Last updated: 13 November 2026

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AI chat transcript retention recordwhen AI chats have touched a client matter

TimeBinder adds a layer of protection against AI and human fraud and disputes. Add each AI tool or account used on a matter, what went in, the history setting and whether you kept an export. You get a record, warnings and a file to keep.

Everything you type stays on this page. This page cannot say whether any chat is privileged, confidential or can be demanded by a court or an authority. It cannot see your chats. It writes down what you tell it. It is guidance, not legal advice.

Build your retention record

Add each AI chat account used on the matter and say what went in and what you kept. Nothing you type is sent to TimeBinder.

Everything you type stays on this page. Nothing is sent anywhere or tied to your name.

Record which AI chat accounts touched a matter, what went in and whether a copy was kept

Add each AI tool or account used on a matter, the kind of account, what client information went in, the history setting and whether you saved an export. You get a record, warnings for gaps and a file to keep. It cannot say whether any chat is privileged or can be demanded.

What should I record when AI chats have been used on a client matter? The short answer

For each AI tool or account, record whose account it was (firm, personal or the client’s), what kind of client information went in, the dates, the history or retention setting, and whether you saved an export. Save the export with the matter file, not only inside the tool, because history settings can delete chats and accounts can close.

Then check your professional rules on confidentiality and on telling clients, and any preservation duty that applies to the matter. Whether a chat is privileged or can be demanded depends on the facts and the place, and courts in the US and elsewhere are still working this out. This page does not answer that question.

Why this came up in November 2026

Lawyers and their clients are asking what happens to AI chats when a dispute starts. Counts below were read on 13 November 2026 (Australia/Brisbane) unless the text says another date. Rebecca Zung’s “Why Nobody Is Talking About What AI Just Did to Attorney Client Privilege” showed 3,393 views after upload on 10 November 2026. Output Tokens’ “Don’t Tell ChatGPT About Your Legal Problem Until You See This” showed 532 views after upload on 7 November, and FOX 2 St. Louis ran “Legal Lens: What You Should Know About AI Chatbot Privacy” on 12 November. We have not checked what any of these videos say.

On X, a search for posts about ChatGPT, Claude or AI chats with privilege, preservation or discovery found 699 English posts in the 7 days to 13 November 2026. These are signals of interest, and we rate demand as moderate. They are not a count of people who want this tool.

Before client files go into an AI tool at all, see the client file AI tool checklist.

What this tool does and does not do

The honest job of this page is to make you write down where client information went while you still can. See also the glossary entries for existed no later than and SHA-256.

Limits of the AI chat transcript retention record
Part	What it does	What it does not do
Retention record	Writes a table of AI chat accounts on a matter with the account type, what went in, the dates, the history setting and what was kept.	See your chats or check any setting.
Warnings	Flags personal or unknown accounts with client material, unknown or auto-delete history settings, no saved copy, missing dates and clients not told.	Say whether any chat is privileged or can be demanded.
Files	Gives you the record as text and as a spreadsheet file.	Send anything anywhere.
A TimeBind of a file you already hold	Records that an exact file existed no later than a recorded time and still matches, using a SHA-256 fingerprint made in your browser. The file stays on your device.	Show that a chat is complete, privileged or was never changed before you exported it.

If you may need to show your files later

For a matter where AI chats were used:

Export the chats you need to keep and save them with the matter file, with this record.
Make a TimeBind of each exact file you already hold. The fingerprint is made in your browser and the file stays on your device. You can later download a Proof of Time Certificate.
Keep the record up to date when a new account or tool is used.

A TimeBind shows each exact export existed no later than the recorded time and still matches. It does not show that a chat is complete or privileged.

Make a TimeBind: first one free →

What a TimeBind shows, and what it does not. It shows that an exact file existed no later than a recorded time and that a copy shown later still matches its fingerprint. It does not show who made the file, who owns it, that its contents are true, or whether AI was used to make or edit it. This is general information, not legal advice.

AI chat transcript retention record: FAQ

Does this tell me whether my AI chats are privileged?

No. That depends on the facts and the place, and courts are still deciding these questions. This page records what was used and what was kept.

Why does it matter whose account was used?

A personal or unknown account may keep chats under settings you do not control, and you may not be able to export them later. The tool flags these.

Should I keep a copy of every AI chat?

Not always. Keeping and deleting both have consequences. Check your firm’s policy and any preservation duty for the matter before you delete anything.

What about a chat the client sends me?

The tool lets you record client-supplied chats and warns if no copy was kept. Treat them like any other document the client gives you.

Does this work in the US and the EU?

The record works anywhere. The rules on confidentiality, privilege and data protection differ between US states and EU countries. Check the rules that apply to you.

Is anything I type or tick sent to TimeBinder?

No. This page runs in your browser. What you type stays on the page.

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Your file’s fingerprint, anchored to a global network secured by real electricity and cryptography.

Editing a file—including with AI—changes its fingerprint, not its existing network record.

How this works

Your file’s SHA-256 fingerprint, a short code worked out from its exact contents, is made in your browser, and the file itself stays on your device. A cryptographic commitment to that fingerprint, which may be combined with others, is then anchored in a block on the Bitcoin blockchain. Bitcoin is secured by proof of work: computers around the world spend real electricity to add each block, and changing an earlier block would mean redoing that work faster than the rest of the network. Until that block is confirmed, your proof is pending. Once the Bitcoin anchoring is confirmed, you can verify the proof against that recorded commitment. The confirmed record can then be checked; Pooled TimeBinds are checked through TimeBinder, while ASAP TimeBinds can also be checked independently. If you check the file later and its fingerprint still matches, that shows the file existed no later than the recorded time. The record doesn’t show who made the file, whether AI was used, or that its contents are true.

Your filestays on your device
FingerprintSHA-256
Network timestampon Bitcoin

Date the exact files you already hold

Add a layer of protection against AI and human fraud and disputes: a dated, checkable record of the chat exports and notes you hold.

Open the app and sign in with email or Google.
Add your files. They stay on your computer.
Seal them and download your Proof of Time certificates.

Open TimeBinder →