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How safe is Veras for architecture & urban planning?

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 a certification or GDPR guarantee (1), and whether the provider is based in the Netherlands or the EU (1). 3 or 4 points is Strong, 2 Good, 1 Limited, 0 Unknown. How we measure for architecture & urban planningLimited

Veras publishes limited privacy safeguards. Ask the provider for clarification before you enter confidential architecture & urban planning data.

Where does Veras stand in architecture & urban planning?

Shared spot 7 of 31 options for architecture & urban planning (professional tools and general assistants) on GDPR profile. 7 options, like Veras's profile, are Limited. Each tile is an option we track for this field; click for the check.

Strong6
Good0
Limited7
Unknown11
Caution7

Published safeguards

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

Contracting party in the EU (Chaos Software GmbH, Germany; in the US Chaos Software, Inc.). Processing on servers in the US (AWS or Azure), AES-256 and TLS 1.2. According to the Responsible AI page, only camera view and geometry go to the cloud and your data is not used for training; the EULA leaves that option open for later. You can switch off anonymous collection of images and prompts. Uses Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro) among others and lists Opus 5.5 among the available models.

How to use Veras 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: drawings and zoning plan analyses are the basis for permits and liability; AI output is supportive and requires review by a qualified architect.

Stronger or equally strong in architecture & urban planning

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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 Veras for architecture & urban planning?
Veras publishes limited privacy safeguards. Ask the provider for clarification before you put confidential architecture & urban planning data into it. Limited or partly unknown safeguards, ask the provider.
Does Veras train on my data?
Contracting party in the EU (Chaos Software GmbH, Germany; in the US Chaos Software, Inc.). Processing on servers in the US (AWS or Azure), AES-256 and TLS 1.2. According to the Responsible AI page, only camera view and geometry go to the cloud and your data is not used for training; the EULA leaves that option open for later. You can switch off anonymous collection of images and prompts. Uses Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro) among others and lists Opus 5.5 among the available models.
What should I watch out for with AI in architecture & urban planning?
Drawings and zoning plan analyses form the basis for permits and liability; AI output is supportive and requires review by a qualified architect. Project data and designs are often commercially sensitive, check whether cloud services export data or use it for training.

Source documents

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