Protected Sessions · Closed Sessions
Closed Session Recording and Protected Record Management
Bronko AI allows organisations to continue capturing a complete record during closed, in-camera, or restricted sessions — while automatically restricting access, preventing portal publication, and maintaining a full audit trail.
Closed sessions require a complete internal record — and strict access controls
Organisations that transition from a public meeting into a closed or in-camera session face a records challenge: they need to continue capturing a complete internal record of the restricted portion while ensuring that content never appears in the public portal, is not accessible to unauthorised users, and is clearly documented as restricted in the system.
Continuous recording with automatic restriction
Protected Session Mode allows an authorised user to mark the transition into a closed session. From that point, the system continues recording and transcribing — but the resulting content is automatically classified as restricted, excluded from the public portal, and accessible only to authorised internal users. No manual file management or separate recording system is required.
Closed session capabilities
- Continued recording — Recording continues uninterrupted through the transition into a closed session.
- Automatic classification — Content captured during the protected session is automatically classified as restricted.
- Restricted access — Only users with appropriate authorisation can access the closed session record.
- Public portal exclusion — Closed session content is automatically excluded from the public portal — it will not appear publicly unless explicitly approved.
- Audit history — A complete record of who activated the protected session, who accessed the content, and what actions were taken.
- Review and redaction — Authorised users can review the closed session transcript and apply redactions where required.
- Explicit publication approval — Closed session content can only be published if an authorised user explicitly approves it — there is no automatic publication.
- Organisation-specific policies — Protected Session Mode provides technical controls; each organisation determines applicable policies and legal obligations.
What Protected Session Mode controls — and what it does not
Protected Session Mode is a governance tool, not a legal compliance guarantee. It provides configurable technical controls for restricting access, preventing publication, and documenting the handling of closed session content. Each organisation remains responsible for determining what it must preserve, protect, disclose, or publish according to applicable laws, governance processes, and professional advice.
- Automatic content restriction on activation
- Public portal exclusion
- Role-based access to restricted content
- Audit trail for all protected content
- Explicit publication approval required
- Redaction workflow support
Frequently Asked Questions
- Can the organisation control who has access to closed session records?
- Yes. Role-based access controls restrict closed session content to authorised internal users only.
- Can closed session content ever be published?
- Yes, but only if an authorised user explicitly approves publication. There is no automatic publication of protected content.
- Does activation of Protected Session Mode create an audit record?
- Yes. The activation of Protected Session Mode, subsequent access to protected content, and all related actions are recorded in the audit trail.
- Can an organisation redact specific portions of a closed session transcript?
- Yes. Authorised users can apply redactions to specific portions of the closed session transcript.
- Protected Sessions — Full overview of Protected Session Mode and its governance controls.
- Confidential Meeting Transcription — Secure transcription for confidential and restricted meetings.
- Public Records Portal — Managing what is published to the public portal.