Sovereign legal AI, built in Europe.
The capable legal AI alternative that keeps your privileged case data in the EU — GDPR by design, hosted in Europe, and defensible by default. Not a US-hosted bolt-on.
EU data residency. GDPR-native. Your case data stays yours.
Built by a lawyer who knows that privilege and confidentiality can't be outsourced to another jurisdiction.
US-backed AI holds your case.
Ckvens keeps it in Europe.
The legal AI getting attention right now — Legora, Harvey, and the rest — is built on US-backed infrastructure. They're capable tools. But they ask European firms to trust privileged material to a foreign jurisdiction, with the data-transfer exposure that comes with it.
Ckvens is the European-built alternative: EU data residency, GDPR by design, and source traceability so every claim can be defended. Sovereignty isn't a feature you add later — it's the foundation.
European by design, not by exception.
Ckvens handles privileged case material, so where your data lives and who can reach it isn't a detail — it's the whole point. Here's exactly how Ckvens keeps your matters sovereign.
Your case data stays in Europe
Privileged case material is processed and stored in the EU — not shipped to US servers and not subject to foreign access regimes.
- EU data residency on Microsoft Azure infrastructure
- No transfer of your case data outside European hosting by default
- Built in Norway for European legal practice from day one
GDPR-native, not GDPR-adapted
Compliance designed in from the start, so your firm can adopt AI without taking on regulatory or client-confidentiality risk.
- Fully GDPR-compliant processing of personal data
- Data Processing Agreement (DPA) available for your firm
- Designed to satisfy regulators, clients, and partners alike
We never train on your matters
Client confidentiality is the whole point. Your cases are isolated and never become someone else's product or model.
- Your case data is never used to train AI models
- Never sold, shared, or mined for advertising
- Each firm's workspace is logically isolated from every other
Every claim traces to its source
Sovereignty isn't only about where data lives — it's about being able to defend the output. Ckvens keeps the work auditable.
- Each operative claim links back to a verifiable source document
- The timeline stays defensible in court and client meetings
- Trust scales with collaboration instead of eroding
The European alternative to US-backed legal AI.
Ckvens is a sovereign European legal AI platform — an AI legal desktop that keeps privileged case material in the EU while turning scattered files into one clear, defensible timeline.
Why sovereignty matters for legal AI
Legal work is built on confidentiality and privilege. When case files, client communications, and strategy flow through US-hosted AI tools, they can fall under foreign access regimes and create data-transfer exposure that firms and clients are increasingly unwilling to accept. A sovereign European platform keeps that material under European hosting and European law.
The US-backed alternatives
Most of the legal AI gaining attention — including Legora and Harvey — is built on US-backed infrastructure. They're capable tools, but they put European firms in the position of trusting privileged material to a foreign jurisdiction. Ckvens is the European-built alternative: EU data residency, GDPR by design, and Azure infrastructure hosted in Europe.
How Ckvens is built
Ckvens is an AI legal desktop that turns scattered case files into one clear, defensible timeline — with AI draft timelines, natural-language document search, pattern detection, cross-firm collaboration, and export. It runs on Microsoft Azure in the EU, and every operative fact traces back to the source document it came from, so the resulting narrative is defensible rather than just convenient.
Who it's for
Ckvens is built for European lawyers and jurists — from solo practitioners to large firms, across criminal and civil matters, and across borders. Norwegian and Danish document sets are available today, with more EU jurisdictions on the way, so cross-border matters live in one source-traceable case rather than scattered across exports and email.
What European firms ask us first.
Where is my case data stored?
In the EU. Ckvens runs on Microsoft Azure infrastructure hosted in Europe, so your privileged material stays under European hosting rather than being sent to US servers.
How is this different from Legora or Harvey?
Those are capable tools, but they're built on US-backed infrastructure. Ckvens is the European-built alternative — EU data residency, GDPR by design, and a focus on a defensible, source-traceable timeline.
Is Ckvens GDPR-compliant?
Yes. Personal data is processed in line with GDPR, and a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) is available for your firm. Compliance is designed in, not bolted on afterwards.
Will my data be used to train AI models?
No. We never train on your case data, and it is never sold, shared, or mined for advertising. Each firm's workspace is logically isolated.
Does it work across European jurisdictions?
Yes. Ckvens is built for cross-border matters, with Norwegian and Danish document sets today and more EU jurisdictions on the way — all in one source-traceable case.
How do I get started?
Request early access below. Pilot seats are limited and you'll get direct onboarding with the founding team.
Ready to see your matters — clearly?
Submit the form to join our pilot. You can also email us at contact@ckvens.com.
Join and turn case chaos into a crisp, intelligent case.