Scope and control
Identify the recipient, affiliates and subcontractors that may access the data. Specify whether training, evaluation, redistribution and model-derived products are included. Clarify whether exclusivity applies to one use, one industry, one dataset version or a wider period.
Acceptance and payment
Define the inspection period, measurable acceptance criteria, payment timing and responsibility for preparation costs. Ask how disputed quality findings are resolved. A nonbinding expression of interest does not replace an executed agreement or a verified payment process.
After the agreement ends
Discuss retention, deletion, ongoing confidentiality, audit evidence and already-trained models. Removing source files may not remove their influence on a model. Document what is technically possible and contractually required rather than relying on a broad promise to “delete everything.”
Practical guidance, not legal advice or a buyer specification. Examples are illustrative. Reviewed October 20, 2026.