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Proprietary data

Proprietary data: information only your company has.

Quick answer

Proprietary data is information a company owns and controls that is not publicly available — its internal records, communications, methods and domain expertise. A proprietary dataset is most valuable when it is unique, large, specialized, high-quality and legally available to license.

  1. 01Your work records
  2. 02Personal details removed
  3. 03You approve the release
  4. 04Licensed to AI developers
How it works with SourceX: Your work records → Personal details removed → You approve the release → Licensed to AI developers.Illustrative

What makes a proprietary dataset valuable#

  • Scarcity: few or no substitutes exist.
  • Depth: long history and high volume.
  • Expertise: encodes skilled decisions.
  • Structure: consistent fields and formats.
  • Clean rights: clear ability to license.

Protecting proprietary data when licensing#

  • License narrowly scoped subsets rather than whole systems.
  • Exclude trade secrets and competitively sensitive material.
  • Prohibit resale and re-identification.
  • Require deletion at the end of the term.

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