From first form to final payment: a company data deal in order

1. 1

   Check you qualify

   Buyers typically set a floor of 20 to 30 people and a few years of records. A few set no headcount floor.

2. 2

   List what you have

   One page: your systems, the years each covers and rough volume.

3. 3

   Get a quote

   A short form gets a range, not an offer. Our quiz is the same kind of first step.

1. 1

   Review a cleaned sample

   The buyer judges a small slice, and you see what cleaning does, with names replaced by placeholders.

2. 2

   Sign a written offer

   Exclusions, name replacement, who may receive the data and the price all go in writing.

Collection varies. Your team might log in to approved systems themselves, the buyer might get read-only access to sources you pick, or you might send exports. Pick whichever gives away the least.

1. 1

   Get paid

   Often three to six weeks, occasionally more. A few buyers pay only once they formally accept the data. You never pay anything.

2. 2

   Confirm deletion

   Get written confirmation that raw files were deleted on the agreed schedule.