DefendAI uses the sub-processors listed below in connection with the delivery of its runtime AI security and governance platform. This list is maintained in accordance with GDPR Article 28(2). Customers and partners will be notified of material additions to this list in advance of any new sub-processor relationship commencing.
For questions or to request a copy of any applicable Data Processing Agreement, contact mwaseem@defendai.ai.
| Processor | Purpose | Data processed | Location | DPA / Privacy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare | CDN, edge security, DDoS mitigation, DNS management | Customer traffic metadata, IP addresses | Global (EU nodes available) | DPA |
| Let’s Encrypt / ISRG | TLS certificate issuance and renewal | Domain names only — no personal data | US | Privacy Policy |
DefendAI’s LLM gateway routes customer prompts to provider APIs based on tenant configuration. The following providers are sub-processors of customer prompt data under the default DefendAI-managed deployment. Customers may substitute their own credentials at any time via the Connections API or dashboard — when customer credentials are used, the provider relationship is solely between the customer and the provider.
| Processor | Endpoint | Default provisioning | Data processed | DPA / Privacy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI | api.openai.com | Auto-provisioned | Customer prompts & completions | DPA |
| Anthropic | api.anthropic.com | Auto-provisioned | Customer prompts & completions | DPA |
| Google / Gemini | generativelanguage.googleapis.com | Auto-provisioned | Customer prompts & completions | DPA |
| Groq | api.groq.com | Shared pool — per-tenant Q3 2026 | Customer prompts & completions | Privacy Policy |
| Perplexity | api.perplexity.ai | Customer credentials | Customer prompts & completions | Privacy Policy |
| DeepSeek | api.deepseek.com | Customer credentials | Customer prompts & completions | Privacy Policy |
| Hugging Face | api-inference.huggingface.co | Customer credentials | Customer prompts & completions | Privacy Policy |
| Ollama | Customer-hosted | Customer-hosted only | No data leaves customer environment | N/A — self-hosted |