Recording consent

One-party vs. all-party consent

In the United States, call-recording law is set state by state. In one-party consent states, a conversation may be recorded as long as one participant (which can be you) consents. In all-party consent states, every participant must consent before the recording starts. When participants are in different states, the safest practice is to follow the strictest applicable rule.

States commonly cited as requiring all-party consent include:

• California
• Connecticut
• Delaware
• Florida
• Illinois
• Maryland
• Massachusetts
• Michigan
• Montana
• Nevada
• New Hampshire
• Oregon
• Pennsylvania
• Washington

Laws change and several states have nuances (for example, Michigan and Nevada are interpreted differently by different courts). This page is general information, not legal advice — consult a lawyer for your specific situation.

What CLARIX does to help

• The meeting bot joins calls as a clearly labeled participant named “CLARIX (Recording)” and posts a chat message announcing that the meeting is being recorded and transcribed.
• In-browser recording requires you to confirm you have permission — including participant consent where required — before the record button activates.
• Recordings are never made silently or without a visible indicator.

Your responsibility

CLARIX provides the notification tools, but you are responsible for obtaining any legally required consent from meeting participants before recording. Our recommendation, regardless of which state you are in: announce the recording verbally at the start of every meeting (“Heads up — I’m recording this with CLARIX so we get a good summary. Everyone okay with that?”). It takes five seconds, satisfies the strictest standard, and is simply good manners.