# Access rights Access rights are properties of files and help determine whether a user can access files in Clause9. You can define access rights for every file and folder separately, by editing the properties of a file (click in Browse Files):
## File owner The file owner has several privileges with respect to a file: * the name of the owner will be shown alongside the file (e.g., in the file preview in Browse Files, or in a search result) * the file owner automatically has use, edit and creation rights for the file, irrespective of the applicable access bundle ## Access rights Other persons than the owner can access the file if the access rights are properly set. * The access rights are determined through [access bundles](/settings/access-bundles.md). * Access bundles are attached to either the entire customer level, or to one or more specific groups within that customer. * As every user can be part of one or more groups, and every group can receive rights under one or more access bundles, every user can receive rights under one or more access bundles. * Access bundles can differentiate between *use*, *edit* and *creation* rights (the latter only relates to the right to create new items in a folder). * When an access bundle is assigned to a folder, all the items within that folder — clauses, definitions, concepts, and even sub-folders — will automatically “inherit” the access bundle of the ancestor folder. Each file/subfolder in the folder can, however, choose to *override* the ancestor’s folder access bundle with its own access bundle, which will then apply to the item (and to its “descendant” items if the item is a subfolder). --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://help.clause9.com/files/access-rights.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.