AI and Data Protection

Created by VERBI, the leading software provider of qualitative and mixed methods data analysis, MAXQDA Tailwind is built to the highest data protection standards. With MAXQDA Tailwind we are committed to a responsible development of AI tools and put the security and privacy of your research data first.

Key Protection Measures 

  • MAXQDA Tailwind is GDPR compliant. 
  • Only the minimum necessary data is transferred to the AI models.
  • Your data is never used for AI training purposes.
  • Your data is never permanently retained by our AI service providers.
  • Our team of social scientists and AI specialists continuously test and audit our AI tools.   

How it works 

To understand the specific protection measures in place, it is important to know how your data is processed. 

AI and Data Protection (MAXQDA Tailwind)
  1. MAXQDA Tailwind is hosted on an AWS cloud server, which transfers the minimum necessary data to our AI service provider.
  2. The AI service provider returns the AI results you and deletes your data after processing without using it for any other purposes. 

Throughout transit, your data is protected with SSL/TLS 1.2 encryption. Every server that temporarily holds your data is located in the EU. For further details on our third party AI providers, please visit our third party provider page.