Recording consent form generator
Answer a few questions and get a plain-language consent form for an interview, a podcast or a research session, ready to copy or save. Nothing you type leaves this page.
Consent to be recorded Project: [name of the project, programme or study] Recorded by: [your name or organisation] What this is for [why you are recording, in one or two sentences] What is recorded The conversation is recorded: your voice and your picture. A written transcript is made from the recording. Where it is kept and for how long The recording is stored [where: for example, on our own server in Germany] and kept [how long: for example, for 12 months, then deleted]. It can be seen and heard by [who: for example, the two researchers on this project]. How it is used The recording will not be published. You may be named when the recording or quotes from it are used. Your choices Taking part is voluntary. You can stop the recording at any time, skip any question, and ask for all or part of your recording to be deleted afterwards, without giving a reason. To do that, or to ask anything about this recording, contact [name and email address]. Agreement I have read and understood the above, and I agree to be recorded. Name: ______________________________ Date: ______________________________ Signature: ______________________________
A starting point in plain language, not legal advice. Research with an ethics board, work with children, health data and publishing each bring rules of their own: check what applies to you.
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Common questions
It depends on where you and the other person are, and on what you do with the recording. Many places require everyone's agreement before a conversation is recorded, and publishing or research usually needs it in a form you can show later. A short written form that says what is recorded, why, where it is kept and how to withdraw covers the questions people actually have.
Who is recording and why; what is captured (voice, picture, screen); where the recording is stored, for how long and who can access it; whether it will be published and whether the person is named; and that they can stop, skip questions or ask for deletion, with someone to contact. This form covers each of those.
No. It is a clear starting point. Research reviewed by an ethics board, recordings of children, health information and broadcasting each have requirements of their own, and those differ by country. Have the final text checked where that matters.
No. The form is put together on this page, in your browser. Nothing you type is sent to Tapry or anyone else.
In Tapry, each studio has its own consent text. Every guest reads and accepts it before they can join, and each recording comes with a consent record: who was recorded, when each person agreed, and the exact text they agreed to.