Roles and Permissions
Understanding team owner and member roles in Sparlo.
Team accounts have two roles: Owner and Member. Here's what each can do.
Team Owner
The person who created the team is the owner. Owners have full control:
What Owners Can Do
- Create reports — Run analyses that use team quota
- View all team reports — Access any report created by team members
- Chat with reports — Ask follow-up questions on any team report
- Share and export — Share links and export PDFs for any team report
- Invite members — Add new people to the team
- Remove members — Remove people from the team
- Manage billing — Update payment methods, change plans
- Delete team — Remove the entire team account
Team Members
People invited to the team are members with access to team research:
What Members Can Do
- Create reports — Run analyses using team quota
- View all team reports — Access reports created by anyone on the team
- Chat with reports — Ask follow-up questions on any team report
- Share and export — Generate share links and export PDFs
- Leave team — Remove themselves from the team
What Members Cannot Do
- Invite others — Only owners can invite new members
- Remove others — Only owners can remove team members
- Access billing — Billing is owner-only
- Delete team — Only owners can delete the team
Permission Summary
| Action | Owner | Member |
|---|---|---|
| Create reports | Yes | Yes |
| View team reports | Yes | Yes |
| Chat with reports | Yes | Yes |
| Share reports | Yes | Yes |
| Export PDFs | Yes | Yes |
| Invite members | Yes | No |
| Remove members | Yes | No |
| Manage billing | Yes | No |
| Delete team | Yes | No |
Transferring Ownership
Currently, team ownership cannot be transferred. If you need to change the team owner:
- The new owner should create a new team
- Re-invite all members
- The original owner can delete the old team
Contact help@sparlo.ai if you need assistance with special circumstances.
Removing Yourself
If you're a team member and want to leave:
- Go to your Account Settings
- Find the team you want to leave
- Click Leave Team
Note: Team owners cannot leave their team — they must delete it or transfer ownership.
What's Next
- Pricing and Plans - Team member limits by plan
- Creating a Team - Set up a new team