Questions and answers

An independent broker for licensed AI training data. We help AI teams find vetted holders of the data they need, and help companies license the data they hold to vetted AI buyers. We introduce the parties and help structure the deal; the license is signed directly between buyer and seller.

AI Data For Sale is a trading name of Marketing Signals Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales (company number 09767832), founded and run by Gareth Hoyle. See about us.

No. We never own, hold or resell the data. Samples and transfers move directly between the parties.

You can contact buyers directly. A broker saves time finding the right counterparties, vets them, helps prepare the data and terms, and creates competition between buyers. You decide whether that is worth a success fee.

Our content is written for US companies and AI teams, and most of our work is with US parties. We can help with other countries, but laws differ, so local legal advice is essential.

Private data that shows how real work is done: conversations, tickets, email, code with history, recordings, video, documents, expert judgments and specialist records. See the data catalog.

No. In a license you keep ownership and the original data, and grant the buyer defined rights to use a copy.

It depends on scarcity, quality, structure, volume, exclusivity and rights. Published reference points range from about 2 cents per image to $10 million for a large corporate archive. See how to value a dataset and AI data prices.

Usually, for data you have the rights to, after privacy, contract and sector rules are checked and personal information is handled. See is selling company data legal?

No. We work from a description of the systems, record types, volumes and dates. No records leave your systems until there is real interest, the rights are clear and an NDA is signed.

Never. Buyers receive a prepared, de-identified export after the license is signed.

Often yes, through whoever controls its assets in the wind-down. See selling data from a closed company.

Yes, with non-exclusive licenses. Some buyers pay more for exclusivity. See exclusive vs non-exclusive licenses.

It must be de-identified to a stated standard before sampling, and some categories, such as health, HR and privileged material, are usually excluded. See de-identification.

Generally no. Trained models cannot reliably unlearn data, so licenses focus on deleting raw copies at the end of the term. Decide before you sign.

We source from holders across the categories in our data catalog, from conversational and speech data to code, agent trajectories, expert annotations and specialist documents. If you need something unusual, ask.

We do not hold an inventory. We find holders who match your request, check their rights and arrange samples. That is how we source data you cannot buy off a shelf.

We check identity and authority to license, ownership and rights basis, privacy handling and de-identification plans, and how samples are drawn. See how we vet.

Simple requests can produce samples within weeks. Requests needing new collection or heavy rights work take longer. We give you a realistic timeline after the consultation.

The initial consultation is free. Any fee for buyer-side sourcing work is agreed in writing before work starts. See fees.

The data holder. We help structure the terms, but the contract is directly between you and the seller, so your rights do not depend on us.

Often, at a price. Evaluation data in particular is usually licensed exclusively.

Consultation, inventory or request, rights and privacy checks, matching with vetted counterparties, sample under NDA, negotiation, direct license and secure delivery. See how it works.

The first consultation is free. Sellers pay a success fee only when a deal completes, agreed in writing before any introduction. See fees.

We reply to every enquiry within two working days.

No. We never take custody of raw data. Samples and transfers move directly between the parties.

We keep enquiry details for up to 24 months, then delete them. See our privacy policy.

Yes. We treat enquiries as confidential and only share details with a counterparty with your permission, usually under NDA.

No. We are not a law firm and do not give legal advice. Each party should take its own legal advice before signing a license.