These terms apply to everyone who uses datastoa.com: people browsing, buyers looking for data and providers listing it. By creating an account or using the site you agree to them. Providers also agree to the seller terms.
What DataStoa is
DataStoa is a marketplace where businesses find data products and data services and contact the companies that offer them. We publish listings, route inquiries and data requests, and keep a record of conversations.
DataStoa does not sell data, hold the datasets listed here or take part in the contracts that follow. When you buy, you agree price, licence and delivery directly with the provider, and you pay the provider. We are not a party to that contract.
Accounts
- DataStoa is for business use. You must be at least 18 and able to act for the organisation you name.
- Give accurate details about yourself and your organisation, and keep them up to date.
- Keep your password safe. You are responsible for activity on your account; tell us at [email protected] if you think someone else has used it.
- One person per account. Invite colleagues to your organisation instead of sharing a login.
Using DataStoa as a buyer
- Searching, contacting providers and posting data requests is free.
- Describe your need honestly. Inquiries and requests are shared with providers so they can answer; your contact details are shared with a provider only when they accept your inquiry, or when you shortlist or message them about a request.
- Do not use inquiries or requests to collect information about providers for a competing directory, or to send unsolicited marketing.
- If a provider offers a "buy via DataStoa" discount, quote the reference we give you when you order. That is how the provider knows the discount applies.
- We may ask you to confirm a deal a provider has reported. Please answer honestly; it keeps fees fair and reviews trustworthy.
Using DataStoa as a provider
Providers must be approved before publishing and must follow the publishing policy, the prohibited data policy and the seller terms. Approval means you may publish; it is not a promise that every claim in your listings is correct. The verified mark means we checked the specific things listed on our publishing policy.
Listings, reviews and other content
- Providers are responsible for their listings. Coverage, volume, quality figures and licence summaries are provider-reported unless a page says otherwise.
- You keep ownership of what you post. You give DataStoa a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to host, display, adapt for layout, translate and promote it on DataStoa and in search engines, AI assistants and partner feeds, for as long as it is published and for a reasonable time afterwards to handle disputes.
- Do not post anything unlawful, misleading, infringing or that contains other people's personal data without a lawful basis.
Acceptable use
Everyone must follow the acceptable use policy. In short: no scraping the catalog for a competing directory, no spam, no impersonation, no attempts to bypass limits, attribution or security.
Fees
DataStoa is free for buyers. Providers pay subscription fees and commission as described on seller plans and fees and in the seller terms. Prices are shown in USD and exclude tax unless stated.
Reporting content and appeals
Anyone can report a listing, provider, request, review or message through the report form. We acknowledge every report, decide with care, explain our decision to the people affected and tell the reporter the outcome. If we remove your content or restrict your account, you can appeal by replying to our decision; a different person reviews the appeal.
Suspension and termination
You can close your account at any time from your account settings or by writing to [email protected]. We may suspend or close accounts that break these terms or the law, that put buyers, providers or DataStoa at risk, or that stay unverified for 90 days. Where we can, we warn you first and explain why. Obligations that by nature survive, such as commission on deals already attributed, continue after closure.
Disclaimers
We work to keep DataStoa accurate and available, but we provide it "as is". We do not guarantee that any listing is complete or correct, that a provider will reply, that a deal will happen or that data will suit your purpose. Check samples, licence terms and the provider's claims before you buy.
Liability
Nothing in these terms limits liability that cannot be limited by law, such as for fraud or for death or personal injury caused by negligence. Otherwise, DataStoa is not liable for losses arising from contracts between buyers and providers, from data you buy, or for indirect or consequential losses. Our total liability to you in any 12 months is limited to the greater of the fees you paid us in that period and USD 100.
Changes
We may update these terms as the service changes. For material changes we give at least 30 days' notice by email or in the product. The date at the top of this page shows the latest version.
Law and contact
These terms are governed by the laws of the country where DataStoa's operating company is incorporated, without removing protections that the law of your own country gives you and that cannot be excluded. Questions: [email protected].