Bringing AI into your business is a real decision with real stakes. Before you say yes to any tool or vendor, get clear answers to these questions. If a provider cannot answer them plainly, that is your answer.
Where does my data go?
The most important question. Does your information stay on your systems, or does it pass through — or sit on — someone else's servers? For sensitive work, the safest answer is that the AI runs on your own machines and your data never leaves your control.
Who can see it?
Understand exactly who and what has access. Are connections to your systems read-only where they should be? Is access scoped to only what a task needs, or is it wide open? Least privilege is the standard to hold out for.
- Where is my data stored and processed?
- Is it used to train anyone else's systems?
- How are connections to my tools secured and scoped?
- What happens to the setup and data if we part ways?
- Who is accountable if something goes wrong?
Am I locked in?
A good setup leaves you independent. If ending the relationship means losing everything, you do not own a system — you rent one. Insist that the value stays with you: on your machines, under your control.
How do I keep a human in the loop?
For anything that matters, a person should review the AI output before it goes out. Ask how the tool supports that. The goal is speed with a checkpoint, not blind automation.
The Ouvrix answer
We designed our approach around exactly these questions: the AI teammate runs on your machines, your data stays local, access is tightly scoped, and you own the result. Security is not a feature we add at the end — it is the starting point.
Ready to open the door? Ouvrix puts an AI teammate — powered by Claude — to work inside your company, connected securely to your own tools. We do the technical part; you stay focused on the business. Book a call at [email protected].