Data security · AI Act · Shadow AI · GDPR
Control what your employees put into AI.
Every day, employees paste customer data, contracts, code and health data into ChatGPT, Copilot or Gemini - usually beyond your knowledge or control. You can't protect what you can't see. LiveComply Guard inspects every prompt and attachment in real time, detects sensitive data before it leaves the organization, and enforces your policy: block, mask or anonymize.
The Problem
"Shadow AI" - data flows out where you can't see it
AI tools entered companies faster than the rules for using them. In good faith, to work faster, employees feed public LLMs data that should never leave the organization. Once sent, data is beyond your control. Traditional DLP doesn't understand prompt context, and policies "on paper" don't stop a one-click paste.
Pasted into prompts to "summarize" or "rewrite"
Excerpts dropped in as attachments to LLMs
Sent to coding assistants
Often with no legal basis and no data-processing agreement
AI Act
The AI Act changes the rules - and the clock is already ticking
2 August 2026
The AI Act enters its main application and enforcement phase: supervisory powers, transparency obligations and the penalty framework become active.
2 August 2027
Full application, including obligations for AI systems embedded in regulated products.
Fines are higher than under GDPR. Depending on the type of violation, they range from €7.5M (or 1% of global annual turnover) to €35M (or 7% of turnover) - whichever is higher.
On top of that, GDPR applies the entire time: sending personal data to a public LLM is processing (and often a transfer) of data - with its own requirements for a legal basis, a data-processing agreement and accountability.
What this means in practice: visibility into AI use across the organization, control over the data entered into AI tools, and an audit trail proving you actually exercise that control. That is exactly what LiveComply Guard does.
Process
A control layer between the employee and the AI
- Employee
- LiveComply Guard
- AI tool
Intercept
Guard sits at the point of input: as a browser extension, an endpoint agent, a network proxy, or an API gateway for sanctioned LLM integrations. It sees the prompt and attachment before they leave the organization.
Detect
Every prompt and file is scanned by the same multi-layer engine as the LiveComply core - 18+ types of personal data and GDPR Article 9 special categories, with context and a confidence score.
Enforce policy
Depending on your rules: allow · mask · anonymize · block - and tell the employee why. Policies can differ by team, tool and data type.
Log
Every event is written to an audit log: who, when, which tool, which data categories, which decision. That's your proof of accountability for the AI Act and GDPR.
Works with popular tools: ChatGPT · Microsoft Copilot · Google Gemini · Claude · coding assistants - plus internal LLM integrations.
Features
What you get
Shadow-AI visibility
See which AI tools the organization actually uses and what data categories flow into them. No more blind spot.
Real-time detection
The same proven engine as the LiveComply core - personal data and GDPR Article 9 special categories, with full context.
Policy enforcement
Allow, mask, anonymize or block - automatically, by rules tailored to team, tool and data type.
Audit trail
A complete, tamper-evident event log - proof of accountability for the AI Act and GDPR, and material for board and regulator reporting.
Teachable moments
The employee receives a clear message explaining why data was blocked or masked - building AI literacy without blocking work.
Private by architecture
Deployed on-premise or SaaS. On-premise, inspection happens inside your network - the control mechanism itself creates no new data exposure.
One platform
One engine. Data at rest and in motion.
LiveComply Guard isn't a separate new tool to learn from scratch. It's the same technology that maps your sensitive data at rest - applied at the point where data is about to reach AI.
- Consistent detection - the same categories and recognition quality in files, databases and prompts
- Consistent policy - one definition of "sensitive data" across the organization
- Consistent audit - one picture: where data lives and where it's trying to flow out
Audience
Data Protection Officers & compliance teams
Prove control over data in AI and get ready for the AI Act.
- AI ACT
- GDPR
- ACCOUNTABILITY
CISOs & security teams
Close the shadow-AI gap without blocking team productivity.
- DLP FOR AI
- LEAK CONTROL
- VISIBILITY
Boards & legal
Reduce fine and reputational risk while keeping the upside of AI.
- RISK MANAGEMENT
- OVERSIGHT
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Do we have to ban employees from using AI?
No. LiveComply Guard lets you use AI safely - it controls what data goes into it, rather than cutting off tools that genuinely boost productivity.
How is this different from traditional DLP?
Traditional DLP works on rules and files and loses prompt context. Guard uses an engine that understands what the data is and whose it is, and acts right at the point of input to AI.
Do employee prompts go to LiveComply?
On-premise, inspection happens inside your network - content never leaves the organization. A SaaS option with encrypted transport is also available.
How does this relate to the AI Act?
The AI Act enters its main application phase on 2 August 2026, with full application on 2 August 2027. Fines range from €7.5M (1% of turnover) to €35M (7% of turnover). Guard provides the visibility, control and audit trail needed to demonstrate due oversight of data in AI - part of AI Act readiness, alongside your GDPR obligations.
Contact
Take control of data in AI - before a regulator does.
Book a LiveComply Guard demo.
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