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# User account
# User account **(FREE)**
Each GitLab account has a user profile, which contains information about you and your GitLab activity.
Each GitLab account has a user profile, which contains information about you and your GitLab activity.
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## Show private contributions on your user profile page
## Show private contributions on your user profile page
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/issues/14078) in GitLab 11.3.
In the user contribution calendar graph and recent activity list, you can see your [contribution actions](../../api/events.md#action-types) to private projects.
In the user contribution calendar graph and recent activity list, you can see your [contribution actions](../../api/events.md#action-types) to private projects.
To show private contributions:
To show private contributions:
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## Set your current status
## Set your current status
> - Introduced in GitLab 11.2.
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/56649) in GitLab 13.10, users can schedule the clearing of their status.
> - [Improved](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/56649) in GitLab 13.10.
You can provide a custom status message for your user profile along with an emoji that describes it.
You can provide a custom status message for your user profile along with an emoji that describes it.
This may be helpful when you are out of office or otherwise not available.
This may be helpful when you are out of office or otherwise not available.
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## Change the email displayed on your commits
## Change the email displayed on your commits
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/merge_requests/21598) in GitLab 11.4.
A commit email is an email address displayed in every Git-related action carried out through the GitLab interface.
A commit email is an email address displayed in every Git-related action carried out through the GitLab interface.
Any of your own verified email addresses can be used as the commit email.
Any of your own verified email addresses can be used as the commit email.
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### Use an automatically-generated private commit email
### Use an automatically-generated private commit email
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/merge_requests/22560) in GitLab 11.5.
GitLab provides an automatically-generated private commit email address,
GitLab provides an automatically-generated private commit email address,
