How a past data license shows up when you sell

1. 1Has the company licensed, sold or shared any data for AI training?
2. 2To whom, under what agreement, and is it exclusive?
3. 3Which systems and date ranges were included, and what was left out?
4. 4How was personal data removed, and who did it?
5. 5What does the buyer keep, for how long, and can it pass the data on?

Of all the terms, exclusivity will draw the most questions. Buyers' positions range from exclusive as standard, through exclusive for a period, to non-exclusive with no end date. Several reveal it only in the contract, never on their site.

• The buyer's written scope and the systems and dates included
• The sample you approved and the method used to remove personal data
• The signed agreement and any side letters
• Payment records and the acceptance date
• Any broker or referral fee disclosures

Our data room checklist turns this into folders.

• Is this a license of a copy, or a sale of the records outright?
• Is it exclusive, and for how long? Can I license the same data elsewhere later?
• Which systems and date ranges are in scope, and can I leave folders or whole tools out?
• Who removes names and personal details, how, and do I approve a sample before anything leaves?
• When does payment arrive, and does the clock start at signing or at your acceptance of the delivery?
• Do I pay anything, and does anyone in the chain take a cut?
• How long do you keep the copy, and what happens to it if you are acquired?