> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.wissly.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# How Data Is Processed

> Learn how Wissly processes your documents

You might be curious about "where do my documents go?" Here's how Wissly processes your data.

## How Documents Are Processed

Documents are securely processed on AWS servers. All data is encrypted and protected during transmission and storage.

## Indexing Data

Indexing data that makes document content searchable is processed as follows:

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Text Extraction" icon="file-lines">
    Extracts text from documents and transforms it into a searchable format
  </Card>

  <Card title="Encrypted Storage" icon="lock">
    Transformed index data is stored encrypted
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

<Info>
  Indexing data is not used for AI model training.
</Info>

## AI Response Generation

When answering questions:

<Steps>
  <Step title="Text Fragments Sent">
    Text fragments from relevant documents are sent to the AI model.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Answer Generated">
    AI generates and returns an answer.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Data Not Stored">
    Transmitted data is not stored after answer generation.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Not Used for AI Training

<Warning>
  Your documents are not used to train Wissly or AI models. Under the **Google Vertex AI terms Wissly uses, customer data is contractually guaranteed not to be used to train foundation models**. Document content is used only to answer your questions.
</Warning>

<Card title="Security Policy" icon="shield" href="/en/security/security-policy">
  Learn about Wissly's security measures and policies.
</Card>