{"id":1192,"date":"2025-07-18T20:37:05","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T20:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gosearch.ai\/help\/?p=1192"},"modified":"2025-08-15T20:46:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T20:46:15","slug":"data-handling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gosearch.ai\/help\/data-handling\/","title":{"rendered":"Data Handling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Proper data handling is fundamental to maintaining the security, privacy, and trust required when using GoSearch. GoSearch incorporates strict controls to manage, store, and dispose of data, ensuring compliance with global regulations and organizational policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Data Handling Works in GoSearch<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Data indexing<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>GoSearch only indexes data from workspace connectors for search functionality. 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