data room
Secure file storage
A data room is a secure space—physical or virtual—where confidential documents are stored for review during business transactions.
Companies use data rooms during mergers, acquisitions, or fundraising to share sensitive financial and legal information with potential investors or buyers: The due diligence team spent weeks in the data room reviewing contracts.
Virtual data rooms have largely replaced physical ones.
Pre-transaction reasonable care
- confidentialityQuality of protecting secrets
- mergersCorporate consolidations
- acquisitionsThings newly gained
- biddersThose offering prices
negotiations · transactions · proprietary · valuation · investment · documents · disclosure · term sheet
Atmospheric water vapor mass
- platformRaised flat structure
- repositoryPlace for storing things
- encryptionConverting data into code
- access controlRestricting resource availability selectively
permissions · upload · download · watermarking · indexing · audit trail · login · dashboard
Secure storage chamber
- secureProtected from harm
- lockboxSecured container for valuables
- strongroomFortified chamber for valuables
- guardedWary and restrained
fireproof · surveillance · biometrics · restricted access · sign-in · escorted · on-site · visitor log
Formal accounts examination
- verificationProving something accurate
- reviewCritical written assessment
- legalPermitted by statute
- regulatoryInvolving official oversight
risk assessment · background check · discovery · examination · retention · redaction · certifications · GDPR
due diligence
Pre-transaction reasonable care
- confidentialityQuality of protecting secrets
- mergersCorporate consolidations
- acquisitionsThings newly gained
bidders · negotiations · transactions · proprietary · valuation · investment · documents · disclosure · term sheet · closing
cloud
Atmospheric water vapor mass
- platformRaised flat structure
- repositoryPlace for storing things
- encryptionConverting data into code
access control · permissions · upload · download · watermarking · indexing · audit trail · login · dashboard · notifications
vault
Secure storage chamber
- secureProtected from harm
- lockboxSecured container for valuables
- strongroomFortified chamber for valuables
guarded · fireproof · surveillance · biometrics · restricted access · sign-in · escorted · on-site · visitor log · badges
audit
Formal accounts examination
- verificationProving something accurate
- reviewCritical written assessment
- legalPermitted by statute
regulatory · risk assessment · background check · discovery · examination · retention · redaction · certifications · GDPR
- due diligencedue diligence, legal review, vetting, legal analysis, tax assessment
data roompublic record
Officially accessible government information
public domain · public archives · press release · Wikipedia · open forum
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