Before you paste: check the data and the tool

Please note: This site is only a guide to help people understand. Consult your IT, security and/or privacy department for clarification.

A thinking aid, not a guarantee. It can miss things, and these are general guidelines, not legal advice. Rules differ by place and funder.

This is educational guidance, not a security, privacy, or compliance determination. It never authorizes an upload.

Practise with made-up examples. Real client, donor or staff details from your organization are a different matter: follow the questions below.

Step 1: the informationWhat type of information is it?

Step 2: Is this an AI tool and account approved by your organization for this kind of information?

YesNoNot sure

Step 3: If you removed the names, could someone still work out who it is about?

YesNoNot sure

Optional: spot obvious patterns in some text

It cannot find names, nicknames or personal stories.

Text to check

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