Policy templates

AI governance policy templates

15 implementable policy templates covering accountability, risk, compliance, ethics, and operations. Aligned with the EU AI Act, ISO 42001, and NIST AI RMF.

Each template is ready to customize and download as Word

01

AI Accountability and Roles Policy

Assigns clear ownership, accountability, and decision rights for AI governance across the organization.

02

AI Data Use Policy

Establishes rules for how data is collected, processed, stored, and shared in the context of AI systems.

03

AI Ethical Use Charter

Defines prohibited AI behaviors, acceptable use boundaries, and the ethical commitments the organization makes to its stakeholders.

04

AI Governance Policy

Umbrella policy establishing the organization's approach to governing AI systems across their lifecycle.

05

AI Regulatory Compliance Policy

Maps regulatory and standards obligations to internal controls, assigns owners, and ensures audit-ready evidence for all applicable AI frameworks.

06

AI Risk Management Policy

Defines how AI risks are identified, assessed, scored, mitigated, monitored, and escalated across the organization.

07

AI Sensitive Data Handling Policy

Defines how sensitive data is classified, protected, and controlled when used in AI systems.

08

AI Training Data Sourcing Policy

Establishes standards for the provenance, quality, licensing, and bias review of data used to train AI systems.

09

AI Transparency and User Notice Policy

Specifies when and how users and affected individuals are informed about AI involvement in the organization's products, services, and processes.

10

AI Vendor Risk Policy

Extends third-party risk management with AI-specific due diligence, ongoing monitoring, and contractual requirements.

11

Incident Response for AI Systems Policy

Extends the organization's incident response plan with AI-specific triggers, triage procedures, and regulatory notification requirements.

12

Model Approval and Release Policy

Defines the approvals, evidence, and conditions required before an AI model is promoted to production.

13

Model Validation and Testing Policy

Defines the validation and testing requirements that AI models must pass before deployment and during production operation.

14

Post-Market Monitoring Policy

Defines how deployed AI systems are monitored after release, as required by EU AI Act Article 72.

15

Responsible AI Principles

Codifies the organization's commitment to developing, deploying, and operating AI systems that are fair, transparent, accountable, and safe.

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