From data requirement to licence.

Sourcing starts with a precise brief. We work with you to describe the model task, the domain and modality, the coverage and volume that would make a difference, and the quality thresholds the data must meet.

We also establish the intended use, because the rights a data owner can grant depend on what the data will be used for.

With the brief agreed, we map the kinds of organisations likely to hold suitable data and approach them. Early conversations are high-level: what they hold, roughly how much, over what period, and who in the organisation can authorise a discussion about licensing.

For promising sources, we work through descriptions or agreed samples to check fit against the brief, and establish provenance and what use is permitted.

This is where constraints surface: personal data, confidentiality owed to customers, third-party intellectual property and existing contracts. Some can be addressed through preparation; others rule a source out.

Where both sides want to proceed, we help coordinate licence terms covering scope, permitted use, restrictions and commercials, and agree how the data will be prepared, documented and transferred.

Each party takes its own legal advice on the licence. Haselpin organises the process; it doesn't replace that advice.

How long sourcing takes depends on how specialist the requirement is, how many potential owners exist and how much preparation the data needs. We'll give you a realistic view once we understand the brief, and we won't commit to availability or timelines we haven't verified.