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How safe is Keelvar for procurement & tendering?

GDPR profileOur summary of what the provider itself publishes about your data: whether the data is stored in the EU (2 points), whether there is certification or a GDPR guarantee (1) and whether the provider is based in the NL or the EU (1). 3 or 4 points is Strong, 2 Good, 1 Limited, 0 Unknown. How we measure for procurement & tenderingGood

Keelvar has a good GDPR profile. Usable in procurement & tendering, provided you use the business version and follow the points of attention below.

Where does Keelvar stand in procurement & tendering?

Shared spot 7 of 26 options for procurement & tendering (professional tools and general assistants) on the GDPR profile. 6 options, like Keelvar, have a good profile. Each tile is an option we follow for this field; click for the check.

Strong6
Good6
Limited4
Unknown3
Caution7

Published safeguards

✓Provider based in NL/EUYes
–Data in the EU (according to provider)Not known
✓Publishes certification (ISO/NEN/GDPR)Yes

AI agents use, among others, Anthropic (listed as a sub-processor in the trust centre); in addition Google Cloud for AI functions (Europe/US). Hosting on AWS. ISO 27001 and ISO 27701; GDPR-compliant.

How to use Keelvar safely

  • Use the business variant and sign a data processing agreement (DPA).
  • Do not enter unnecessary personal data into prompts; anonymise where possible.
  • Enable EU data residency where the provider offers it.
  • Keep a professional in the loop: quotes, prices, contracts and bids are commercially confidential; supplier and contact details also contain personal data.

Stronger or equally strong in procurement & tendering

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Latest developments

9 November 2026Claude Code stores approved commands containing passwords in settings.local.json

If you choose "Yes, and don't ask again" in Claude Code, the tool saves the command verbatim in .claude/settings.local.json, including passwords or API keys. Apiiro found real secrets in 1,122 of 104,185 public copies on GitHub, including 379 database passwords. Keep the file out of git, use variables for secrets, and replace any keys that have already leaked. source

November 2 2026Message threads (beta) fall outside Zero Data Retention

With message threads in the Claude API, Anthropic stores the conversation, the system prompt and the tools on the server, encrypted in memory and not on disk, until up to one hour after the last use. The feature does not qualify for Zero Data Retention; your other ZDR agreements still apply. If you work with personal data under ZDR, only enable threads if your DPIA covers it. source

26 October 2026Swedish government office blocks the browser version on work computers

From 26 October, the Swedish government office blocks ChatGPT and Claude on work computers because there is no formal contract and there are information security risks; Microsoft Copilot remains permitted. Business use therefore requires a contract with data processing terms. source

Questions

How safe is Keelvar for procurement & tendering?
Keelvar has a strong GDPR profile. Usable in procurement & tendering, provided you use the business version and follow the points of attention below. Good safeguards, but not on every point.
Does Keelvar train on my data?
AI agents use, among others, Anthropic (listed as a sub-processor in the trust centre); in addition Google Cloud for AI functions (Europe/US). Hosting on AWS. ISO 27001 and ISO 27701; GDPR-compliant.
What should I look out for with AI in procurement & tendering?
Quotes, prices, contracts and submissions are commercially confidential; supplier and contact details also contain personal data. Sign a data processing agreement, ask where the data is stored (EU hosting) and which AI sub-processors are used, and get it recorded that your bids and spend data are not used to train models. Never paste confidential documents from an ongoing tender into a free chatbot. In public procurement, the Dutch Public Procurement Act and the principles of equal treatment and transparency apply: do not let AI award or exclude on its own, and explain how an assessment was reached. If you as a public body procure AI yourself, use the PIANOo guideline 'Buying or having algorithms and AI developed' and take the AI Act into account. An AI-generated submission remains your responsibility: check every commitment.

Source documents

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