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Learning Outcomes
  • Understand what data is shared with third-party AI providers during ingestion and Q&A.
  • Apply safer practices when uploading knowledge sources.

Privacy and Security

Data privacy and third-party processing

When using Knowledge Builder:

  • Uploaded knowledge source content may be sent to third-party AI providers (for example OpenAI, Gemini, or Anthropic) to generate embeddings and answer questions.
  • If your sources contain charts/images (PDF/HTML), visuals may be analyzed to improve retrieval quality.
  • Provider credentials are stored as Integration Tokens in your profile and are handled securely by Foundry Connect.
  • Avoid uploading sensitive or regulated data unless your organization’s policies explicitly allow it.
  • Use least-privilege permissions: keep assistants private unless you have a reason to share.
  • Rotate API keys if you believe a key has been exposed.

Data retention (high level)

Depending on your deployment and enabled features:

  • Knowledge sources are stored by Foundry Connect to support retrieval.
  • Generated embeddings and ingestion status may be stored to make future searches faster.
  • Conversation history in AI Insight may be stored in the platform database.