How company data licensing works
A company gives an AI developer the right to use a de-identified copy of its records, such as email, chat, documents, tickets and CRM history, to train and test AI models. The company keeps ownership of the data. The developer pays for the licence after it has received and accepted the data.
From first question to payment
- Check the fit. Buyers look for US companies with real operating history: usually 20 to 30+ employees and several years of records in business systems. Our eligibility check takes two minutes.
- Apply on the buyer's own site. Your company applies itself. We never submit applications for you and never see your data.
- Scoping. The buyer asks which systems you used and how much history you have, and makes an offer for a defined package.
- Contract. The licence sets what is included, how the data is de-identified, who can use it, for how long, and how it is deleted.
- Transfer and de-identification. You export or connect the agreed systems. The buyer removes or transforms personal and identifying information before anyone else sees the data.
- Acceptance and payment. The buyer reviews the data and pays. micro1, for example, reviews within 30 days and pays within 30 days of invoicing; Mercor says payment typically comes 2–4 weeks after signing.
The details
What company data qualifies for licensing
Which business records AI buyers license (email, chat, documents, tickets, CRM, code), what they exclude, and the size and history they expect.
Privacy and de-identification: who removes personal data
How AI data buyers remove personal information from company records before licensing, what you control, and what to put in the contract.
Legal considerations before you license company data
Employee and customer data, privileged and health records, privacy policies and bankruptcy rules: what to check with a lawyer before licensing records.
Timeline and payment: how long licensing takes
How long it takes to license company data, when buyers pay, what payouts they publish, and what slows a deal down.
Where we fit
We are an independent referral partner. We explain the options, help you see whether your company fits, and link you to the buyer's application. Buyers may pay us a referral fee when a company applies through our link and completes a deal. That costs you nothing and does not change what you are offered. Read our disclosure.
Could your company license its records?
Seven questions, about two minutes. No files, no data shared. You see the result straight away.