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Data privacy statement

Last Updated: July 24, 2026

The Mandate of Ready Scale Exit

Ready Scale Exit provides proprietary diagnostic tools, strategic growth advisory, operational optimization, and exit readiness facilitation for founders, business owners, and corporate leaders. Our core objective is to empower enterprises to evaluate their business readiness across key diagnostic pillars—including financial health, owner dependency, operating systems, growth potential, and transition preparedness—primarily through our interactive ReadyScore™ assessment platform and advisory services.

In this Data Privacy Statement, Ready Scale Exit ("we", "us", or "our") explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal data when you visit our website (readyscaleexit.com), use the ReadyScore™ assessment tool, register for reports or newsletters, or otherwise engage with our advisory services.

"Personal data" refers to all information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. This privacy statement applies to all individuals whose data we process, regardless of the communication channel (e.g., website forms, email, ReadyScore™ submissions, or direct consultations). Specific agreements, such as our Terms of Use or executed Master Services Agreements, may supplement this statement for specific advisory engagements.

1. Responsible Persons & Contacts

Ready Scale Exit is responsible for the processing of personal data described in this privacy statement. If you have any privacy concerns, wish to exercise your data subject rights, or have questions regarding data processing, you can contact us at:

Ready Scale Exit

Data Privacy & Legal Team

Email: privacy@readyscaleexit.com

Website: readyscaleexit.com

2. Collection & Processing of Personal Data

We process personal data that you provide directly to us when you interact with our website, complete the ReadyScore™ assessment, or communicate with our strategic team. We also automatically collect technical and usage data when you navigate through our digital platforms.

Specifically, we process the following categories of data:

  • Identity & Contact Information: First name, last name, corporate email address, direct phone number, job title, and company name.
  • ReadyScore™ & Financial Diagnostic Data: Business operational metrics, annual revenue ranges, financial performance indicators, owner dependency scores, operating systems evaluations, growth drivers, exit timeline expectations, and your individual diagnostic answers and calculated ReadyScore™ output.
  • Communication Data: Email correspondence, requests for customized strategy reports, feedback, consultation inquiry notes, and newsletter subscription preferences.
  • Technical Data: IP address, browser type and version, operating system, platform, screen resolution, device characteristics, language settings, time zone, date/time of access, HTTP status codes, and referring URL paths.
  • Usage & Interaction Data: Information on how you navigate our website, page response times, assessment step completions, and engagement with our diagnostic tools.
Third-Party Information Notice: If you submit personal data regarding colleagues, partners, or corporate officers, please ensure they have been made aware of this privacy statement and that you have authority to share their business contact details.

3. Purpose of Personal Data Processing

We process collected data to deliver diagnostic results, operate our platform, provide customized strategic reports, and fulfill our contractual and legal obligations.

Purpose of Data ProcessingLegal Basis for Data Processing
Generating and delivering the ReadyScore™ assessment output, diagnostic scores, and customized exit readiness summary.Fulfillment of requested service; legitimate interest; user consent.
Providing business consulting, growth advisory, scaling support, and exit readiness facilitation services.Performance of contractual agreements; legitimate interests.
Communicating with business founders, sending personalized diagnostic insights, and responding to inquiries.Legitimate business interest; user consent.
Distributing newsletters, educational content, market reports, and invitations to strategic business events.User consent; legitimate marketing interest (with opt-out option).
Analyzing website performance, optimizing diagnostic workflows, and maintaining IT infrastructure security.Legitimate interests in IT security and service optimization.
Complying with statutory retention, accounting, and legal obligations.Compliance with legal and regulatory obligations.

Where data processing is based on your consent (such as receiving direct diagnostic report follow-ups or marketing updates), you may revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future.

4. Data Transfer & Processing Partners

To deliver our digital tools and advisory services effectively, we may share your personal data with trusted third-party service providers who process data on our behalf under strict confidentiality agreements.

  • Cloud Infrastructure & Database Hosting: Secure database and server hosting providers (e.g., Supabase, Vercel) to maintain assessment databases and secure API endpoints.
  • Customer Relationship Management (CRM): Integrations such as GoHighLevel for automated report delivery and consultation scheduling.
  • Analytics & Optimization: Web analytics platforms to monitor diagnostic usage and site stability.

We do not sell your personal data or corporate diagnostic inputs to third parties. We may disclose data if required by law, subpoena, or official judicial proceedings.

5. Cookies & Analytics

Our website uses "cookies"—small text files stored on your computer or mobile device—to ensure seamless navigation, secure form submissions, and analyze website usage.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses cookies to help analyze how users interact with our website and the ReadyScore™ assessment flow.

The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) is transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. We have enabled IP anonymization (truncation) so that your IP address is shortened within the European Economic Area / Switzerland prior to transmission.

Google uses this data to evaluate site activity, compile performance reports for website operators, and provide Internet usage analytics. You can prevent cookie collection by adjusting your browser preferences or installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Managing Cookies

You can configure your browser settings to decline or restrict cookies at any time. Please note that disabling essential session cookies may limit the interactive functionality of the ReadyScore™ assessment tool.

6. Server Log Files

Each time our website or ReadyScore™ tool is accessed, web server log files automatically record technical access metrics. These logs include your device IP address, access timestamp, requested URL path, HTTP status code, data volume transferred, user agent/browser string, and referrer URL.

Log records are processed to maintain system integrity, detect technical anomalies, prevent cyber threats, and ensure continuous availability. Log data is not linked to individual corporate identities unless illegal usage or security breaches occur.

7. Data Security & Retention Period

We implement technical and organizational security precautions to safeguard your personal data against unauthorized access, loss, alteration, or misuse. All diagnostic transmissions are encrypted via SSL/TLS.

We retain personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this statement, complete ongoing advisory relationships, or comply with statutory retention and legal reporting requirements. As soon as your personal data is no longer required, it will be securely deleted or anonymized.

8. Rights of the Data Subject

Under applicable data protection laws, you possess specific rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right to Information: Request confirmation as to whether your personal data is being processed and obtain a copy of held records.
  • Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
  • Right to Erasure: Request the deletion of your personal data when it is no longer required for processing.
  • Right to Restriction & Objection: Object to processing carried out under legitimate interests or direct communications.
  • Right to Data Portability: Receive your provided data in a structured, commonly used format.

To exercise any of these rights, please submit your request to privacy@readyscaleexit.com.

9. Changes to Privacy Statement

We reserve the right to update or amend this Data Privacy Statement at any time to reflect changes in our diagnostic offerings, statutory regulations, or operational practices. The current version published on our website shall apply.

Ready Scale Exit Legal & Data Privacy Team

Email: privacy@readyscaleexit.com

Website: readyscaleexit.com