Mass AI adoption in business raises a fundamental question: where does your data go? When an employee pastes a confidential document into ChatGPT, who has access? Where is it stored? Is it used to train the model? In Europe, GDPR imposes strict rules, but most consumer AI tools don't natively comply.
The Problem: Your Confidential Data in the American Cloud
Most popular AI tools are hosted in the United States, meaning:
- The CLOUD Act applies: US authorities can request access to your data without your consent
- Data transfers outside the EU are subject to strict GDPR requirements (Schrems II)
- Terms of service of most tools allow using your data for model training
The 4 Pillars of AI Sovereignty
1. Certified European Hosting
Spoton uses Google Cloud Europe (europe-west1, Belgium), ensuring all data stays within the EU. Requests to AI models are proxied — your data is never sent directly to American providers.
2. End-to-End Encryption
TLS 1.3 for all communications, AES-256 for storage. Encryption keys managed by the client or via a European KMS.
3. Granular Access Control
Administrators define which models are accessible, what data types can be sent, retention policies, and role-based permissions.
4. Complete Audit Trail
Every AI interaction is logged and timestamped: who sent what, to which model, when, from which device.
How Spoton Ensures Sovereignty
Designed in Strasbourg, European capital and seat of the European Parliament, Spoton was architected from day one for data sovereignty: 100% European infrastructure, proxy architecture, AES-256 encryption, complete audit trail, and GDPR/AI Act compliance verified by an external DPO.