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AI & confidentiality

AI is never the judge

Every investigations firm today uses some form of artificial intelligence. Few tell their clients exactly how, where, and within what limits. This page exists for that.

The position

The judgment that signs is human, always

At IEC, artificial intelligence is a processing tool, never a source of conclusions. No credibility determination, no weighing of evidence and no disciplinary recommendation is produced by a model: each one carries the judgment and signature of an investigator who can defend it in person, including before a court.

The reason is not mere prudence: it is evidentiary. A finding your company cannot explain or defend protects no one. Professional responsibility is not delegated to an algorithm.

Where we do

What AI does inside our case files

  • Evidence organization. Classifying and cross-referencing documentary volumes that would take weeks by hand: emails, records, logs.
  • Documentary consistency. Verifying that chronologies, quotes and internal references in the file are exact across the record.
  • Pattern detection. Signals in aggregated data (frequencies, temporal coincidences) that guide where to look; never what to conclude.
  • Drafting quality. Reviewing clarity and uniformity of reports, always on content already determined by the investigator.

In every use, the tool’s output is an input the investigator verifies against the original source before it touches the file.

Where we don’t

The lines that are not crossed

  • AI does not assess a person’s credibility or the plausibility of testimony.
  • It does not determine whether conduct is or is not substantiated.
  • It does not recommend sanctions or measures against anyone.
  • It does not conduct interviews or interact with reporters, witnesses or respondents.
  • It does not decide what evidence matters: it decides where to look faster, not what findings mean.
Your data

What happens to your case information

  • No model training. Your case information is not used to train any AI system, ours or anyone’s.
  • Bounded processing. When a tool processes case material, it does so under agreements that exclude retention and secondary use.
  • Encryption and minimal access. Information travels and rests encrypted; access is limited to those running your case.
  • The file is yours. At closure, the complete file stays with your company; IEC retains only what the law requires, for as long as it requires.
The architecture

Confidentiality starts before the first case

This site sets no tracking cookies and no advertising analytics. The contact form travels from your browser to IEC infrastructure, with no third-party form processors. Scheduling and the initial assessment operate on the minimum data necessary.

This is not cosmetic: a firm that asks you to entrust your most sensitive matters should be able to show that its own operation practices what it recommends.

The commitment

Every IEC report declares its standard of proof and carries the signature of the person who answers for it. If a finding of ours cannot be explained to you, your board or a judge, that finding should never have left this firm.

José Alberto Acevedo Cerón · Director of Investigations

Questions about how
your information is handled?

We gladly answer them before any engagement, including review of our confidentiality agreements by your legal team.

Contact the firm