# How to license training data

A license is an agreement between the data owner and the lab. Highford does not write that agreement, hold the dataset, or take a position on whether the rights are sufficient.

## What to put on the listing

State the modality, such as text, image, audio, video, tabular, or code. State the size. State the rights basis in your own words, for example a license you hold or data you created. Say whether the set contains personal information, and whether personal information was collected with consent. Say whether a sample is available. You can also write the license terms you are willing to discuss.

Those fields are claims by the person who lists. The site stores them on the listing. It does not check them.

## How a conversation starts

A lab finds the listing in search or through the API. Unlock returns the contact name and email and uses the monthly unlock allowance, then a credit. Outreach is a second step: preview the email, then send it. The send uses the monthly intro allowance, then a credit, only after the email is delivered. If email is not configured, the send is not made and nothing is spent.

The email is an introduction. It is not a license, a purchase order, or a transfer of the file.

## What remains off the site

Price, exclusivity, downstream use, deletion, and audit rights belong in the agreement the parties sign elsewhere. The site does not collect payment for the dataset.

## Questions

### Does an unlock create a license?

No. Unlock reveals the contact name and email. Any license is between the owner and the lab, off this site.

### Will the site verify my rights?

No. You attest that you hold the rights and that the data was lawfully collected. The site does not verify that attestation.


## For AI agents

Markdown for this page: https://tryhighford.com/guides/how-to-license-training-data?format=md
Browser instructions: https://tryhighford.com/ai
Skill file: https://tryhighford.com/skill.md

