Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing the way companies work. Public language models help write emails, analyze documents, and create reports. But have you ever wondered what happens to the data that you enter into the chat window?
The answer may be alarming, especially in the context of Polish law and GDPR regulations.
Where does the data from the public AI cloud go?
When you use free versions of popular AI assistants or the standard API of global operators, your data:
- 🌐 Ends up on external servers – most often outside the jurisdiction of the European Union (outside the EOG).
- 🧠 May be used to train models – unless you manually disable this option.
- 👁️ Are processed by third parties – in accordance with the cloud provider's privacy policy.
- 🛡️ Go through monitoring systems – to detect abuse.
⭐ Example from life: A law firm pasted a fragment of a contract with a client into a public AI chat, asking to check the entries. The contract contained an NDA clause and personal data of the parties. This information left the borders of the EU and ended up on foreign servers – without the client's consent and without a data processing agreement.
What does GDPR say?
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) imposes clear obligations on companies:
1. Legal basis for processing
Any use of personal data requires a legal basis. If you paste customer data into an external AI tool, you must have the appropriate consent or another basis from Article 6 of GDPR.
2. Data processing agreement (DPA)
If you transfer personal data to an external party, you must sign a processing agreement in accordance with Article 28 of GDPR. Without this document, processing is legally risky.
3. Transfer of data outside the EU
Transferring data to third countries (e.g., the USA) requires additional safeguards and is often an area of particular risk for data controllers.
❌ Most common company mistakes
- Pasting customer data without consent: First names, last names, email addresses are protected data.
- Analysis of personnel documents: Candidate CVs or employment contracts should not go to public tools.
- Processing trade secrets: Business strategies and financial data can leak into the model's knowledge base.
- Lack of AI usage policy in the company: Lack of procedures specifying what can and cannot be pasted into the chat.
✨ Safe alternative: private AI hosting
Does this mean companies have to give up AI? Absolutely not.
The solution is to use private AI instances (e.g., the model ⭐ aikeep.io), which:
✅ Operate on servers in the EU – data does not leave the EU. ✅ Do not train models on your data – you have full control over the information. ✅ Are GDPR compliant – you operate within a trusted infrastructure. ✅ Offer the highest quality – models like Mistral Small 3.2 match commercial solutions.
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