diff --git a/lib/api/controllers/public/users/getPublicUser.ts b/lib/api/controllers/public/users/getPublicUser.ts
index 8e17887..e5f1138 100644
--- a/lib/api/controllers/public/users/getPublicUser.ts
+++ b/lib/api/controllers/public/users/getPublicUser.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,23 @@ export default async function getPublicUser(
     (usernames) => usernames.username
   );
 
-  if (user?.isPrivate) {
+  const isInAPublicCollection = await prisma.collection.findFirst({
+    where: {
+      ["OR"]: [
+        { ownerId: user.id },
+        {
+          members: {
+            some: {
+              userId: user.id,
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+      isPublic: true,
+    },
+  });
+
+  if (user?.isPrivate && !isInAPublicCollection) {
     if (requestingId) {
       const requestingUser = await prisma.user.findUnique({
         where: { id: requestingId },
diff --git a/pages/api/v1/avatar/[id].ts b/pages/api/v1/avatar/[id].ts
index d44d033..8c591ff 100644
--- a/pages/api/v1/avatar/[id].ts
+++ b/pages/api/v1/avatar/[id].ts
@@ -25,7 +25,30 @@ export default async function Index(req: NextApiRequest, res: NextApiResponse) {
       },
     });
 
-    if (targetUser?.isPrivate) {
+    if (!targetUser) {
+      return res
+        .setHeader("Content-Type", "text/plain")
+        .status(400)
+        .send("File inaccessible.");
+    }
+
+    const isInAPublicCollection = await prisma.collection.findFirst({
+      where: {
+        ["OR"]: [
+          { ownerId: targetUser.id },
+          {
+            members: {
+              some: {
+                userId: targetUser.id,
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        ],
+        isPublic: true,
+      },
+    });
+
+    if (targetUser?.isPrivate && !isInAPublicCollection) {
       if (!userId) {
         return res
           .setHeader("Content-Type", "text/plain")
diff --git a/pages/public/collections/[id].tsx b/pages/public/collections/[id].tsx
index eea44bc..d6b3531 100644
--- a/pages/public/collections/[id].tsx
+++ b/pages/public/collections/[id].tsx
@@ -185,8 +185,11 @@ export default function PublicCollections() {
               ) : null}
 
               <p className="ml-2 mt-1 text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-300">
-                By {collectionOwner.name} and {collection.members.length}{" "}
-                others.
+                By {collectionOwner.name}
+                {collection.members.length > 0
+                  ? ` and ${collection.members.length} others`
+                  : undefined}
+                .
               </p>
             </div>
           </div>
diff --git a/pages/settings/account.tsx b/pages/settings/account.tsx
index 95d98af..5998f94 100644
--- a/pages/settings/account.tsx
+++ b/pages/settings/account.tsx
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ export default function Account() {
           />
 
           <p className="text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-300 text-sm">
-            This will limit who can find and add you to other Collections.
+            This will limit who can find and add you to new Collections.
           </p>
 
           {user.isPrivate && (