Security

How we protect
your legal data

Your data lives in the EU, travels encrypted, is never used to train AI models, and is handled in compliance with GDPR. Here is exactly how we protect it.

Questions or security reviews? Write to security@lawcel.com

Built with security at the core

Data stays in the EU

All customer data is stored and processed on infrastructure located in Germany. Nothing leaves the EU without an explicit legal transfer mechanism.

Encrypted in transit

TLS 1.2 and 1.3 enforced for all traffic. Older protocol versions are disabled.

Least-privilege access

Role-based access enforced at every route and action. All data is logically isolated per organisation at the database level. Team members get the minimum access their role requires.

Secrets never stored in plain text

API keys are stored only as one-way hashes. The raw key is shown once at creation and never retained. Webhook payloads are verified by HMAC-SHA-256 signature before processing.

Passwordless authentication

Sign-in uses magic links only - no passwords to store, rotate, or leak. Sessions are bound to secure, httpOnly cookies.

Automated backups

Daily database backups with a 30-day rolling window. Restore procedures are tested periodically.

AI data handling

Your data is not used to train AI models

All AI processing happens server-side. Your browser never communicates directly with the AI provider - requests are proxied through Lawcel's backend so your data stays within our control boundary.

Only the minimum data needed for each analysis is forwarded - change descriptions, your legal documents, and your legal profile.

No model training

Customer content submitted via the API is not used to train or improve the AI provider's general models, under their commercial terms.

Scoped transfers

Only the minimum data needed for each analysis is forwarded. Retention at the AI provider is limited to the operational period set out in their terms.

Transfer safeguards

Where AI processing involves a provider outside the EU, transfers are governed by Standard Contractual Clauses with a completed Transfer Impact Assessment.

Security review?

If your procurement process requires a completed security questionnaire, a countersigned DPA, or a technical walkthrough, reach out directly.