diff --git a/auto_archive.py b/auto_archive.py
index e4d2020..d06e4e9 100644
--- a/auto_archive.py
+++ b/auto_archive.py
@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@ def main():
         description='Automatically archive social media videos from a Google Sheets document')
     parser.add_argument('--sheet', action='store', dest='sheet', help='the name of the google sheets document', required=True)
     parser.add_argument('--header', action='store', dest='header', default=1, type=int, help='1-based index for the header row')
+    parser.add_argument('--private', action='store_true', help='Store content without public access permission')
+
     for k, v in GWorksheet.COLUMN_NAMES.items():
         parser.add_argument(f'--col-{k}', action='store', dest=k, default=v, help=f'the name of the column to fill with {k} (defaults={v})')
 
diff --git a/storages/s3_storage.py b/storages/s3_storage.py
index 5d8bf18..53bb151 100644
--- a/storages/s3_storage.py
+++ b/storages/s3_storage.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ class S3Config:
     key: str
     secret: str
     folder: str = ""
+    private: bool = False
 
 
 class S3Storage(Storage):
@@ -45,5 +46,9 @@ class S3Storage(Storage):
             return False
 
     def uploadf(self, file, key, **kwargs):
-        extra_args = kwargs.get("extra_args", {'ACL': 'public-read'})
+        if self.private:
+            extra_args = kwargs.get("extra_args", {})
+        else:
+            extra_args = kwargs.get("extra_args", {'ACL': 'public-read'})
+
         self.s3.upload_fileobj(file, Bucket=self.bucket, Key=self._get_path(key), ExtraArgs=extra_args)