speech. However, even under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, there are limits to free speech and there are risks of liability for certain kinds of speech or content. Tableau generally allows content to be posted to Tableau Public unless such content may create liability for Tableau. Accordingly, Tableau reserves the right (but assumes no obligation) to remove such content, including:
Content that otherwise violates the Acceptable Use and External-Facing Services Policy. We will follow closely our goal to support the freedom of speech within the bounds of the law.
Although we reserve the right to screen or monitor content on our systems, we generally do not do so. If you discover content that you believe should be taken down, you may file a complaint in this way:
There is a formal process to take down content.
Upon receiving a request:
As of today this policy outlines what kinds of content Tableau will remove from the Tableau Public servers. Content on the web is, by its very nature, an evolving area. Therefore Tableau may, from time to time, revise this policy. If we do, that revision will be effective no later than 30 days after being posted to the Tableau Public site. If the changes are material we might email you about them. We are committed to helping people tell stories and inform discussions with data. Making this policy clear is part of that.
We welcome your comments. Feel free to send any you may have to public@tableau.com.