Security, and the questions owners ask
What happens to the data is the first thing most owners want to understand. The plain answers come first, followed by everything else.
Security, briefly
- Your originals stay where they are
- Passwords are never requested or passed on
- A sample gets your approval before anything is shared
- Names and identifiers become placeholders
- Exclude whichever matters, clients, folders or systems you choose
- Work starts under NDA, and sharing waits for your approval
- There is no cost to you
Security questions
Do the originals ever leave our own systems?
No. License Your Data makes a separate copy containing only the records you picked. Your originals do not move.
Do we pay anything for this?
No. You pay nothing.
Is the data shown to us beforehand?
Yes. Before anything goes out, you check part of the copy and give your approval.
Are passwords or system access ever requested?
No. Nobody asks for passwords, logins or system access, at any step.
How are names handled?
The copy swaps people, clients, companies, account details, addresses and other identifiers for placeholders.
Do you sign an NDA?
Yes. It all begins under NDA, ahead of you describing anything about your business.
What can we leave out?
Anything. A full system, a single folder, a client, or one matter. Exclusions are set by you before the copy is made.
Excluding records
Any team, client, folder or system can be excluded, along with a stretch of years. If you are unsure whether something belongs, the simple default is to leave it out and revisit it later. Practices in law, accounting and healthcare set scope with counsel of their own, and no client or patient data is included. We do not give advice on whether licensing is legal for any firm.
Other questions
Who will call once I submit the form?
A specialist at License Your Data, the partner that handles licensing, within minutes, to set up a 15-minute call.
Which companies usually fit?
Most often at least 20 staff working full time and three years in business or longer. Smaller teams with years of history may still qualify.
Is that range an offer?
No. Real figures depend on which records end up in scope. Indicative estimate based on your answers. Not an offer or guarantee.
Does my type of business change the range?
No. Team size and years in business set it.
The details on your form
The details you enter in the estimate are covered by our Privacy Policy. They are passed to License Your Data so its specialist can call you. To stop that sharing at any point, use our Do not sell my data page.
See a range first
No records are required to get the estimate. Three answers are all it takes.
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