Off the record

If someone says something off the record, they do not want it to be publicly reported.

Some Excerpts:

She made it clear that her comments were strictly off the record.

He spoke to the reporter off the record.

He can’t officially help you with the calculations but can only give off the record opinions.

Excerpts from soaps, novels and films:

24

The following excerpt is taken from a popular TV show “24” to show the usage of the phrase “off the record”.
Kiefer Sutherland(Jack Bauer) used the phrase “off the record”, as shown in the following picture.