Compliance is part of the product
Continuous compliance supports product quality, client confidence, and internal discipline.
Security
Built with security, privacy, and compliance from day one
Anther is being built for matters where trust, discretion, and operational discipline are essential. This page sets out our philosophy, the standards shaping our work, and the controls we are embedding as the company prepares to launch.
Principles
Compliant from the foundation up
Security and compliance are being built into how Anther is designed, built, and operated from the outset.
Security-first from day one
Security is being built into engineering from first principles and understood across the organisation.
Move fast whilst staying complaint
Good habits set early allow a small team to move quickly. We are keeping compliance practical, repeatable, and ready to scale.
Client control over data
Clients will have full control over their uploaded data, including clear retention choices and transparency on where data sits and travels.
Deliberate vendor selection
Vendors and suppliers will be rigorously assessed before engagement so that operational ability does not come at the cost of continuity, privacy or trust.
Standards
Guiding how Anther is being built
The frameworks below inform how we think about governance, privacy, and responsible AI. They show the standards shaping Anther ahead of certification.
ISO 27001
ISO 27001 gives a disciplined foundation for information security management, risk assessment, and control design. It is a clear baseline for handling sensitive legal and commercial information.
SOC 2
Enterprise buyers, particularly in North America, expect clear evidence that security controls are designed and operated with care. SOC 2 becomes increasingly important as the product matures.
GDPR & UK GDPR
Privacy obligations apply from the beginning. Anther is being built around accurate privacy notices, mapped data flows, retention discipline, and processes that respect individual rights.
ISO 42001
AI products need deliberate governance. ISO 42001 offers a practical structure for trustworthy, responsible, and effective AI management as regulation and expectations continue to evolve.
Philosophy
Built for the trust chain that defines legal work
Anther is being built for legal teams with highly sensitive information, and law firms who are trusted with some of their clients' most sensitive documents and decisions. We recognise this trust extends into the systems they choose to use. Security, privacy, and confidentiality are therefore central to our offering from the beginning.
We understand that some information can never leave the system and must never leak to any third party. Clear retention, predictable handling, and careful control over how information moves are part of the core design, not loose promises plastered on afterwards.
Strong controls protect confidentiality where it matters most, and they also make Anther easier to evaluate, govern, and ultimately adopt in serious legal environments.
We are setting foundations early, reviewing them regularly, and improving them as the company grows. The result will be a company that moves quickly, retains discipline, and earns long-term trust.
Commitments
Non-negotiable controls and practices
These commitments are shaping our design and operating model as Anther moves toward launch.
- Data control Clients will have clear control over uploaded material, including retention settings and predictable handling of data across the product.
- Privacy processes Personal information will be handled with documented policies, clear legal basis, defined retention, and usable rights-handling procedures.
- Data residency Data residency will be handled with care, with close attention to where data is stored, processed, and moved as customer and regulatory requirements evolve.
- Regular review Security and compliance priorities will be revisited in structured reviews so company direction and risk posture stay aligned.
- Vendor scrutiny Vendors and suppliers will be assessed before contractual engagement to preserve continuity of compliance and reduce downstream risk.
- Independent testing Full penetration testing will form part of our long-term control environment to supplement certification work.
- Trust materials As the product matures, we will provide clearer trust materials that make our security posture easier for customers and partners to evaluate.