diff --git a/hbd/server/templates/settings.html b/hbd/server/templates/settings.html
index 384bd9c..390da3e 100644
--- a/hbd/server/templates/settings.html
+++ b/hbd/server/templates/settings.html
@@ -572,11 +572,12 @@
               <option value="CRITICAL">CRITICAL only</option>
             </select>
           </div>
+          {% if not current_user or current_user.admin %}
           <div class="ch-form-row">
-            <label style="display:flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;cursor:pointer">
-              <input type="checkbox" id="ch-private"> Private — visible only to you
-            </label>
+            <label>Owner <span style="font-weight:normal;color:#888">(empty = global)</span></label>
+            <input type="text" id="ch-owner" placeholder="(global)" autocomplete="off">
           </div>
+          {% endif %}
           <div id="ch-modal-status" class="ch-status"></div>
           <div class="ch-modal-footer">
             <button class="btn btn-secondary" onclick="closeChannelModal()">Cancel</button>
@@ -594,8 +595,10 @@
             {% for section in sections %}
             <a href="#{{ section.id }}" onclick="closeSidebar()">{{ section.title }}</a>
             {% endfor %}
+            {% if not current_user or current_user.admin %}
             <hr style="margin: 8px 0; border: none; border-top: 1px solid #e8e8e8;">
             <a href="#" onclick="showRollbackModal(); return false;" style="color:#888;font-size:.82em">View backups / rollback</a>
+            {% endif %}
           </div>
         </nav>
 
@@ -709,12 +712,18 @@
                     <td style="font-family:monospace;font-size:.9em;white-space:nowrap">{{ h.name | e }}</td>
                     <td style="text-align:center"><input type="checkbox" class="host-watch" {% if h.watch %}checked{% endif %}></td>
                     <td style="text-align:center"><input type="checkbox" class="host-dyndns" {% if h.dyndns %}checked{% endif %}></td>
+                    {% if h.is_owner %}
                     <td><input class="field-input host-owner" value="{{ h.owner | e }}" placeholder="(none)" style="min-width:90px"></td>
                     <td>{{ mpick(all_usernames, h.managers, 'host-managers') }}</td>
                     <td>{{ mpick(all_usernames, h.monitors, 'host-monitors') }}</td>
+                    {% else %}
+                    <td><span class="val-tag">{{ h.owner | e }}</span></td>
+                    <td>{% for m in h.managers %}<span class="val-tag">{{ m | e }}</span>{% else %}<span class="val-empty">(none)</span>{% endfor %}</td>
+                    <td>{% for m in h.monitors %}<span class="val-tag">{{ m | e }}</span>{% else %}<span class="val-empty">(none)</span>{% endfor %}</td>
+                    {% endif %}
                     <td>{{ mpick(all_threshold_configs, h.threshold_configs, 'host-tc') }}</td>
                     <td>{{ mpick(all_channel_names, h.notification_channels, 'host-channels') }}</td>
-                    <td><button class="btn-danger" onclick="toggleDeleteRow(this)">✕</button></td>
+                    <td>{% if h.is_owner %}<button class="btn-danger" onclick="toggleDeleteRow(this)">✕</button>{% endif %}</td>
                   </tr>
                   {% endfor %}
                 </tbody>
@@ -748,12 +757,13 @@
                   <span class="channel-name-text">{{ ch.name | e }}</span>
                   <span class="ch-type-badge">{{ ch.type_label | e }}</span>
                   {% if ch.min_level and ch.min_level != 'WARNING' %}<span class="ch-level-badge">{{ ch.min_level | e }}+</span>{% endif %}
-                  {% if ch.private %}<span class="ch-private-badge">private</span>{% endif %}
                   {% if ch.owner %}<span class="ch-owner-badge">{{ ch.owner | e }}</span>{% endif %}
+                  {% if ch.editable %}
                   <span class="channel-header-actions">
                     <button class="btn btn-secondary" style="font-size:.78em;padding:2px 8px" onclick="openChannelModal('{{ ch.name | e }}')">Edit</button>
                     <button class="btn-danger" onclick="deleteChannel('{{ ch.name | e }}')">✕</button>
                   </span>
+                  {% endif %}
                 </div>
                 <div class="channel-fields">
                   {% for f in ch.fields %}
@@ -790,13 +800,20 @@
             {% endfor %}
             <div id="thresh-cfgs-{{ section.id }}" style="padding:8px 20px 0">
               {% for tc in section.threshold_configs %}
-              <div class="thresh-cfg-card" data-config-name="{{ tc.name | e }}">
+              <div class="thresh-cfg-card" data-config-name="{{ tc.name | e }}"{% if not tc.editable %} data-readonly="true"{% endif %}>
                 <div class="thresh-cfg-header">
                   <span class="thresh-cfg-name-label">{{ tc.name | e }}</span>
-                  {% if tc.name != 'default' %}
+                  {% if (not current_user or current_user.admin) and tc.name != 'default' %}
+                  <input type="text" class="field-input thresh-owner" value="{{ tc.owner or '' }}"
+                         placeholder="(global)" title="Owner — empty = global" style="max-width:140px;margin-left:10px">
+                  {% elif tc.owner %}
+                  <span class="ch-owner-badge" style="margin-left:10px">{{ tc.owner | e }}</span>
+                  {% endif %}
+                  {% if tc.editable and tc.name != 'default' %}
                   <button class="btn-danger" style="margin-left:auto" onclick="deleteThresholdConfigCard(this)">✕ Delete</button>
                   {% endif %}
                 </div>
+                <fieldset {% if not tc.editable %}disabled{% endif %} style="border:none;margin:0;padding:0;min-width:0">
                 <div style="overflow-x:auto">
                   <table class="crud-table thresh-metric-table">
                     <thead><tr>
@@ -845,6 +862,7 @@
                   <button class="btn btn-secondary" style="font-size:.8em;padding:3px 10px"
                           onclick="addThresholdMetricRow(this.closest('.thresh-cfg-card').querySelector('tbody'))">+ Add metric</button>
                 </div>
+                </fieldset>
               </div>
               {% endfor %}
             </div>
@@ -928,6 +946,7 @@
       const _allChannels = {{ all_channel_names | tojson }};
       const _allUsers = {{ all_usernames | tojson }};
       const _allThresholdConfigs = {{ all_threshold_configs | tojson }};
+      const _isAdmin = {{ 'true' if (not current_user or current_user.admin) else 'false' }};
 
