PRIVACY POLICY

Where Excellence Meets Trust

Blue Ribbon Licensing Ltd

Just as we award blue ribbons only to champion software, we hold ourselves to championship standards in protecting your information. This isn't a policy written by lawyers for lawyers—it's our commitment to you, written in plain language about how we handle your data with the same excellence we bring to technology licensing.

The Blue Ribbon Promise

What This Means: We treat your information the way we curate our software portfolio—with rigorous standards, careful handling, and absolute respect. No data harvesting. No selling your information. No hidden agendas. Just transparent practices that earn their place in our relationship with you.

Who We Are: Blue Ribbon Licensing Ltd (Company No. 16860426) is a UK-registered company that sources and distributes premium software licenses globally. We work with enterprise clients, developers, and technology partners who trust us with both their business objectives and their information. Our registered office is in London, England, and we operate under UK data protection laws while serving clients worldwide.

Your Choice: Using our platform means you trust us with certain information. We take that seriously. If our approach doesn't meet your standards, we understand—excellence requires the right fit.

What Information We Work With

When You Reach Out to Us

When you request an enterprise consultation, explore developer partnerships, or simply ask us questions, you share information that helps us understand your needs:

Business Essentials
Your name, email, phone number, company details, and what you're looking to accomplish. We need this to have meaningful conversations about licensing solutions that actually fit your business model.

Technical Context
What you're building, your infrastructure requirements, integration needs, deployment goals. This helps us match you with software that won't just work—it'll excel in your environment.

Deal Details
When we move into partnership territory, we'll handle billing information (through secure payment processors), contract terms, and financial arrangements. We treat this with the confidentiality it deserves.

Conversation History
We keep records of our discussions, consultations, and negotiations. Not to track you—to ensure continuity. You shouldn't have to repeat yourself every time we talk.

What Our Website Notices

Like most professional platforms, our website collects basic operational data:

Technical Footprints
IP addresses, browser types, device information, which pages you visit, how long you stay. This tells us if our site is working properly and helps us improve the experience.

Cookies and Tracking
We use cookies for functionality, analytics, and understanding what content resonates. More details below—and yes, you can control these.

Information From Other Sources

Business Intelligence
We may verify company information through public business databases, professional networks, and industry sources. This is standard due diligence for enterprise licensing partnerships.

Partner Insights
When appropriate, we receive information from software developers, technology partners, or mutual business connections. This happens within the context of specific licensing discussions—never as general data sharing.

How We Use Your Information

Running Our Business

We're in the licensing distribution business. Your information helps us do that well:

Making Matches
We analyze your requirements against our portfolio to find the right software. Your technical specs, business model, and deployment needs guide these recommendations.

Executing Partnerships
Processing licensing agreements, managing ongoing relationships, handling billing, providing support. The operational essentials of being your licensing partner.

Due Diligence
For significant licensing arrangements, we verify business credentials and conduct appropriate background checks. This protects all parties involved.

Improving Our Service

Learning What Works
We analyze how people use our website and which solutions generate interest. This tells us what's working and what needs improvement.

Developing Better Solutions
Understanding market needs helps us identify gaps in our portfolio and pursue licensing agreements for software the market actually wants.

Technical Excellence
Monitoring performance, fixing issues, optimizing user experience. We can't deliver blue ribbon service without blue ribbon systems.

Staying Connected

Relevant Communication
Updates on your licensing agreements, technical support, answers to your questions. The communication you'd expect from a professional partner.

Market Insights
If you've opted in, we share industry developments, new licensing opportunities, and market intelligence that might impact your business. Valuable, not spammy.

Administrative Necessities
Security alerts, policy changes, account updates. The housekeeping that keeps our relationship running smoothly.

Legal and Security

Protecting Everyone
Preventing fraud, enforcing our agreements, complying with regulations, responding to legal requirements. Standard corporate responsibility.

Documentation
Maintaining records as required by law and good business practice. Particularly important in licensing, where documentation is everything.

The Bottom Line

We use your information to be excellent licensing partners. If a use case doesn't serve that purpose or serve you, we don't do it.

About Cookies (The Digital Kind)

What They Are
Small text files that websites store on your device. They help websites remember you, understand usage patterns, and function properly.

What We Use Them For

Essential Operations
Making the site work. Security features. Remembering your preferences during a session. These are non-negotiable for functionality.

Understanding Our Audience
Analytics tools (like Google Analytics) that show us which content resonates, where people get confused, and what's working. This is aggregated data—we're looking at patterns, not tracking individuals.

Improving Your Experience
Remembering your language preferences, your industry sector, whether you're a developer or enterprise client. Makes return visits smoother.

Marketing Intelligence
Understanding which solutions generate interest, which content drives engagement, which channels bring qualified prospects. Helps us focus our efforts on what actually serves our audience.

Your Control

Most browsers let you manage cookies. You can:

• Block all cookies (though this may break site functionality)

• Block third-party cookies only

• Delete existing cookies

• Get notified when cookies are set

Check your browser's settings or visit allaboutcookies.org for specific instructions.

