Security, Confidentiality and Data Handling

Evidence-backed work requires more than a confidentiality promise. It requires separation, minimum access, human verification and visible client authority.

Read the AI boundary

Core operating rule

“No original customer document, confidential product file or identifiable customer information is submitted to a public or personal AI account. AI-assisted work is limited to fictional, anonymised or appropriately pseudonymised working information, following documented client instructions. All final outputs are checked by an authorised human against the original evidence before submission.”

A. Customer information

Access follows the agreed service.

Information is processed only for the documented scope and is limited to authorised personnel.

A project may require controlled access to the following types of customer information:

  • Product questionnaires
  • Technical data sheets
  • Bills of materials
  • Supplier declarations
  • Certificates and product manuals
  • Customer evidence requests
  • ERP or spreadsheet exports

The public website does not provide a general document-upload function. Evidence is requested only after qualification, confidentiality discussion and written agreement.

B. Separated environments

Original records stay separate from AI-assisted drafting.

The dividing line applies to documents, names, identifiers and commercially sensitive context—not only to personal data.

Private client environment

Authoritative and identifiable information

  • Original customer records
  • Customer and supplier names
  • Product numbers and contact details
  • Confidential specifications
  • Commercial information
  • Final approved responses

AI-assisted working environment

Minimum, controlled working information

  • Fictional demonstration information
  • Redacted questions
  • Reference-coded products
  • Extracted non-identifying facts
  • Pseudonymised evidence summaries
  • Draft structures and wording

Pseudonymised does not mean anonymous. It may still be personal or confidential information and must continue to be protected, access-controlled and handled under the agreed instructions.

C. Human review

AI output is never evidence.

Every answer must be supported by client-provided or client-authorised records. Unsupported claims are marked as gaps, conflicting evidence is escalated and the client confirms accuracy and disclosure.

D. Data minimisation

Request the smallest useful set.

Only information reasonably required for the agreed work should be requested, accessed or transferred. Irrelevant identifiers and document sections should be excluded where practicable.

E. Retention and deletion

The contract sets the instruction.

Project retention periods are agreed in the client contract. Documents are returned, retained or securely deleted according to those instructions and applicable legal requirements. No universal period is assumed.

F. Service providers

Third parties require controls.

External providers are used only where appropriate contractual, confidentiality and security controls are in place. Named subprocessors will be published only after the production technology stack is approved.

G. Designed security controls

Control intent—without pretending to hold a certification.

Our production system is designed to use the controls below. Final implementation, supplier due diligence and testing must be confirmed before a secure client portal is released.

Design controlMultifactor authentication

Administrator and authorised-user access

Design controlRole-based access

Only the permissions required for the agreed work

Design controlRestricted sharing

Named recipients and project-specific access

Design controlEncryption in transit

Protected transfer between approved systems

Design controlSecure storage

Client-approved production repositories

Design controlAudit trails

Access, version and release events where supported

Design controlBackup controls

Documented recovery appropriate to the service

Design controlIncident response

Escalation, containment and notification procedures

Design controlAccess removal

Revocation after completion or role change

Secure client portal — production implementation pending.

No visual login page is presented as a working secure system. Authentication, recovery, session control, audit logging and vulnerability testing must be complete before release.

Production release gate

Required before a website backend or client account area handles evidence.

  • HTTPS across the whole website
  • Secure session management
  • Server-side validation and input sanitisation
  • Rate limiting and anti-spam protection
  • Content Security Policy and secure HTTP headers
  • No credentials stored in website code
  • Environment variables or managed secrets
  • Encrypted database connections
  • Role-based client access
  • Multifactor authentication for administrators
  • Audit logging
  • Secure password-reset process
  • Regular dependency updates
  • Backup and recovery procedures
  • Document-access expiry
  • Account and access revocation
  • Independent vulnerability testing before launch

Start with the live request

Turn the live request into a controlled response pack.

Check fit privately, then start a non-confidential conversation about the deadline, scope and evidence condition. No files are uploaded through this website.

Check pilot fit Email a general enquiryDownload the pilot brief Do not attach confidential questionnaires or evidence until a secure sharing route is agreed.