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Why does StreamAlive ask for permission to record a Zoom meeting?

Why does StreamAlive ask for permission to record a Zoom meeting?

Updated over a month ago

StreamAlive isn’t recording your meeting. It doesn't have access to your video, your audio, or your shared screen. Whatever you present and talk about is completely private.StreamAlive does need access to the chat so it can create the visual interactions that are powered by people's comments. In this respect the chat messages are being recorded.Zoom’s policies require any tool accessing chat data to trigger a "recording" notice, even if no video or audio is being captured.


FAQs

Is StreamAlive recording my meeting?
No, it is not recording any video, audio, or screens that you might be sharing. It is accessing the chat. Zoom requires us to notify the presenter that the meeting is being recorded, even if it's only to access the chat.

Why does Zoom ask me if StreamAlive has permission to record my meeting?StreamAlive does not record your video, audio, or any screens that you might be sharing. Zoom's policies state that if a bot can access the video, audio, or chat, then it needs to have this message. Zoom doesn't differentiate between bots that access the video or audio or chat, so it's a single message for all cases. StreamAlive only needs to access the chat to run the visual interactions.

What happens if I deny permission to record the meeting?
StreamAlive does not record your video, audio, or any screens that you might be sharing. If you deny permission for the StreamAlive bot then it won't be able to read the chat messages and turn them into visual interactions.

Where do the recordings get saved?
StreamAlive does not record your video, audio, or any screens that you might be sharing. For chat messages, you can access them in the Reports section of the StreamAlive web app.

Can I delete the chat messages recorded by StreamAlive?
Depending on the plan you are on, StreamAlive automatically deletes the chat messages after a certain amount of time. If you would like us to delete the chat messages from one of your meetings before then you can email us with the session you want the messages deleted for and we'll do it.

How long do you keep the chat messages from my Zoom meeting?
Depending on the plan you are on, StreamAlive automatically deletes the chat messages after a certain amount of time. You can download the chat messages from the Reports section of the StreamAlive app before they are deleted.

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