With private transcripts on, every transcript is encrypted with a key that exists only on your devices. Our servers store the locked text and can't read it. Neither can an AI tool you connect.
Turning it on
Settings, Private transcripts, Turn on. Do this on the phone or in the desktop app; a browser tab can't hold the key safely so the web app can't turn it on. Existing notes are locked too and the screen shows the count.
You're given a recovery code: 28 characters in seven groups of four. Write it down somewhere safe. It's the only way back in if you lose every device.
Other devices
A device without the key shows transcripts as locked. To link it:
- On the new device, choose Link this device. It shows a short code.
- On a device that already holds the key, a prompt appears with the same code. Approve it only if the codes match.
No other device around? Use the recovery code instead.
On the phone the key is protected by the phone's secure storage; on Windows by Windows itself; on a Mac by the Keychain. The web app shows locked transcripts as locked. Read them on your phone or in the desktop app.
What stays readable?
The summary, the decisions, the action items and the rest of the write-up stay readable on every device so sync, search and Ask Parley keep working. Only the transcript is locked.
Turning it off
Settings, Turn off. Transcripts are written back readable. Every locked note needs a device with the key for this to finish; if some are still locked, open the app on a device that holds the key and try again.