Veillo is compliance tooling, not a law firm
This line appears on every document Veillo generates and in the footer of every page. Here is what it actually means for you, without the hedging.
Updated May 2026
What this means in practice
Veillo organises your compliance work and produces the documents and records the Act asks for. Think of it as the system that keeps the practice running, not the lawyer who signs off on your particular case. You stay responsible for your compliance, and for decisions about genuinely novel or high-stakes situations.
Where the legal judgment comes from
There are two sources, and Veillo keeps them separate on purpose.
- Visible review state. Rules and template wording remain marked pending until a qualified reviewer records a verdict. Reusable catalog patterns carry their reasoning and review status, while customer-specific decisions still require a person.
- AI assistance, clearly marked. For a free-text system we have not seen before, a model can suggest a starting tier. It is always labelled AI-assisted and waits for a person to confirm it. A high-risk result never confirms itself.
How a classification was reached is shown on the system itself, so you are never guessing whether an answer is reviewed law or a suggestion. See how Veillo classifies a system.
When you still need your own lawyer
For most routine classifications and the standard documents, Veillo does the heavy lifting, and many SMBs will not need bespoke advice. You should still involve counsel when a use is unusual, when the stakes are high, or when an authority is asking questions. Veillo gives your lawyer a clean, organised starting point instead of a blank page, which lowers the bill rather than pretending to remove it.
Why we label everything
While the catalog is being built, entries are marked catalog · pending review until a lawyer signs them off, at which point they read counsel-reviewed. We show the in-between state honestly rather than dressing a placeholder up as a settled conclusion. What "pending counsel review" means covers the detail.
Veillo is compliance tooling, not a law firm. Its content is general information, not legal advice on your specific situation.
The two ways Veillo decides a risk tier: the counsel-reviewed catalog and AI-assisted suggestions you confirm. Plus the four tiers and why the basis is always shown.
The pending counsel review label explained: what it is, why Veillo shows it honestly, and what you can do with an entry that carries it.
A short overview of Veillo: who it is for, the inventory to classification to documents loop, and what it does not do.
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