Weblaw Lawsearch AI
Data storage 3/3
What the vendor states (our summary):
Lawsearch Enterprise AI: Swiss cloud or the firm's own servers (on-premises)
What this means: Switzerland only, or customer on-premises. Where data rests decides which law and which authorities can reach it. Swiss firms often require Swiss residency for client matters.
Where the AI runs / sub-processors 2/3
What the vendor states (our summary):
Default: OpenAI frontier models hosted on Microsoft Azure in Switzerland; customer may choose other models, incl. Swiss AI (Lawsearch Enterprise AI, per 28.09.2026 announcement)
What this means: Switzerland plus EU/EEA. Storage and AI processing are often in different places. A tool can store data in Zurich and still send prompts to models in another country.
US Cloud Act exposure 2/3 ⚖︎
What the vendor states (our summary):
Swiss vendor; default AI on Microsoft Azure Switzerland (US parent); Swiss cloud, Swiss models or on-premises selectable
⚖︎ Judgment call: Default inference runs on a US-parent cloud in Switzerland; exposure avoidable by choosing Swiss models or on-premises operation.
What this means: Swiss storage, but US-parent compute or optional exposure. The US CLOUD Act lets US authorities require US providers to disclose data in their possession, custody or control, wherever it is stored. This score is always an editorial judgment call.
Art. 321 SCC auxiliary terms not disclosed
What the vendor states (our summary):
not disclosed
What this means: Under Art. 321 SCC, auxiliaries of a lawyer are bound by professional secrecy, and Art. 13 para. 2 BGFA/LLCA makes the lawyer responsible for ensuring they respect it. Written auxiliary terms help document that.
revFADP / GDPR processing agreement not disclosed
What the vendor states (our summary):
not disclosed
What this means: Art. 9 revFADP and Art. 28 GDPR require a contract (or legal basis) when a processor handles personal data on your behalf.
No training on customer data not disclosed
What the vendor states (our summary):
not disclosed · A no-training statement ("Ihre Daten nicht für das Training von KI-Modellen verwendet") appeared on lawsearch.weblaw.ch in archived copies of 17 May and 9 June 2026, but is no longer on the current page.
What this means: If customer data trains a model, confidential content could surface elsewhere. Look for a contractual ban that also binds model providers.
ISO 27001 / SOC 2 not disclosed
What the vendor states (our summary):
not disclosed
What this means: Independent audits (ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II) give evidence that security controls exist and are tested.
What to ask this vendor
- Where the AI runs / sub-processors In which countries do the AI models process our prompts, including fallback or peak-load routing?
- Where the AI runs / sub-processors Please provide the full sub-processor list with locations, and how we are notified of changes.
- US Cloud Act exposure Is your company or any sub-processor in the processing chain a US company or a subsidiary of one?
- US Cloud Act exposure How would you respond to a foreign government request for our data, and will you notify us?
- Art. 321 SCC auxiliary terms Will you contractually accept auxiliary-person (Hilfsperson) status under Art. 321 SCC and pass it to sub-processors?
- Art. 321 SCC auxiliary terms Who at your company or at sub-processors can access our content in clear text?
- revFADP / GDPR processing agreement Please send your DPA. Does it reference the Swiss revFADP as well as the GDPR?
- revFADP / GDPR processing agreement Which transfer mechanism covers any processing outside Switzerland/EEA?
- No training on customer data Is it contractually excluded that our data trains or fine-tunes any model, including the model providers’ models?
- No training on customer data What is retained by model providers (abuse monitoring, logs), and for how long?
- ISO 27001 / SOC 2 Please send your current ISO 27001 certificate and scope, or SOC 2 Type II report.
- ISO 27001 / SOC 2 When was your last independent penetration test?
Informational only, not legal advice. Results reflect vendors’ public statements on the date checked and our scoring rules. Verify contracts yourself before using any tool with client data.