Third-Party Tools

We use services like Google Analytics, CRM platforms, and marketing tools that may set their own cookies. They have their own privacy policies. We choose partners carefully, but we don't control their practices.

The Reality Check

Cookies are standard web technology. Nearly every professional website uses them. We're transparent about it rather than hiding it in legal jargon.

Who Sees Your Information

Let's Be Clear Up Front

We don't sell your data. Not to data brokers, not to advertisers, not to anyone. Our business model is licensing distribution, not data monetization. Your information has value to us only in the context of serving you better.

Where Information Gets Shared

Software Developers & Technology Partners
When you're interested in specific licensed software, we share relevant details with the developer or provider. This is necessary to facilitate the licensing arrangement you're pursuing. We share what's needed for that specific transaction—not your entire profile.

Service Providers Who Enable Our Operations

Payment Processors handle financial transactions securely. They see billing information but operate under strict security standards and contractual obligations.

Technical Infrastructure providers (hosting, email delivery, CRM systems) process data on our behalf. They're contractually bound to use it only for providing services to us—not for their own purposes.

Professional Advisors like lawyers, accountants, and auditors may access information as needed for their professional services. They operate under professional confidentiality obligations.

Business Transitions
If we're acquired, merge with another company, or sell assets, your information may be part of that transaction. The acquiring party would be bound by this privacy policy until they provide notice of changes.

Legal Requirements
We'll disclose information when legally required: court orders, government requests, regulatory compliance, or when necessary to protect rights and safety. We don't do this lightly, but sometimes the law doesn't give us a choice.

With Your Permission
If you explicitly authorize us to share information with specific parties for specific purposes, we'll honor that authorization within its stated scope.

Anonymized Insights
We may share aggregated, anonymized data that can't identify you individually—market trends, usage patterns, industry insights. This helps the broader technology ecosystem without compromising individual privacy.

What We Don't Do

• Share your information with data brokers or list compilers

• Sell contact lists to third parties

• Provide your details to competitors

• Share more than necessary for legitimate business purposes

• Keep partners in the loop about your unrelated activities

International Data Movement

We operate globally. Software developers are in one country, clients in another, our infrastructure spans multiple regions. This means your information might cross borders.

The Reality
Different countries have different data protection standards. Some are stricter than others. When we transfer data internationally, we use legal mechanisms like standard contractual clauses and ensure service providers meet appropriate security standards.

Your Location Matters
If you're in the EU, UK, or other jurisdictions with strong data protection laws, you have specific rights. We cover those below.

What We Ensure
Regardless of where data is processed, we maintain consistent security practices and honor the privacy commitments in this policy.

How We Protect Your Information

Security Measures in Place

We use industry-standard security practices:

• Encryption for data transmission and storage

• Access controls limiting who can see what

• Regular security assessments and updates

• Employee training on data handling

• Incident response protocols if something goes wrong

The Honest Part
No system is completely impenetrable. We implement strong protections and stay vigilant, but we can't guarantee absolute security. Anyone claiming otherwise isn't being realistic.

What You Can Do
Use strong passwords. Don't share credentials. Be cautious with email links. Report suspicious activity. Security is a shared responsibility.

How Long We Keep Information

Active Relationships
While we're working together, we keep information necessary to deliver services, maintain records, and fulfill obligations.

After the Relationship Ends
We retain data for as long as legally required or reasonably necessary for legitimate business purposes:

• Transaction records: Tax and financial regulations typically require 7-10 years

• Contract documentation: Duration of contracts plus applicable statute of limitations

• Marketing data: Until you unsubscribe or ask us to delete it

• Website analytics: Usually 26 months, depending on tool configuration

When We're Done
Information that's no longer needed gets securely deleted or anonymized. We don't keep things indefinitely just because we can.

Legal Holds
If information is subject to legal proceedings, regulatory investigations, or legitimate dispute resolution, we may need to retain it longer than normal retention periods.

Your Rights and How to Use Them

You have rights regarding your information. Here's what they are and how to actually exercise them (not just theoretical rights buried in legal language).

Access Your Information

What it means: You can ask to see what information we have about you.

How to do it: Email us at [info@blueribbonlicensing.com]. We'll provide what we have, subject to any legal restrictions on disclosure.

Timeline: We'll respond within 30 days (faster if possible).

Correct Inaccurate Information

What it means: If we have wrong information, you can ask us to fix it.

How to do it: Tell us what's incorrect and what it should be. We'll update our records.

Reality check: Some information comes from authoritative sources (like business registries). We can't "correct" verified factual information just because you'd prefer different facts.

Delete Your Information

What it means: You can ask us to delete your information.

How to do it: Request deletion through [info@blueribbonlicensing.com].

The limitations: We may need to keep certain information for:

• Completing transactions you initiated

• Complying with legal obligations

• Resolving disputes or enforcing agreements

• Defending legal claims

We'll delete what we can and explain what we must retain.