       // ---- Channel CRUD ----
       let _channelSchemas = {};
@@ -981,7 +1000,8 @@
         document.getElementById('ch-type').value = '';
         document.getElementById('ch-type-fields').innerHTML = '';
         document.getElementById('ch-min-level').value = 'WARNING';
-        document.getElementById('ch-private').checked = false;
+        const ownerInp = document.getElementById('ch-owner');
+        if (ownerInp) ownerInp.value = '';
 
         if (name) {
           // Load existing channel data via API
@@ -993,7 +1013,7 @@
               document.getElementById('ch-type').value = ch.type;
               onChTypeChange();
               document.getElementById('ch-min-level').value = ch.min_level || 'WARNING';
-              document.getElementById('ch-private').checked = ch.private || false;
+              if (ownerInp) ownerInp.value = ch.owner || '';
               (ch.fields || []).forEach(f => {
                 const inp = document.getElementById('chf-' + f.key);
                 if (inp) inp.value = f.value || '';
@@ -1012,14 +1032,15 @@
         const name = document.getElementById('ch-name').value.trim();
         const type = document.getElementById('ch-type').value;
         const minLevel = document.getElementById('ch-min-level').value;
-        const isPrivate = document.getElementById('ch-private').checked;
         const statusEl = document.getElementById('ch-modal-status');
         statusEl.textContent = '';
 
         if (!name) { statusEl.textContent = 'Channel name is required.'; statusEl.style.color = '#c62828'; return; }
         if (!type) { statusEl.textContent = 'Please select a type.'; statusEl.style.color = '#c62828'; return; }
 
-        const body = { name, type, min_level: minLevel, private: isPrivate };
+        const body = { name, type, min_level: minLevel };
+        const ownerInp = document.getElementById('ch-owner');
+        if (ownerInp) body.owner = ownerInp.value.trim();
         if (_channelSchemas[type]) {
           (_channelSchemas[type].fields || []).forEach(sf => {
             const inp = document.getElementById('chf-' + sf.key);
@@ -1177,8 +1198,11 @@
             watch: row.querySelector('.host-watch').checked,
             dyndns: row.querySelector('.host-dyndns').checked,
           };
-          const owner = row.querySelector('.host-owner').value.trim();
-          if (owner) entry.owner = owner;
+          const ownerInput = row.querySelector('.host-owner');
+          if (ownerInput) {
+            const owner = ownerInput.value.trim();
+            if (owner) entry.owner = owner;
+          }
           const managers = [...(row.querySelector('.host-managers')?.selectedOptions || [])].map(o => o.value);
           if (managers.length) entry.managers = managers;
           const monitors = [...(row.querySelector('.host-monitors')?.selectedOptions || [])].map(o => o.value);
@@ -1618,6 +1642,7 @@
         card.innerHTML = `
           <div class="thresh-cfg-header">
             <input type="text" class="field-input new-config-name" placeholder="Config name (e.g. servers)" style="max-width:220px">
+            ${_isAdmin ? '<input type="text" class="field-input thresh-owner" placeholder="(global)" title="Owner — empty = global" style="max-width:140px;margin-left:10px">' : ''}
             <button class="btn-danger" style="margin-left:auto" onclick="this.closest('.thresh-cfg-card').remove()">✕ Delete</button>
           </div>
           <div style="overflow-x:auto">