Paul Petritsch
Co-founder & Product Lead
Paul Petritsch is the co-founder and Product Lead of DentroChat and Dentro. He holds degrees in Business Psychology and Digital Management from FOM University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management, and brings several years of experience in digital project and product management, business process design, and European software compliance.
At DentroChat, Paul leads product direction and researches how AI tools handle user data in practice. He checks vendor terms, Data Processing Agreements (DPAs), subprocessor chains, and jurisdiction claims and isn't relying on marketing pages.
Areas of focus
- European AI adoption & product strategy
- GDPR compliance & data residency
- Subprocessor jurisdiction & US CLOUD Act
- Privacy-first product design
- AI workflows for regulated teams
How Paul works
Every article on the DentroChat blog is written by one co-founder and reviewed by the other. Paul focuses on GDPR compliance, subprocessor transparency, and practical product comparisons, while co-founder Paul Plessing reviews technical and infrastructure claims.
Elsewhere
Written by Paul Petritsch (15)
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DentroChat reviews: what real users think of the best European ChatGPT alternative -
CLOUD Act EU data explained: the legal backdoor US providers can't close -
AI Water Consumption: Why the Viral Numbers Are Misleading -
7 European AI Startups to Watch in 2026 You Haven't Heard Of - Best European ChatGPT Alternatives in 2026: 4 EU AI Chats Compared
- Private AI Chat: No Training on Your Conversations
- GDPR-Compliant AI Chatbot: Practical Checklist for EU Teams
- Does ChatGPT Save Your Data? Yes. Here Is What OpenAI Keeps (2026)
- AI for Confidential Documents: Analyze Files Without Uploading to US Servers
- Secure AI for Companies That Can't Risk Data Leaks
- AI That Doesn't Train on Your Data: Why It Matters
- AI Image Generator in Europe: Create Without US Data Transfer
- AI Web Search Without Tracking: Research Without Being Watched
- AI Chat with Files: Upload and Analyze Documents Securely
- Welcome to DentroChat – AI Chat That Stays in Europe
Reviewed by Paul Petritsch (10)
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GDPR Compliant Chatbot Ireland: What Irish Teams Should Check First -
AI Without Training on Customer Data: Secure AI for Business -
How much energy does an AI prompt use? -
How to check if a software product is truly European -
Is AI wasting water? Myth or not, if you use EU infrastructure -
Best Euria alternatives in 2026: three EU AI Chat platforms with more than Swiss hosting -
Proton Lumo alternatives in 2026: three EU AI Chat apps that do it different, or better. -
Best EU AI Chat Alternatives to Mistral Vibe (Le Chat) in 2026 -
Why EUStella European AI Isn't Actually That European -
DentroChat vs Mistral Vibe (Le Chat): Which AI Chat Is Actually European?