Stop Marketing Communications

What it means: You don't want our emails about new licensing opportunities, market insights, or service updates.

How to do it:

• Click "unsubscribe" at the bottom of any marketing email

• Email [info@blueribbonlicensing.com]

• Update preferences in your account settings

Important: This stops marketing. You'll still receive essential communications about active business relationships, account security, or legal obligations.

Restrict or Object to Processing

What it means: In certain circumstances, you can ask us to limit how we use your information or object to specific types of processing.

How to do it: Explain your concern to [info@blueribbonlicensing.com]. We'll evaluate whether your request is feasible under applicable law.

Reality: Some processing is necessary for us to provide services or meet legal obligations. We can't always restrict everything, but we'll honor legitimate requests where possible.

Withdraw Consent

What it means: If we're processing your information based on consent (like marketing communications), you can withdraw that consent.

How to do it: Use the unsubscribe mechanism or contact us directly.

Effect: Withdrawing consent doesn't affect the lawfulness of processing before withdrawal.

Data Portability

What it means: Get a copy of your information in a usable format to transfer elsewhere.

How to do it: Request through [info@blueribbonlicensing.com]. We'll provide data in common formats (CSV, JSON, PDF) where technically feasible.

Scope: This typically applies to information you provided to us, not information we generated about you.

File a Complaint

What it means: If you believe we've mishandled your information, you can complain to a data protection authority.

Who to contact: Depends on your location:

• EU/UK residents: Your local data protection supervisory authority (UK residents can contact the ICO at ico.org.uk)

• Other jurisdictions: Check your local data protection regulator

Our preference: Contact us first. We'd rather resolve issues directly than through regulatory proceedings.

Verification Requirements

To process your requests, we may need to verify your identity. This protects against fraudulent requests from people pretending to be you.

We might ask for:

• Email confirmation

• Account credentials

• Business information that matches our records

• Government-issued ID in exceptional cases

Response Timeline

We aim to respond within 30 days. Complex requests might take longer—we'll let you know if we need more time and why.

No Retaliation

Exercising your privacy rights won't result in discriminatory treatment. You won't be denied services, charged different prices, or receive lower quality service just because you made a privacy request.

Special Notes

About Children

Our business is B2B licensing distribution. We're not designed for, marketed to, or intentionally collecting information from anyone under 18.

If we discover we've inadvertently collected information from a minor, we'll delete it promptly. If you're a parent or guardian who believes we have information about your child, contact us immediately.

Third-Party Websites

Our site may link to external websites, developer platforms, or technology resources we don't control. This privacy policy doesn't apply there.

We're not responsible for their privacy practices, security, or content. We link to resources we find valuable, but that doesn't mean we endorse their data practices. Read their privacy policies before sharing information.

When This Policy Changes

Technology evolves. Regulations change. Our business adapts. This policy will be updated accordingly.

When we make significant changes:

• We'll update the date at the top

• We'll notify you through prominent website notice or email

• For material changes affecting your rights, we'll obtain consent where required by law

Your responsibility: Check this page periodically. Continued use of our services after changes take effect means you accept the updated policy.

Our commitment: We won't make changes that reduce your rights retroactively without your consent.

Geographic-Specific Rights

Some jurisdictions give you additional rights. If you're in one of these places, here's what applies to you:

European Economic Area (EEA) and United Kingdom

As a UK-registered company, we operate under UK GDPR and maintain compliance with EU GDPR for our European clients.

Legal Basis for Processing

We process your information under one of these legal grounds:

• Contract: Necessary to perform our licensing agreements with you

• Legitimate Interests: For business operations that don't override your rights

• Legal Compliance: When the law requires it

• Consent: When you've explicitly agreed to specific processing

Contact Us

General Privacy Inquiries:
Email: info@blueribbonlicensing.com

GDPR/Data Protection Officer:
Email: info@blueribbonlicensing.com

Registered Office:
Blue Ribbon Licensing Ltd
Unit 3, Office A, 1st Floor
6-7 St Mary At Hill
London, England, EC3R 8EE
United Kingdom

Company Registration Number: 16860426

Response Time: We respond to privacy inquiries within 5 business days for acknowledgment, with full responses within 30 days.

The Final Word

This privacy policy isn't just legal compliance—it's our commitment to treating your information with the same standard of excellence we bring to software licensing.

We believe in transparency, respect for your rights, and honest communication about data practices. If something in this policy is unclear, or if you have concerns about how we handle information, we want to hear from you.

Privacy isn't a one-time policy document. It's an ongoing practice. We'll continue to refine our approach as technology and regulations evolve, always with the goal of earning your trust through our actions, not just our words.

By using our services, you acknowledge you've read and understood this policy.

Blue Ribbon Licensing Ltd
Where Excellence Meets Trust

This policy reflects our commitment to privacy excellence. We update it as needed to maintain that standard. Check back periodically for the latest version.