Transparency
How Granola lets people know when notes are being taken
Granola runs locally on your device to transcribe meetings. We offer multiple ways to make it easier to keep people informed without interrupting the flow of the meeting.
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Making transparency easier
We encourage users to give a clear verbal heads-up at the start of every meeting. We’ve also built tools that make transparency easier and more consistent for companies deploying Granola at scale.
Granola sends a message in the chat so everyone knows it's transcribing
- Automatic, so you don't have to think twice about it
- Keeps participants informed without interrupting the conversation
Show a watermark on your video so everyone in the meeting can see that Granola is active
- Stays on throughout the call, so even late joiners are aware
- Shows when you're transcribing and turns off when you're not
Transparency features are available across Zoom, Google Meet, and Teams
For individuals
Available on all plansAny user can turn on these features so they automatically show whenever Granola is on.
For businesses
Enterprise planAdmins can choose which transparency features to use across their workspace and enforce them from central controls.
Security and Compliance for IT & Legal
Zero audio retention
Your meeting audio is never stored, on our servers or anyone else's. Once the note is generated, the source recording is gone.
Configurable retention windows
Set how long transcripts are kept to match your organization's data-retention policies.
Admin controls
Admins can turn on transparency features so the same protocol applies across the workspace.
No LLM provider model training
Our agreements with sub-processors prohibit them from using your data for model training.
“AI transcription tools can be game-changing — but they also introduce serious security and privacy concerns. Granola enables us to capitalise on this technology without budging on our compliance commitments.”
Kelly Bray
SVP, Post Sales, Vanta
Learn more about how Granola keeps your data safe
To learn about how Granola’s security and privacy works, visit our Security page. Or talk to our team for security reviews, procurement questions, or help thinking through rollout for your organisation.