Can a company keep certain information outside an agreed data scope?

Yes, companies maintain full control over their data scope

When a business is referred to SourceX, it retains complete authority over what operational data it chooses to license. The company decides what information to share, what scope to offer, and the specific terms it accepts for any data licensing agreement. Nothing is ever shared without the company's explicit approval.

This principle is fundamental to how SourceX operates, ensuring that referred businesses can confidently explore data licensing opportunities while safeguarding sensitive or proprietary information they wish to keep private.

How control is maintained throughout the process

Your role as a referral partner is to introduce an eligible business to SourceX. From that point, the referred company takes charge of its data decisions:

The company controls whether to proceed. A referred company is under no obligation to license its data. It can choose to engage in discussions and later decide not to proceed at any stage. The company defines the data scope. After initial discussions, the company decides what specific internal documentation, operational records, or other proprietary material it is willing to make available. It can explicitly exclude any information it deems confidential, sensitive, or outside the desired scope. The company approves all commercial terms. Before any data is prepared or shared, the company agrees to the commercial terms of the licensing deal, including compensation, usage rights, and duration. No data shared without consent. SourceX will never access, prepare, or deliver any company data without the express, written consent of the data owner.

Your role as a referral partner

As a referral partner, you are never asked to handle or provide company data. Your responsibility is solely to facilitate the initial introduction. You do not need to export, upload, or describe confidential records. Once introduced, SourceX engages directly with the referred company to discuss potential data licensing, always with the company's full consent and control at the forefront.

This clear separation of responsibilities ensures that referred companies maintain data sovereignty, and referral partners can focus on making valuable connections without handling sensitive information. For more details on the process, visit our how it works page.

What kind of data is typically considered?

Buyer programs are generally interested in proprietary operational data a company has created itself, such as:

Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) Internal knowledge bases Project histories and documentation Quality assurance records * Customer support workflows

However, the company always decides what specific subsets of this material to make available. For information on general eligibility, see who qualifies.