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Risk & safety

The Vendor Evaluation Card

A DIY evidence pack on whether a tool is safe for your business data.

1

Training

Does the policy explicitly say they do not train on your data?

2

Data retention

How long do they keep your inputs, and can you delete them?

3

Security

Encryption, access controls, and where the data is hosted.

4

Reference

Can they point to real customers running it the way you would?

The rule

If the evidence is not public, assume the protection does not exist.

When to use  Before putting business data into a tool you cannot audit or negotiate with.

Read it in The AI Pilot Handbook →

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