Recording etiquette

Professional courtesy first

Overshow makes it easy to build a personal, searchable record of work. Used well, it supports recall without surprising the people around you. The points below are guidance on professional courtesy, not legal advice. Laws and workplace rules differ by country, industry, and contract; when in doubt, ask your legal or people team and check local requirements before you rely on recording.

You are always in control of what Overshow captures. pause and exclusions exist so you can align behaviour with the room you are in.

Be transparent

Tell colleagues and collaborators that you use a recording or capture tool when it could affect them, especially in small meetings or 1:1s. Transparency reduces mistrust and gives others a chance to object or adjust what they share on screen.

Honour requests to stop

If someone asks you not to record or to stop capturing, pause Overshow for that period. The same applies if a host sets expectations for a call (for example “this part is off the record”). Your controls are there so you can comply quickly.

Sensitive conversations

Consider pausing during medical, personal, HR, legally privileged, or otherwise sensitive discussions. even when no one has objected yet. Not everything that is lawful to capture is appropriate to capture without thought.

Meetings and consent

Meeting consent practices vary: some organisations require explicit consent for audio, some for video, and some treat screen activity differently. Before recording meetings that include customers, patients, or regulated data, follow the strongest applicable rule from:

• Your employment contract or handbook
• Customer or partner agreements
• Sector regulation (health, finance, education, and so on)

When the right approach is unclear, default to disclosure and agreement, or pause.

Jurisdiction and recording laws

Recording laws vary by region. Some places require all parties to consent to audio recording; others are more permissive for personal note-taking; workplace surveillance rules may apply separately. Overshow does not interpret law for you.

Recommend checking local requirements and your organisation’s policy before you treat continuous capture as equivalent to manual notes.

Related reading

• Capture controls. pause, resume, and exclusions
• Privacy overview. what stays on your device
• Trust centre. wider trust and policy context