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Got an offer for your company's data? Check it

See the offer next to the buyer's own estimate and two others for the same company. Then see who else takes records like yours.

Is the company still operating?
Which records are in the offer? (optional)

We use these to show who else takes records like yours.

The check runs on your device. The offer and your answers never leave it.

Your offer

Enter the offer, your team size and years in business to see how it compares.

Five questions to ask before you sign

  1. 1
    Is it exclusive?An exclusive license can stop you licensing the same records to anyone else. Ask what it covers and for how long.
  2. 2
    When are you paid, and in how many payments?One payment on acceptance, payments as deliveries continue, or a share of each sale. Get the schedule in writing.
  3. 3
    Which records are in the deal?Ask for the list of systems and years it covers, and what happens to the records it turns down.
  4. 4
    Who removes personal details, and when?Customer and staff names, emails and phone numbers. Agree who removes them before any sample leaves the company.
  5. 5
    Do you keep your own copy?Ask whether the company keeps its original files and the right to use them. A buyer that takes the only copy is buying more than a license.

Common questions

Does anything I type here reach Dataconto?

No. The check runs on your device and sends nothing: not the offer, not the answers.

What if the offer is below the estimate?

An estimate reads a few answers. An offer comes after the buyer has seen the records, so it can land lower when fewer years survived or the records are thin. Ask the buyer what lowered it, then see who else takes records like yours.

Can I take offers from more than one company?

Often, if neither license is exclusive. Telegraph says any exclusivity must be explicitly agreed, and Mode's agreement sets its scope and any exclusivity. Ask before you sign.

What do I send the other companies?

A short description of the records. The records summary writes one from your answers, in the order their forms ask.

What about an offer for code?

Price the repositories at Pangea's published rates with the worth calculator, then compare.

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