Appen: data licensing terms
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Appen is listed as an AI data company in the established tier. It does not publish a range for what it pays. Seller fee: None stated: no upfront costs, no setup fees, no deductions.
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The record
- Type
- AI data company
- Tier
- Established. Appen Limited, listed on the ASX (APX), named in site footer; CEO Ryan Kolln named on appen.com; founded 1996 per its about page; appen.com registered 1997-10-08. No completed company data deals published for this program.
- Legal entity
- Appen Limited
- Domain first registered
- 1997-10-08
- Payout model
- Not published
- Published range
- Not published
- Seller fee
- None stated: no upfront costs, no setup fees, no deductions
- Minimum size
- Not published
- Data types
- Docs, wikis, cloud storage and intranet, Training material and QA procedures, Support desk and ITSM records, CRM and sales records, Messaging and meetings, ERP, finance, contracts, HR, payroll and procurement records
- Geography
- Not published
- Ingestion
- Connector/OAuth
- End buyers named
- Not published
- Referral program
- None found
- Pays us
- None
- Notes
- Appen licenses the company's operational data to AI labs under a defined license for a defined use; ownership stays with the company. Terms are agreed in writing before extraction and payment is on acceptance rather than submission. Extraction is read-only with credentials scoped per engagement. Appen says it prioritizes its response to companies that flag they are winding down.
- Last checked
Sources
- 1.
“License the workflows and operational know-how your company already runs on to the AI labs building the next generation of models. You keep ownership, you see everything before it is used, and you get paid.”
https://www.appen.com/enterprise-data Accessed .
- 2.
“Terms are agreed in writing before extraction begins, and payment is on acceptance rather than submission. Appen covers extraction, anonymisation and transfer, so there are no costs to you.”
https://www.appen.com/enterprise-data Accessed .
- 3.
“No. Appen covers extraction, anonymisation, preparation and transfer. There are no upfront costs, no setup fees, and no deductions from what you are paid.”
https://www.appen.com/enterprise-data Accessed .
- 4.
“Read-only, encrypted in transit, credentials scoped per engagement.”
https://www.appen.com/enterprise-data Accessed .
- 5.
“You do, at every stage. A partnership grants a defined licence for a defined use.”
https://www.appen.com/enterprise-data Accessed .
- 6.
“Winding down? Flag it below and we prioritise the response”
https://www.appen.com/enterprise-data Accessed .
- 7.
“© 2026 Appen Limited. All rights reserved.”
https://www.appen.com/enterprise-data Accessed .
- 8.
“We are ASX-listed (APX)”
https://www.appen.com/about-us Accessed .
- 9.
“Ryan Kolln is the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Appen.”
https://www.appen.com/about-us Accessed .
- 10.
“{"eventAction":"registration","eventDate":"1997-10-08T04:00:00Z"}”
https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/appen.com Accessed .
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