Research Consent Guidance

Last updated: June 25, 2026

This is not legal advice. Adapt it to your study and your jurisdiction.

Data flow disclosure

Your audio passes through third-party providers — reslie holds none of it — so disclose that to participants, as you would for any recording tool. Add the following to your consent form:

This session uses an AI research assistant. Your audio is transcribed by Deepgram and processed by Google Gemini for AI suggestions, under the researcher's own accounts. Both providers are US-based and may briefly retain data per their policies, so your data may leave the EU under standard safeguards.

Deepgram Policy Google Gemini Policy

Data retention

If you choose to export transcripts of the session, delete them per your data retention policy when the study ends.