A statement or comment that the speaker does not wish recorded or made publicly known. At meetings, such remarks are not included in the minutes and may not be expressed if the proceedings are tape-re [..]

Information that must not be disclosed.

(1) Information given to a journalist as background on condition that it will not be used in a story. (2) Information given to a journalist for use in a story on condition that the source will not be [..]

Information that must not be disclosed.

something a source does not want repeated in a news story

Information that must not be disclosed.

A conversation that is unattributable

this is what people say when they want the information they tell you to be unmentioned. This means that they don't want their names or quotes to be said to anyone or printed in your story.

Off the record refers to a conversation not being transcribed as part of the record of the proceedings. It may refer to a sidebar in court where the attorneys approach the bench to confer with the jud [..]

Usually means, "Don't quote me." Some sources and reporters, however, use it to mean, "Don't print this." Phrases with similar, and equally ambiguous, meanings are "not for attribution" and "for background only."

an action taken without the knowledge or approval of the Family.

Not for publication. Unofficial