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Write the datasheet a buyer will ask for.

Buyers' legal and research teams review a dataset in much the same way: where it came from, what is in it, how much survives cleaning, who owns it, what personal data it held, how it is delivered and on what licence. Answer once, then print it or copy it. Nothing leaves your browser.

Source

Name of the dataset

Held by

Kind of data

Period covered

Where it came from

Who made it, in what business, for what purpose at the time.

Contents and size

What it contains

Systems it comes from

How records link

Size

Unit

Cleaned before counting?

Rights and personal data

Who owns it

And who can sign for it.

Contracts checked

Customer agreements, software terms, employment terms.

Excluded, and why

Did it contain others' copyrighted material?

How the holder acquired it

Personal data

How personal data was removed

By whom, and to which standard.

Delivery and licence

Formats and schemas

Delivery

Field of use

Term

Exclusivity

The copy when the term ends

Known limits

What a research team would otherwise find later.

The datasheet fills in as you answer. Nothing is sent or saved.

Datasheet

Your dataset

Answer the questions and the datasheet a buyer reads takes shape here, in the order their legal and research teams review it.