# Mind Vault

The Mind Vault is the **encrypted cognitive core** of Shadow AI. It acts as a **secure local memory container**, ensuring that all training data, user files, and task-specific information remain fully private and locally stored.

* **Encryption Layer**: Utilizes **AES-256 encryption** combined with wallet-secured access keys, ensuring no third party, including Shadow AI itself, can access stored data without explicit user permission.
* **Local Learning**: All model tuning and contextual learning occur inside the Mind Vault, meaning **no raw data ever leaves the user’s device or encrypted container**.
* **Permission Control**: The user defines access boundaries on what the AI can and cannot learn, ensuring fine-grained control over every interaction.

In effect, the Mind Vault ensures that Shadow AI is not a “data-consuming product” but an **asset that learns without surveillance**.
