Try this
- Name which settings are unavailable and what remains comfortable, such as a walk, brief text or a later conversation.
- Keep sensitive subjects out of shared-device or public-space exchanges when the person does not want them there.
A worked example
“I do not have a private room this week. I can coordinate plans by text, but I want to save personal conversations for another setting.”
An invented example to adapt, not a real exchange or a script you have to follow.
Before you leave it here
Do not press for a workaround that defeats the stated privacy boundary. Some conversations can wait until there is a suitable place.