Eligibility
Does your company qualify to sell its data?
A company qualifies when it had at least 30 staff at its peak, or 25 if most staff are in the US, and at least two years of records in systems real people use every day. It must have the right to license those records. Active, winding down, acquired and closed companies are all welcome.
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| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Staff at peak | 30, or 25 if most staff are in the US |
| Records | 2 years in the systems |
| Systems | Used every day by real people. Trials or unused accounts do not count. |
| Rights | The company can license the data. Client or former-parent data must be cleared first. |
| Status | Active, winding down, acquired, closed |
| Sector | Any |
The rules
Five rules decide whether you qualify. Miss a hard rule and you are not eligible yet.
| Rule | What counts | If you miss it |
|---|---|---|
| At least 30 staff at peak. | 25 if most of your staff are in the US. | You are not eligible yet. |
| At least two years of records in your systems. | Shorter than two years does not pass. Archive size is not this test. | You are not eligible yet. |
| Systems used every day by real people. | Trials or unused accounts don't count. | You are not eligible yet. |
| The right to license your data. | Data that belongs to a client or a former parent company must be cleared first. | Clear those records before they can be included. You are not turned away for good. |
| Active, winding down, acquired or closed. | All are welcome. | Status is not a pass or fail. Any of the four can apply. |
Check the rules for your company
Answer six yes or no questions. You'll see one of three results: you qualify, you are borderline and need to clear something first, or you are not eligible yet. The reason sits next to the result.
The checker does not score company status. Any of the four statuses in the table can apply.
Other program questions are in the company data licensing FAQ.
Worked examples
| 30 at peak | Mostly US | 25 at peak | Years | Daily use | Rights cleared | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | You qualify |
| No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | You qualify |
| No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not yet: 25 to 29 staff, mostly outside the US |
| No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not yet: under 25 staff |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Not yet: under two years of records |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Not yet: systems not used every day |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Borderline: clear client or former-parent data first |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Not yet: under two years of records; client or former-parent data still to clear |
| Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Check the staff answers. A yes to 30 and a no to 25 cannot both be true. |
How each rule works
Vetrix Data Licensing starts once you qualify. How does company data licensing work? See the six steps that follow a yes.
Staff at peak
The count is the company's largest team, not the headcount you have today. A smaller team now still meets the rule if the peak did. The checker asks the 30 question and the 25 question separately. If you say yes to 30 and no to 25, those answers conflict, and the checker asks you to look again instead of scoring the company.
Two years of records
Count the years of records your systems hold, not the years the company has existed. A short history fails this rule even when your staff count would put you in a high payout band. How much is my company data worth? The estimator prices a band from staff at peak.
Systems used every day
The rule names no products. A system real people open every day can pass it, and a shelf of unused logins cannot. If your only history is a trial workspace, you can still meet the staff rule and the years rule and miss this one.
The right to license
If some records belong to a client or a former parent, those records stay out until they are cleared, and the rest can still be discussed. You can hold back anything else too. This rule asks only whether you may license the records. Is selling company data to AI safe? See what the licensed copy contains. Is it legal to sell company data to AI companies? Read the legal answer.
Company status
None of the four is ranked above the others. A closed company is not marked down for having stopped trading, and winding down does not put a company behind one that is still operating. Who would sign is asked on the enquiry. It is not one of these five rules.
The one borderline case
Client or former-parent data is the only borderline. Clear it and that result lifts. A trial or an unused account is not a borderline: it means you are not eligible yet, under the daily-use rule.
Once the company clears this bar, see how to sell company data to AI companies.
Related
- How it works
The six steps from a short enquiry to payment, and how to stop.
- Estimate
US payout bands by staff at peak, and the estimator that uses them.
- What's shared
Which records can be licensed, which details never leave, and what you approve.
- Is it legal?
What GDPR, US rules, and bankruptcy law say about licensing company data.
- License terms
The four license terms: what you give, keep, agree, and sign.
- FAQ
Program questions on cost, timing, who signs, and how to stop.
Questions about qualifying to sell company data
Does a company with 25 staff qualify if most of them are in the US?
Yes. When most staff are in the US, 25 at peak is enough. Otherwise the company needs 30 at peak. Use the largest team the company had, even if fewer people are there today. A company sitting between those two numbers qualifies only with most of the staff in the US. The checker asks the two peak questions separately so you can see which one applies.
Do trial software accounts count as systems used every day?
No. A trial, or an account nobody opens, does not count. That miss means you are not eligible yet, and it is separate from a short history and from the staff count. The checker asks it on its own. The rule names no products. A shelf of unused logins fails it even when people once signed up.
What if part of the data belongs to a client or a former parent?
Clear it before those records can be included. The checker calls that borderline. You are not turned away for good, and you can hold back anything else as well. If you answered partly on the form for this reason, the same applies. The rest of the records can still be discussed.
Can a company that has already closed qualify?
Yes. Closed sits with active, winding down, and acquired, and none of the four is ranked above the others. The checker does not score status, so closing does not undo a yes on the other rules. A company that has stopped trading can still meet the staff, records, systems, and rights tests. Who signs is asked on the enquiry, not here.
If the checker says you qualify, is an offer coming?
No. Someone still confirms that you fit, and the result is not an offer. The yes or no within 3 days is that confirmation. It is a fit decision, not a payment. The dollar amount is not decided in the checker. A qualify result means the answers you gave meet the rules. It does not reserve a band or start a payment.
Sources
- Vetrix Labs. Vetrix Data Licensing.