You are receiving this notice because NIK (Netarx Identity Key) has been invited to a call, meeting or conversation you are part of. This page explains what NIK is, what it does with the audio and video it hears and sees, and how to opt out.
NIK is a deepfake detection service made by netarx. It checks whether the people on a video call, phone call, email or message are who they appear to be, and shows the result as a green, yellow or red indicator. It exists to protect the people on the call from AI-generated impersonation.
NIK does not join meetings automatically. A participant must add it to the meeting or admit it from the waiting room, the same way a human guest is admitted. Before the call, the organization that uses NIK sends participants an email letting them know NIK will be present. When NIK joins, it posts a chat message announcing itself. NIK appears as a named participant for the duration of the call.
While it is in the call, NIK analyzes the audio and video streams in real time for signs of synthetic or manipulated media. It does not create voiceprints, facial geometry templates or other biometric identifiers, and it does not identify individuals by their biometric characteristics. It is looking for evidence that a stream was generated or altered by AI, not for who you are.
NIK does not retain full meeting recordings. To measure and improve detection accuracy, netarx may retain short samples (a single frame and/or a few seconds of audio) of content that NIK flagged as potentially synthetic, scored as borderline, or that a participant reported as incorrectly flagged, along with the detection score and non-identifying technical attributes of the sample such as codec, sample rate and signal quality metrics. These samples are used solely to evaluate and train detection models. They are not used to identify individuals, are not sold, and are not shared with third parties other than service providers processing them on netarx’s behalf.
If you do not want NIK in a call, tell the meeting organizer before or during the call. The organizer can remove NIK at any time. The organization that uses NIK can also opt its account out of sample retention by emailing admin@netarx.com, in which case flagged samples are deleted as soon as the detection result is delivered.
Some jurisdictions, including Illinois, Texas and Washington, regulate the collection of biometric information. NIK does not collect biometric identifiers, but organizations located in or holding calls with participants in those jurisdictions may wish to seek their own counsel and, where their security requirements warrant, obtain written acknowledgments from employees and other participants regarding the use of NIK.
Contact admin@netarx.com. Our full Privacy Policy and Terms of Service describe these practices in more detail.
