PolicyStarter builds a customized AI governance and acceptable use policy for your business, tailored to your industry, the AI tools you use, and the privacy laws where you operate. Answer a few questions and get a clear draft to finalize with your own advisors.
Free overview. No credit card. Editable Word and Google Docs.
Your team is already using AI. A written policy sets clear rules for approved tools, protects the data you handle, and gives leadership a record of responsible AI decisions. PolicyStarter turns a few answers about your business into a governance overview and an Acceptable Use Policy you can put in front of counsel today.
Industry, size, where you operate, the AI tools in use, and your top risks.
Tailored to your regulated data and the privacy laws that actually apply to you.
Download editable Word or Google Docs and refine with your legal, security, and leadership teams.
An executive overview of your AI governance structure, tool decisions, and 30-day action items, customized to your company and jurisdiction.
Everything in the overview, plus:
A complete acceptable use and governance policy set gives your team clear, practical rules:
The result supports responsible AI use, practical AI risk management, and safer adoption of generative AI across your team. It prepares your leadership team, board of directors, and advisors with the topics that clarify your risk profile and support your AI journey.
An Artificial Intelligence policy sets the rules for how your employees may use AI tools: which tools are approved, what data may and may not be entered, when a person must review AI output, and how you monitor and enforce compliance. It usually pairs an Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) with Data Handling Guidelines and a short governance overview.
While 90% of companies are using AI in some capacity, only 38% of US companies have implemented a structured AI governance policy, according to Thomson Reuters. Investors are treating AI governance as a critical factor, as AI-related risk disclosure among S&P 500 companies is rising, according to the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance. Search traffic on the phrase "AI policy" has risen over 1,000% in the past year, and yet most companies still see only pockets of experimentation. Generative AI is the most rapidly adopted general-purpose technology in history, faster than the personal computer or the internet. It is transforming the economy and organizations, and must be reflected in governance policies.
AI governance is the broader structure of roles, decisions, and oversight for adopting AI responsibly. An AI policy is the written document that turns that governance into day-to-day rules. PolicyStarter produces both to kickstart your organization's governance approach.
Employees are already using AI tools, often without formal approval. A written policy sets clear expectations, protects customer and employee data, supports AI risk management, maintains regulatory compliance, provides a foundation for employee training, and gives leadership a defensible record of responsible AI decisions.
The customized AI Governance Overview is free. The full editable pack, which adds an Acceptable Use Policy, Data Handling Guidelines, and an AI system-prompt file for staff, is a one-time charge of $49. It also includes 30 days of access to the site, where you can explore variations of your policies and priorities with unlimited report generations. That is useful for teams that operate across a large region or globally, or that have different lines of business subject to different sensitivities.
No. The documents are drafts and a starting point for further discussion and review. Read, debate, and finalize them with your own legal counsel familiar with your industry, business, and regional regulations, along with your IT security team and leadership, before adopting them within your organization.
Yes, to our best effort. The draft applies the privacy frameworks that actually bind your business based on where you operate, such as the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act, the California CCPA and CPRA for qualifying businesses, and the GDPR for EU operations, rather than one generic standard. We still encourage further review by legal counsel familiar with your operating jurisdiction.
You can download editable Microsoft Word files that you own, plus the option to open them in Google Docs. Documents are generated in your browser and are not stored on our servers. They are fully editable in your environment and can be stored securely in your own file repositories for editing and reference.
Answer a few questions and get a customized draft in about five minutes.
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