Buyer template · Policy checklist · Updated 2026-09-14
Meeting Notes AI Policy Checklist
A policy checklist for rolling out AI meeting notes and transcription without recording the wrong meetings or exposing sensitive context.
When to use it: Use this before turning on AI meeting notes or transcription for a team, not after.
Consent and recording rules
- Confirm recording/transcription consent rules for your region and customer contracts.
- Decide which meeting types are approved (internal standups) versus never approved (legal, HR, performance, customer contract negotiations).
- Require a visible recording indicator and a way for any participant to opt out.
Data handling
- Confirm where transcripts and recordings are stored and who can access them.
- Set a retention window and a deletion process for transcripts.
- Before broader rollout, test the lifecycle on one low-sensitivity pilot transcript: let the retention rule run or delete it on purpose, then verify the transcript, recording, and any connected or exported copy are handled the way the policy says they should be.
- Decide whether transcripts can be shared outside the original meeting attendees.
Rollout
- Pilot with one internal, low-sensitivity meeting type first.
- Write a one-page policy: what is approved, what is not, and who to ask.
- Define the trigger that pauses the rollout, such as a consent failure, a sensitive meeting being captured, or access and retention settings not matching policy; name who can stop the tool.
- Before restarting after a pause, record what failed, confirm the control is fixed, and require approval from the policy owner.
- Review the policy after the first month and after any vendor or plan change. Record the review outcome and any changed approved meeting types, consent rules, retention window, sharing scope, or sensitive-meeting exclusions, plus who approved the new policy boundary.
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