Several current AI acceptable-use policy templates explicitly let you configure confidential-data rules, intellectual-property protections, and an approved-tools list:
| Template | Confidential data | IP | Approved tools | Notes |
|---|
| Layer3 Labs | Yes — customizable prohibited-data rules | Yes — IP ownership/confidentiality | Yes — approved/prohibited tool tables | Editable Word template; particularly straightforward for SMBs. Layer3Labs Layer3Labs |
| AI Use At Work | Yes — configurable data classifications and conditions | Not as explicit in the excerpt | Yes — tool, tier, permitted data, approver, date | Strong if you want a tool-by-data-class matrix. AI Use At Work |
| Security Scientist | Yes — confidential, personal and restricted data | Yes — generated text/code IP and ownership | Yes — sanctioned tools plus new-tool approval | More security-oriented, with a formal approval workflow. Security Scientist |
| Swept AI | Yes — Public/Internal/Confidential/Regulated | Not prominent in the sections shown | Yes — tool, login method, maximum data classification | Particularly useful for mapping which tools can handle which data classes. Swept AI |
| FirstHR | Yes | Yes | Yes | Standalone AI AUP includes approved tools, prohibited information, IP, review and high-risk-use approval. FirstHR |
| Aona AI | Yes — data classification rules | Less explicit | Yes — approved tools and process for adding new ones | Compact six-section template designed to be adapted by an organization. Aona AI |
| Etoolio | Yes — configurable confidential/proprietary-data stance | Somewhat less explicit | Yes — interactive configuration | Generator lets you select approved tools and specify whether confidential/proprietary data is permitted. Etoolio |
If those three requirements are the key criteria
I'd narrow the field to Layer3 Labs, Security Scientist, Swept AI, and AI Use At Work because they make the controls particularly explicit:
- Approved tools: specify the actual products, account/tier, permitted uses, and sometimes the approval authority.
- Confidential data: define data classes and specify which classes each approved tool may receive.
- Intellectual property: establish rules around company/client IP, generated content, source code, and ownership.
- Exceptions: provide a mechanism for approving a new tool or unusual use case.
For example, Swept's template has an especially useful structure where each approved tool is associated with an "approved for data up to" classification, while its confidential-data section covers contracts, financials, source code, unreleased plans, customer lists, and employee data.
If you're building a policy for a medium/large organization, I would favor a template that uses a matrix like:
AI tool → approved tier/account → permitted use → maximum data classification → IP restrictions → approver
That structure is considerably easier to operationalize than simply saying "don't put confidential information into AI."