AvePoint Inc's Generative AI Acceptable Use and Responsible AI Policy outlines guidelines for the use of AI to ensure data privacy, confidentiality, and ethical practices. It applies to all employees and contractors and aligns with the NIST AI Risk Management Framework.
- Policy Overview: AvePoint has implemented an AI policy to ensure responsible and ethical use of AI technologies, aligning with the NIST AI Risk Management Framework.
- Scope of Application: The policy applies to all AI systems developed, deployed, or operated by AvePoint and is relevant to all employees involved in AI-related activities.
- Data Privacy and Confidentiality: Generative AI must only be used for business purposes, with communication treated as confidential, and sensitive information must not be shared without legal approval.
- Access Control: Access to Generative AI is restricted to authorized employees and contractors, with login credentials kept confidential.
- Responsible Use: Users must use Generative AI ethically, avoiding behaviors that violate company policies, laws, or ethical standards, and must not upload AvePoint code into Generative AI.
- Identifying and Mitigating AI Risks: AvePoint will identify and document AI risks from design through deployment, conduct risk assessments, and has established an AI Governance Committee for oversight.
What this means to our customers:
- Customer Data Usage with Explicit Consent: We prioritize your privacy. Your data is never used to train or fine-tune our AI models unless you've explicitly opted into a training or improvement program.
- Intelligent features from Pre-Trained Models: Our intelligent features are powered by pre-trained AI models, ensuring efficient and reliable performance without utilizing your personal or company data.
- Data Privacy and Security: Any data processed by our or our partner processors’ AI systems is handled with the utmost care—kept private and anonymized, encrypted during processing, and promptly discarded post-use.
- Commitment to Fairness and Inclusivity: We design our AI systems to serve all users equitably, actively working to eliminate biases and promote inclusivity.
- Transparency in AI Operations: We believe in openness. Our AI systems are designed to be transparent, allowing you to understand how decisions are made and fostering trust in our technologies.
- Accountability and Continuous Improvement: We hold ourselves accountable for our AI systems' performance and continuously strive for improvements, ensuring they meet the highest standards of reliability and safety.