Different professional environments have unique privacy and security requirements. This guide helps you understand how to use Hedy appropriately in your specific context.
General Professional Guidelines
Before using Hedy in any professional context:
Understand your industry's privacy requirements
Obtain appropriate consent for recording
Configure privacy settings appropriately
Review sharing and retention policies
Healthcare Settings
While Hedy's architecture aligns with HIPAA requirements, HIPAA certification and Business Associate Agreements are expected in Q1 2026. Until then, we recommend:
Using Hedy primarily for note-taking and basic analysis
Enabling local-only storage for sensitive patient information
Reviewing your organization's compliance requirements
For current compliance status, visit our Trust Center at trust.hedy.ai.
Best Practices for Healthcare:
Select local storage only for patient information
Manually review all AI-generated content
Disable automatic cloud sync
Disable automatic email recaps
Regularly delete unnecessary data
Future Plans:
Full HIPAA compliance
Healthcare-specific features
Custom compliance settings
Medical terminology optimization
Journalism
Best Practices:
Select local-only storage for sensitive sources
Regularly review and clean stored data
Disable automatic recap emails
Legal Professionals
Recommended Settings:
Select local-only storage for confidential conversations
Use matter-specific session contexts
Enforce appropriate retention periods by regularly deleting past sessions
Regulated Industries & Enterprise
Organizations with formal compliance requirements can access comprehensive documentation through our Trust Center:
GDPR: Full compliance documentation available now (DPA, SCCs, TIA, TOMs)
SOC 2 Type II: Certification expected Q1 2026
HIPAA: Certification expected Q1 2026
Access the Trust Center at trust.hedy.ai or through App Settings in the Hedy app.
Consent and Recording
Recording Consent Requirements:
Understand local recording laws
Obtain and document consent
Display recording notifications
Maintain consent records
Respect withdrawal of consent
Getting Help
For specific guidance about using Hedy in your professional context:
Contact our support team
Review our compliance documentation
Access training resources
Join our professional Slack community