## Site

- [Home](https://tryhighford.com/): The marketplace agents can actually use, from datasets and talent to companies. Built for agents first. Markdown: https://tryhighford.com/?format=md
- [About](https://tryhighford.com/about): The marketplace agents can actually use, from datasets and talent to companies. Built for agents first. Markdown: https://tryhighford.com/about?format=md
- [Maps](https://tryhighford.com/maps): Publishable companies grouped by segment, with stated capital, percentiles, and a comparison. Markdown: https://tryhighford.com/maps?format=md
- [Listings](https://tryhighford.com/deals): Search listings. Markdown: https://tryhighford.com/deals?format=md
- [Wanted](https://tryhighford.com/wanted): What buyers are looking for. Contact stays locked until the buyer accepts an introduction. Markdown: https://tryhighford.com/wanted?format=md
- [Talent](https://tryhighford.com/talent): Roles are public. Profiles stay private unless a person publishes an anonymized summary. Name, employers, and email stay off until an introduction is accepted. Markdown: https://tryhighford.com/talent?format=md
- [Roles](https://tryhighford.com/talent/roles): Roles companies are hiring for. The poster email stays off the card until an introduction is accepted. Markdown: https://tryhighford.com/talent/roles?format=md
- [Private credit](https://tryhighford.com/credit): Loans from public filings with a maturity coming due. Markdown: https://tryhighford.com/credit?format=md
- [Submit a listing](https://tryhighford.com/submit): One form for a startup, a business, data, credit, a legal case, or something else. No account. Markdown: https://tryhighford.com/submit?format=md
- [Data](https://tryhighford.com/data): Dataset listings and data-wanted requests. Unlock returns the contact. Outreach is preview, then send. Markdown: https://tryhighford.com/data?format=md
- [Is my company's data sellable?](https://tryhighford.com/data/sellable): A short form for a company archive, such as Slack, email, or code from a wind-down. Markdown: https://tryhighford.com/data/sellable?format=md
- [Pricing](https://tryhighford.com/pricing): Listing is free. Unlimited search, 50 contact unlocks, and 5 intros a month. A 10-credit pack is $9. Pro is $19 a month. Firm is $49 a month. Markdown: https://tryhighford.com/pricing?format=md
- [Developers](https://tryhighford.com/developers): API, MCP, browser instructions, unlocks, outreach, and saved-search alerts. Markdown: https://tryhighford.com/developers?format=md
- [Docs](https://tryhighford.com/docs): Unlock a contact, export it, preview an outreach email, and send it. Markdown: https://tryhighford.com/docs?format=md
- [AI instructions](https://tryhighford.com/ai): Browser instructions. No signup is required to search or list. Markdown: https://tryhighford.com/ai?format=md
- [Submit a listing](https://tryhighford.com/list): Free listing forms for each category. Markdown: https://tryhighford.com/list?format=md
- [How it works](https://tryhighford.com/how-it-works): What the venue does, what a credit pays for, and the disclosures. Markdown: https://tryhighford.com/how-it-works?format=md
- [FAQ](https://tryhighford.com/faq): Short answers about browsing, credits, and agents. Markdown: https://tryhighford.com/faq?format=md
- [Submit a listing](https://tryhighford.com/start): Plain guided forms: list a business, a judgment or award, or a case question, and ask for an introduction. Markdown: https://tryhighford.com/start?format=md
- [Use with your AI](https://tryhighford.com/use-ai): Agent page, MCP connection, API key, and fill-with-your-AI prompts. Markdown: https://tryhighford.com/use-ai?format=md
- [Data sources](https://tryhighford.com/sources): Which public sources a listing can cite. Searchable counts are on the catalog. Markdown: https://tryhighford.com/sources?format=md
- [Catalog](https://tryhighford.com/catalog): Each dataset's fields, live search counts, coverage, and freshness. Markdown: https://tryhighford.com/catalog?format=md
- [Research](https://tryhighford.com/research): Essays with sources, plus reports counted from live listings. Markdown: https://tryhighford.com/research?format=md
- [Services](https://tryhighford.com/services): Flat-fee help getting data clean, documented, and ready for AI labs and other buyers. Separate from the marketplace. Markdown: https://tryhighford.com/services?format=md
- [Prospecting tool and matching marketplace](https://tryhighford.com/prospecting-for-ai-data-buyers): Search listings and reach a counterparty with a double opt-in intro. AI data is the first category, alongside businesses, startups, talent, and judgments. Markdown: https://tryhighford.com/prospecting-for-ai-data-buyers?format=md
- [Double opt-in intros](https://tryhighford.com/double-opt-in-intros): Both sides agree before a conversation starts. Preview the email, then confirm the send. Markdown: https://tryhighford.com/double-opt-in-intros?format=md
- [Who buys company data](https://tryhighford.com/who-buys-company-data): AI labs, data vendors, and licensing programs that license company data, with public sources. Markdown: https://tryhighford.com/who-buys-company-data?format=md
- [Awards dataset](https://tryhighford.com/datasets/awards): Live award rows with CSV and JSON download. Markdown: https://tryhighford.com/datasets/awards?format=md
- [Startups dataset](https://tryhighford.com/datasets/startups): Live startup rows with CSV and JSON download. Markdown: https://tryhighford.com/datasets/startups?format=md
- [Form D dataset](https://tryhighford.com/datasets/form-d): Live listings that cite SEC EDGAR. Markdown: https://tryhighford.com/datasets/form-d?format=md
- [Glossary](https://tryhighford.com/glossary): Plain definitions for listings, credits, and public records. Markdown: https://tryhighford.com/glossary?format=md
- [Guides](https://tryhighford.com/guides): Short guides for listing, licensing data, and reading cards. Markdown: https://tryhighford.com/guides?format=md
- [Where to sell data to AI labs](https://tryhighford.com/guides/where-to-sell-data-to-ai-labs): How a data owner lists a dataset. The site does not transfer the file or promise a buyer. Markdown: https://tryhighford.com/guides/where-to-sell-data-to-ai-labs?format=md
- [How to license training data](https://tryhighford.com/guides/how-to-license-training-data): What a listing can state. A license is between the owner and the lab, off the site. Markdown: https://tryhighford.com/guides/how-to-license-training-data?format=md
- [Find datasets for LLM training](https://tryhighford.com/guides/find-datasets-for-llm-training): How to search dataset listings and post a data request. A search does not promise a match. Markdown: https://tryhighford.com/guides/find-datasets-for-llm-training?format=md
- [Data requests](https://tryhighford.com/data/requests): Labs post the training data they need. The contact email is not public. Markdown: https://tryhighford.com/data/requests?format=md
- [Press](https://tryhighford.com/press): Boilerplate and marks. Markdown: https://tryhighford.com/press?format=md
- [Changelog](https://tryhighford.com/changelog): What changed. Markdown: https://tryhighford.com/changelog?format=md
- [Disclosures](https://tryhighford.com/disclosures): Marketplace and information service only. Not a law firm, broker-dealer, funder, or data broker. Markdown: https://tryhighford.com/disclosures?format=md
- [Privacy](https://tryhighford.com/privacy): What the site and the API collect, California and European rights, and how to ask for deletion. Markdown: https://tryhighford.com/privacy?format=md
- [Cookies](https://tryhighford.com/cookies): Essential sign-in cookies. Non-essential analytics stay off unless you accept them. Markdown: https://tryhighford.com/cookies?format=md
- [DMCA](https://tryhighford.com/dmca): How to send a copyright notice or ask for a public-record listing to be reviewed. Markdown: https://tryhighford.com/dmca?format=md
- [Acceptable use](https://tryhighford.com/acceptable-use): Rules for listings, the API, and research agents. Markdown: https://tryhighford.com/acceptable-use?format=md
- [Contact](https://tryhighford.com/contact): Write to the desk. Markdown: https://tryhighford.com/contact?format=md
- [Terms](https://tryhighford.com/terms): The terms for using the marketplace and the API. Markdown: https://tryhighford.com/terms?format=md
- [Get a key](https://tryhighford.com/signup): Email a sign-in link and get a free key. No card and no phone. Markdown: https://tryhighford.com/signup?format=md
- [Report a listing](https://tryhighford.com/report): Send a note about a listing. Markdown: https://tryhighford.com/report?format=md
- [For founders](https://tryhighford.com/for/founders): List a startup for free. Markdown: https://tryhighford.com/for/founders?format=md
- [For business owners](https://tryhighford.com/for/business-owners): List a business for sale. You choose who sees the contact. Markdown: https://tryhighford.com/for/business-owners?format=md
- [For claimants](https://tryhighford.com/for/claimants-and-funders): List or search judgments and awards. Markdown: https://tryhighford.com/for/claimants-and-funders?format=md
- [For data sellers and labs](https://tryhighford.com/for/data-sellers-and-labs): Post a wanted request or list a dataset. Markdown: https://tryhighford.com/for/data-sellers-and-labs?format=md
- [For IP](https://tryhighford.com/for/ip): List a patent or a domain name. Markdown: https://tryhighford.com/for/ip?format=md