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Operating companiesmicro1 Enterprise criteria for firms with 30+ staffSME guidemicro1's 30+ staff minimum and multi-office firmsWinding-down companiesCheck rights and records before accounts closeClosed companiesSign up with micro1 through our direct linkExamplesSix fictional firms and their likely pathLegal
Law firms (general practice)Personal injury law firmsFamily law firmsEstate planning / probate lawBusiness / corporate lawImmigration law firmsFinance & accounting
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Dental groups (multi-location)Medical practices / clinicsPhysical therapy clinicsChiropractic groupsOptometry practicesVeterinary clinicsHome health / home care agenciesBehavioural health / counselling groupsHospitals / surgery centresSenior living / assisted livingBuilt environment
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Data licensing glossaryPlain-English meanings and sources for 60 termsCountry legal guidesTen listed markets: rights, privacy and legal sourcesData valuationPricing factors and real-world AI deals, not a calculated valueCompany data licensing trackerDated public reports and their original sourcesData licensing pricing guidePartner ranges, payment, exclusivity and country requirementsWhat is company data licensing?A plain guide built from the partners' published factsLicensing vs brokeragePermission to use records, arranging a deal and independent referralsWhich records can qualifyChats, documents, tickets and sensitive employee dataHow partners set termsThe buyer decides; published ranges are not offersCanada and AustraliaMode's minimums and privacy rules, and where micro1 fitsLicensing data to AI companiesMarket evidence, both programmes and the public track recordMarket evidenceWhat AI developers already payData protectionDe-identification in the partners' own termsIs licensing your company's records legal? There is no blanket answer for every archive. Choose the United States, United Kingdom, Canada or Australia guide. Each covers ownership, privacy and authority, with primary legal texts and questions for your own adviser. More than one country's rules may apply. General information, not legal advice; take your own advice. A fit check is not legal approval. Start with your country guide before sharing any records.
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Choose the country relevant to your company and records. Each guide covers rights, privacy and authority, with links to the legal texts and questions to take to your own adviser.
General information, not legal advice; take your own advice.
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Sometimes. A company may license material it owns or is authorised to license, but holding a file does not establish that authority. Copyright, contracts, confidentiality, trade secrets, personal information and state or sector rules can apply to different parts of the same archive.
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Sometimes. A UK company may license records where it holds the necessary rights and authority, but copyright is only one part of the review. Third-party material, contracts, confidentiality, personal data and any overseas transfer need separate consideration.
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Sometimes. The company needs the rights and authority for the material and must separately address personal information, confidentiality and existing agreements. Federal privacy law is not the whole map: provincial and sector rules may also matter.
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Sometimes. An Australian company may license material where it owns the necessary rights or has authority, but the records must be reviewed individually. Copyright, fair dealing, contracts, confidentiality and the Privacy Act's scope and Australian Privacy Principles can all affect the proposal.
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There is no blanket clearance. The company must establish the relevant rights and authority and separately review privacy, confidentiality, contracts and the proposed recipients. This preliminary guide identifies questions and sources; it does not approve a collection or a licence.
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There is no blanket clearance. The company must establish the relevant rights and authority and separately review privacy, confidentiality, contracts and the proposed recipients. This preliminary guide identifies questions and sources; it does not approve a collection or a licence.
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There is no blanket clearance. The company must establish the relevant rights and authority and separately review privacy, confidentiality, contracts and the proposed recipients. This preliminary guide identifies questions and sources; it does not approve a collection or a licence.
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There is no blanket clearance. The company must establish the relevant rights and authority and separately review privacy, confidentiality, contracts and the proposed recipients. This preliminary guide identifies questions and sources; it does not approve a collection or a licence.
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There is no blanket clearance. The company must establish the relevant rights and authority and separately review privacy, confidentiality, contracts and the proposed recipients. This preliminary guide identifies questions and sources; it does not approve a collection or a licence.
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There is no blanket clearance. The company must establish the relevant rights and authority and separately review privacy, confidentiality, contracts and the proposed recipients. This preliminary guide identifies questions and sources; it does not approve a collection or a licence.
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More than one country's rules may apply, including where people, records or recipients are located. These guides do not clear a collection of records or a proposed licence.
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