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Secure Deal Rooms

CRT Secure Deal Rooms are private, access-controlled digital spaces within the CRT platform where matched buyers and sellers can exchange documents, negotiate terms and communicate securely. Deal rooms are proposed and in development.

Proposed Updated June 2026

The concept

Once a buyer and seller have matched through the platform — either through a buyer's posted requirement or a seller's offer — they are invited to open a Deal Room. The Deal Room is a private space, accessible only to the parties in the transaction and (to a limited extent) CRT itself for conduct purposes.

Deal Rooms provide a structured, auditable record of the negotiation process. They are not intended to replace legal contracts but to provide a secure, logged environment for pre-contract information exchange and negotiation.

Proposed features

  • Secure document exchange: Upload and share transaction documents in a controlled, access-logged environment
  • Encrypted messaging: Direct, logged communication between verified parties
  • Credential display: Trade Integrity Passport and Digital Mandate Credential status of all participants displayed in the room header
  • Activity log: Timestamped record of all documents shared and actions taken in the room
  • Room closure: Parties can close a room when the negotiation is complete, aborted or handed off to legal documentation
  • Conduct escalation: In-room mechanism to flag conduct concerns to CRT moderation without disclosing the content of commercial negotiations

Privacy and CRT access

CRT does not see the commercial content of Deal Room negotiations. The content of documents exchanged and messages sent in the room are private to the parties. CRT's access is limited to: the existence of the room; the parties involved; the conduct log (for moderation purposes); and any material explicitly escalated to CRT moderation by a party.

Deal Room data will be retained for a defined period following closure, as set out in the Privacy Policy. Parties are responsible for their own record-keeping of commercial terms agreed.

Limitations

Deal Room limitations

  • CRT Deal Rooms are not a legal framework for contract formation. They are a communication and document-exchange tool. Legal advice should be obtained on the contractual effect of any terms discussed or agreed.
  • CRT is not a party to any transaction conducted through a Deal Room.
  • Deal Rooms do not provide escrow, payment, delivery or settlement services.
  • This function is proposed and not yet available.