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 uses HIPAA-aligned architecture, we are not currently HIPAA compliant as we don't have Business Associate Agreements (BAAs) with our vendors. We're actively working toward HIPAA compliance.
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
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