How PromptDuty Helps Data Sovereignty

Data sovereignty—the principle that data is subject to the laws of the country where it's collected—is increasingly important for organizations worldwide. When employees use AI tools, they may unknowingly transfer sensitive data across borders, creating compliance risks.

The Cross-Border Data Challenge

Most popular AI tools—ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini—are operated by US-based companies with servers primarily located in the United States. When a European employee pastes customer data into these tools, that data crosses international borders instantly.

This creates significant challenges for organizations that must comply with:

• GDPR — Restricts transfer of EU personal data to countries without adequate protection
• UK Data Protection Act — Similar restrictions for UK resident data
• China's PIPL — Strict controls on cross-border data transfers
• Industry regulations — Financial services, healthcare, and government often have strict data residency requirements

How PromptDuty Maintains Data Sovereignty

PromptDuty prevents sensitive data from leaving your jurisdiction by intercepting it before it's transmitted to AI providers:

Local Processing: All detection and masking happens in the browser, on the user's device. Sensitive data never leaves the local machine.

Data Masking: When personal data is detected, PromptDuty replaces it with anonymous tokens. The actual data stays within your infrastructure while the AI only sees "[NAME_1]" or "[ADDRESS_1]".

Blocking High-Risk Data: For data that cannot be masked (such as medical records or classified information), PromptDuty can block the prompt entirely.

Maintaining Compliance Across Regions

PromptDuty helps multinational organizations maintain data sovereignty by:

• Preventing inadvertent transfers — Employees can use AI tools without accidentally sending data abroad
• Providing audit trails — Demonstrate to regulators that you have controls in place
• Enabling policy enforcement — Different rules for different data types and regions
• Supporting data localization — Keep sensitive data within required jurisdictions

No Data Leaves Your Control

Unlike cloud-based DLP solutions that route your data through their servers, PromptDuty processes everything locally. We operate on a zero-knowledge architecture—we never see, store, or have access to your employees' prompts or data.

This means you maintain complete sovereignty over your data. It never leaves your employees' devices, and it certainly never crosses borders through our infrastructure.