# How it works

URL: https://aidataforsale.com/how-it-works
Publisher: AI Data For Sale (Marketing Signals Ltd)
Updated: 2026-11-10

How AI Data For Sale connects AI teams with vetted data holders: consultation, rights checks, matching, samples under NDA, a direct license and secure delivery.

## The process, step by step

1. **Free consultation.** A 30-minute call to understand what you hold or need. No data changes hands.
2. **Inventory or request.** Sellers describe their data in a [manifest](https://aidataforsale.com/learn/how-to-build-a-data-manifest). Buyers describe what they need in a [data request](https://aidataforsale.com/learn/how-to-write-a-training-data-request).
3. **Rights and privacy check.** We go through ownership, consent basis, contracts and sector rules with you, and flag what should be excluded. We are not lawyers, so we tell you when you need one.
4. **Matching.** We approach vetted counterparties with an anonymized description. Your identity is shared only with your permission.
5. **Sample under NDA.** The seller prepares a de-identified sample and shares it directly with the buyer.
6. **Terms.** We help both sides agree the commercial terms that matter: use, exclusivity, resale, retention, security and price.
7. **Direct license.** Buyers and sellers sign the license agreement directly with each other.
8. **Secure delivery.** The seller transfers a prepared export directly to the buyer. We never take custody of raw data. Samples and transfers move directly between the parties.

## What we promise

- A free 30-minute initial consultation for buyers and sellers.
- We reply to every enquiry within two working days.
- Sellers pay a success fee only when a deal completes, agreed in writing before any introduction.
- We never take custody of raw data. Samples and transfers move directly between the parties.
- Buyers and sellers sign the license agreement directly with each other.
- We keep enquiry details for up to 24 months, then delete them.

## What we don't do

- We don't own, store, resell or aggregate data
- We don't give legal advice
- We don't introduce buyers we haven't vetted
- We don't promise a price before we understand the data

## Questions

### How long does it take?

Small deals can close in a few weeks. Larger deals with de-identification and legal review commonly take two to four months.

### Can I stay anonymous until I'm ready?

Yes. We describe your data or request to counterparties without naming you until you agree.