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# What kind of Access/Permissions do I get with my Snowflake Account?

## Snowflake Account Access

Your Snowflake account is a **reader account** meaning you **can only access and query data** we provide you

**You are restricted from:**

* Creating new data
* Editing existing data
* Deleting existing data
* Add new data

Additionally, you cannot execute the following commands in a reader account:

```
INSERT

UPDATE

DELETE

MERGE

COPY INTO <table>

CREATE MASKING POLICY

CREATE PIPE

CREATE ROW ACCESS POLICY

CREATE SHARE

CREATE STAGE

SHOW PROCEDURES
```

<Info>
  If you need to modify, edit, or load data we recommend setting up a direct share to your own personal Snowflake Account.

  To share data from the Elation Snowflake account to your own Snowflake account we recommend using Direct Share [How To Setup Direct Share](/articles/hdb/how-to-setup-direct-share)

  Please inform your Customer Success Manager to inquire about setting up a direct share and provide the following information from your own personal Snowflake account

  Account: Edition: Cloud: Region: Locator/Organization:
</Info>

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## User Role Permissions

You user role has **USERADMIN** permissions

This role is dedicated to user and role management only.

It has permissions to **CREATE USER** and **CREATE ROLE** security privileges.

This role can also manage users and roles that it owns. Only the role with the OWNERSHIP privilege on an object (i.e. user or role), or a higher role, can modify the object properties.

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*If you have any questions about this topic please reach out to [Elation Support Portal](/articles/support-portal-introduction) with the subject line HDB - \<your\_question>*