What this page gives you
How pages use legal text, official materials, standards references, and practical governance artifacts.
What the tools can help organise and what still needs legal, conformity, or sector review.
Why the site emphasises no-login, local-first, and evidence-starter workflows.
Source hierarchy
| Source class | Used for | Boundary |
|---|---|---|
| Official legal text | Article references, definitions, obligations, timing signals. | Users must verify current text and jurisdictional implementation before relying on it. |
| Official Commission or authority materials | Implementation context, service desk references, and guidance signals. | Guidance can change and may not answer every sector-specific question. |
| Standards and frameworks | Control mapping, governance design, and evidence structuring. | Standards access and certification interpretation require qualified review. |
| Practitioner controls | Checklists, logs, matrices, evidence prompts, and decision workflows. | These are starter artifacts, not assurance opinions. |
Privacy-first architecture
EU AI Compass is designed around browser-based, no-login, local-first tools where possible. The site does not need users to upload sensitive AI system details to produce basic triage outputs. Users should still avoid entering confidential, regulated, personal, or trade-secret information unless they have reviewed their own internal rules.
How tool outputs should be treated
Tool outputs should be treated as structured working notes. They can help classify facts, assign owners, locate missing evidence, and prepare review questions. They should not be treated as legal advice, certification, formal conformity assessment, or final regulatory determination.
Update governance
Regulatory pages should carry visible update and review dates where possible. High-volatility pages should separate current law from proposal-stage changes. Users should verify deadlines, national implementation, sector-specific guidance, and official forms on the day of publication or submission.
Known limitations
- No tool can replace the official legal text or qualified counsel.
- Notified-body, CE marking, product-safety, medical-device, financial-services, employment, and public-sector questions may require specialist review.
- Many outputs depend on user-provided facts. Bad inputs create bad triage.
- Templates are evidence starters, not completed compliance files.
- EU AI Compass does not certify that an organisation complies with the EU AI Act.
FAQ
Is EU AI Compass legal advice?
No. EU AI Compass is an educational and operational evidence-starter resource. Legal, conformity, sector, and enforcement decisions should be reviewed by qualified professionals.
Can I use tool outputs in an audit file?
You can use outputs as working evidence notes if your organisation reviews and approves them. Treat them as starter records that need owner sign-off, source verification, and evidence attachment.
Why include methodology on a free site?
Compliance content needs source clarity and boundary discipline. A methodology page helps users, search engines, and AI answer engines understand what the site is, what it supports, and what it cannot decide.
Source and review note
This page is educational. Review any legal, conformity, reporting, or sector-specific decision against Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, European Commission materials, national authority guidance, sector legislation, and qualified legal or conformity-assessment advice where relevant. EU AI Compass does not provide legal advice or certify compliance.