Inboxes
Customer, supplier and internal email, with the reasoning behind each decision.
Discover what your company's records are worth.
Everyday records like email threads, support tickets and project documents are licensed by AI labs to train their models. Three short answers are all it takes to get a free indicative range.
- No fee to request
- No obligation
- You decide what is included
Your no-cost estimate
How licensing works
What follows once you ask
Complete the form at the top. Within minutes, a specialist at License Your Data calls to set up a 15-minute call. After that come three steps, and you approve each one.
- 1
Your 15-minute call
With an NDA in place, you cover the tools you use, your history and what to leave out. Your passwords and systems stay untouched.
- 2
A de-identified version
License Your Data builds a copy in which names become placeholders. Your originals remain in place while you review and approve a sample.
- 3
Licensed by buyers
AI labs license the approved copy and nothing more. None of it costs you anything.
Estimate preview
Check a starting range
Team size sets where a range starts. Once you finish the estimate, your years in business raise or lower it. Your industry has no effect on the figure.
20–49 employees
Starting range
$100K to $500K
Indicative estimate based on your answers. Not an offer or guarantee.
See my full estimateSet by you
What remains yours throughout
Putting your records up for license should never mean giving up control. From the first question to the final license, these stay in your hands.
Deciding which tools count
You pick which tools are considered, one at a time. Leaving chat out is fine. So is the reverse.
The final say on scope
Until you sign off on what is in and what is out, nothing gets shared.
Your records
You keep your records and your systems. The license reaches only the agreed scope, nothing beyond it.
Why now
The public internet gave AI its writing skills. Your records teach it how real work happens.
AI models have by now been trained on most of the open web. What the web lacks is a view from inside a working company: how a late order is resolved, how a proposal becomes a project, how support settles a difficult case.
Years of operating leave these records behind in a company's inboxes, shared drives and everyday tools. AI labs license them, with the owner's approval, to train and test their models.
Who qualifies
A fit check before you begin
Match all three and the estimate is a minute well spent. Missing one of them? You are still welcome to ask.
- At least 20 employeesCounting full-time and part-time staff across every location.
- At least three years in businessMore years mean more examples for a model to study.
- Business software holds your recordsThink Slack, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, customer or ERP systems, or project software.
What qualifies
Records that tend to qualify
Arranged by the tools they sit in. No single one is required, and you can leave out any of them.
Shared drives
Proposals, drawings, checklists, SOPs and the files that keep projects moving.
Chat workspaces
Spaces where questions come up and get answered as the work goes on.
Customer records
CRM notes, quotes and the history of every account.
Help desk
Support tickets from first contact through to the fix.
Project boards
Tasks, owners, deadlines and the updates in between.
Accounting and ERP
Stock, orders, invoices and the work of closing each month.
Repositories
Code, reviews and the threads behind each issue.
Industries
Business types that can ask
If your established company runs on business software, you can request one. These match the business types listed on the form.
Manufacturing
Supplier threads, quality records and production plans.
Freight and 3PL
Exception handling, load planning and email with carriers.
Distribution
Orders and returns, backorders and vendor agreements.
Construction
Submittals, estimates, site reports and change orders.
HVAC
Dispatch records, service calls and upkeep plans.
Home services
Quotes, appointments, job notes and follow-ups.
Insurance
Servicing and renewal routines, with policyholder data left out or de-identified.
Finance
How the business runs inside, with customer account data removed or de-identified.
Professional services
Engagement plans, handoffs and finished deliverables.
Technology companies
Specs, tickets, release notes and code reviews.
Accounting, legal and healthcare
Scope is set with you and your counsel. No client or patient data is included.
Something else
Select Other when you fill in the form. The estimate works just the same.
Off-limits data
Where the boundary is
The scope is drawn around what you are comfortable sharing, not the other way round.
Can be part of a scope
- Systems you pick, one by one
- Your chosen teams and time periods
- Records with identifiers taken out
Left out or de-identified
- Sensitive data, excluded or de-identified before anything is shared
- At healthcare, law and accounting practices, all client and patient data
- Whatever you label off limits
Nothing goes out without your approval. Read the security answers
Questions
Common questions
Is there something else you want to ask? Email kelly.b@penningtontrading.co.
We are a law, accounting or healthcare practice. What then?
Scope is decided with you and your own counsel, and client and patient data stays out. Whether licensing is allowed for your firm is not something we advise on.
What exactly is licensed?
Records your business keeps every day, like email, tickets or documents, chosen and signed off by you. Labs use these records to train and test AI models.
Who gets in touch with me?
Someone at our licensing partner, as soon as your form arrives, to set up a 15-minute call.
Can I keep some systems out?
Yes. You pick each system on its own and can narrow its date ranges and teams.
Is my range an actual offer?
No. The range is indicative and rests only on what you answered. Any real figure depends on a review of the records you put in scope.
Do I pay for an estimate?
No. Asking for an estimate is free and creates no obligation to do anything else.
Does the type of business affect the range?
No. Team size and years in business set the range. Business type is used for matching.
How do you treat sensitive data?
Before anything is shared, sensitive data can be removed or de-identified. Nothing goes anywhere without your approval.
Three questions. One range, at no cost.
See the possible value of your company's records. There is no cost or obligation, and you sign off on each step that follows.
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