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The Legal, Compliance and IP Questions That Kill Deals Before Code Is Written
Procurement asks the same questions every time. Have the answers ready.
Menna AI Editorial, Editorial Board 2 June 2026 6 min read
Who owns the IP? Where is data processed? Who has access to production? What happens when the engagement ends?
Every one of these has a clear answer in our standard agreement: you own everything, data stays in your chosen region, access is least-privilege and logged, and offboarding is documented.
The firms that lose deals are not the ones with bad answers. They are the ones who take three weeks to find them.
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