Sell-side data licensing
A privately held licensing agent for owners of audience data and video footage. We price it against the market and place it with AI labs and media buyers, on the seller’s terms.
What we do
Marketplaces take the buyer's side. They set the price and hold the catalog, and some reset your rate every year. VectorPax is engaged by the seller. We take a fixed share of what we place, and nothing when we place nothing.
the rights file, not the data
We hold your rights file, not your data. Nothing leaves your custody before a license is signed.
custody: seller
Every quote is benchmarked to the current clearing price for that class of data. You see the benchmark, not just the offer.
basis: market clearing
Buyers send us a specification. We match it to onboarded sellers, negotiate the license, and close.
intro: bi-directional
How it works
Tell us what you hold. Audience data or footage, approximate volume, where it came from, and what rights you have to it.
We verify chain of title, consent basis and opt-out state before a buyer sees a sample. If it will not clear, we tell you why.
Buyer specifications arrive weekly. We match them to your inventory, quote against the market, and negotiate the license.
The buyer pays VectorPax. Your share is scheduled for ACH the same week, with a statement that itemizes every license.
Tell us what you hold. Audience data or footage, approximate volume, where it came from, and what rights you have to it.
We verify chain of title, consent basis and opt-out state before a buyer sees a sample. If it will not clear, we tell you why.
Buyer specifications arrive weekly. We match them to your inventory, quote against the market, and negotiate the license.
The buyer pays VectorPax. Your share is scheduled for ACH the same week, with a statement that itemizes every license.
two business days to a benchmark price
What we license
Most agents cover one line. We cover both, because the buyers increasingly overlap and the compliance work is the same.
line 1 of 2
First-party consumer and behavioral data, licensed with its consent basis attached. Placed with demand-side platforms, customer data platforms, retail media networks and AI personalization vendors.
line 2 of 2
Stock, archival and raw footage licensed to AI video labs for model training, and to media buyers for production. Drone, 4K and 3D capture clears at the top of the range.
Terms
The same standard terms for every seller. The left column is what a typical stock-footage marketplace publishes. The right column is ours.
| clause | typical marketplace | VectorPax |
|---|---|---|
| Seller share | 15 to 40% of net | 60 to 70% of net |
| Payout cadence | Monthly | Weekly, by ACH |
| Minimum payout | Typically $25 or more | $10 |
| Rate reset | Annual at some marketplaces | None |
| Custody | In their catalog | Stays with you |
| Buyer matching | You list and wait | Specs matched to you weekly |
| Provenance review | Not offered | Included, at no charge |
Marketplace figures are the range of published contributor terms at the major stock-footage marketplaces, September 2026. No single vendor is described. About twice at the midpoint of each range. Standard terms; the signed agreement governs.
VectorPax keeps the balance of net revenue on each license we place. No listing fees, no onboarding fees, no charge for provenance review. Nothing is owed until something licenses.
Why now
Four things changed in 2026. Together they mean cleared inventory sells now, and uncleared inventory will not sell for long.
California's Delete Request and Opt-out Platform began taking deletion requests. The queue has been building since.
Data, models and agents for AI use cases, sourced through licensed channels. Demand-side pull.
Registered data brokers must clear the queue at least every 45 days. $200 a day, per unfulfilled request.
The EU AI Office can now fine general-purpose model providers that cannot produce a training-data summary.
DROP, the Delete Request and Opt-out Platform
Registered data brokers must process consumer deletion requests at least every 45 days. Every audience record we license carries its opt-out state, so a buyer can show what it held and when.
Training-data summary for general-purpose models
General-purpose model providers must publish a summary of the content used to train. Footage licensed through VectorPax ships with a provenance record that supports the lab's Article 53 summary.
Sellers who can document provenance clear first, and clear higher. That window is open now. Buying? Send us a specification and we will match it to cleared inventory. Send a spec
Tell us what you hold. We reply within two business days with a benchmark price for your class of data and a draft agreement on the terms above.
Prefer email? deals@vectorpax.com
