By default, all policy owners will be notified about changes made to their policies by other users. The policy owner can turn off these notifications at any time by clicking on their name on the left menu, go to 'Settings', turn off the toggle for 'Updates to policies assigned to me':

The policy owner will be notified in the following 4 scenarios:

1. New Assignment: If a policy is assigned to a new owner by any user other than the owner, the new owner will be notified via email about the assignment.

2. Removal: If a policy owner is removed by anyone other than the owner, the owner will be notified automatically via email about the removal.

3. Policy Update: If a policy is updated by anyone other than the owner of the policy, the owner will be notified automatically via email about the update.

4. Access Removal: If a policy owner access is removed from Drata, the application will automatically assign the policy to the first admin and notify the admin about the policy re-assignment.