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Records that mention partners, vendors or competitors: what to check
Third-party names in licensed data, sorted by risk: a checklist for name-only mentions, confidential terms, pricing and technical detail in business records.
Return-or-destroy clauses: what they mean for records you want to keep
A return or destroy clause can quietly remove records from what you may keep or license. How to read one and treat derived or de-identified copies.
Should a data licensing partner ever host your data?
When a data intermediary should host your records, and when they should stay in your storage or ship on an encrypted drive. Custody options compared.
Should we license our data now or wait?
Deciding whether to license company data now or wait? Base it on triggers, not price forecasts: what to do before a migration, shutdown, sale or purge.
Should you ask for an LOI before discussing your data in detail?
A letter of intent for data licensing puts scope, permitted use, exclusivity and payment terms in writing before samples move. When to ask, what to include.
Should you sign an NDA before discussing your data with an AI company?
NDA before a data licensing discussion? Sign one before any samples or schemas leave the company. When metadata-only talks are fine and which terms matter.
Succession planning: preparing company records as an asset for the next owner
Succession planning for business records: inventory, rights evidence, retention, system access and named owners, so the next owner inherits an asset.
The general counsel's role in a data licensing decision
The general counsel's role in a data licensing decision: rights, privacy, license terms and approvals, with a checklist and when counsel should step in.
What happens to your data when you cancel a SaaS subscription?
What happens to data when you cancel SaaS depends on the contract: export windows, deletion timing, backups and formats. What to check and export first.
What is AI-ready data? A plain-English definition for business leaders
What is AI-ready data? A one-paragraph definition and five properties any business leader can test against their own records, from findable to rights-cleared.
What is dark data, and what should you do with it?
What is dark data? Records a company collects and keeps but never uses again. Examples from operating companies, the risks, and four options for each store.
What IT has to do in a data licensing project
The IT role in a data licensing project, step by step: metadata answers, scoped exports, preparation support, secure handover and what drives the effort.
Which operational records count as trade secrets?
What counts as a trade secret in business records: customer lists, pricing, process know-how and more. A record-by-record table and how to treat each one.
Who can sign a data license agreement for a company?
Who can sign a data license agreement: authority by entity type, approvals beyond the officer, and the resolution and incumbency proof buyers ask for.
Who is the contracting party in an intermediated data deal?
Data license contract parties with an intermediary: three common structures, who signs, who pays you, and who you can enforce against if records are misused.
Why data licensing deals stall and how to keep them moving
Why data deals stall: the bottlenecks in rights, exports, privacy prep and approvals, with the fix and owner for each so your licensing project keeps moving.