Rights & provenance

What diligence buyers actually run on training data

Last updated 2026-07-21

A practical walk-through of the questions a foundation-model legal team asks before licensing a dataset.

Why it matters to a buyer

Knowing the checklist lets you evaluate any vendor — including fiund — on the axis that matters.

Why it matters to a data owner

Understanding buyer diligence helps owners prepare documentation that clears it.

Current legal status

Practice-based, not statutory. [Stable.]

What fiund does about it

fiund is built to pass this checklist: signed licence, explicit training rights, separate consent, no scraping, provenance on request.

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