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Data Access and Use Policy

Briter Bridges Ltd
Last Updated: December 23, 2025

1. Introduction

This Data Access and Use Policy (“Policy”) outlines the principles, rules, and processes governing how Briter Data (as defined below) is collected, processed, accessed, and used within the Briter Bridges Ltd (“Briter”) Intelligence platform (“Platform”). The policy is designed to ensure transparency, data integrity, responsible use, and alignment with applicable legal, ethical, and contractual requirements. This document should be read in conjunction with Briter’s User Agreement, Privacy Policy, Acceptable Use Policy and any applicable subscription or licensing terms.

2. Scope of Briter Data

Briter maintains a continuously evolving dataset that spans companies, investments, sectors, and broader ecosystem activity. The scope, structure, and availability of Briter Data are dynamic and may change at any time as part of Briter’s ongoing efforts to improve coverage, accuracy, and analytical value.

“Briter Data” includes, but is not limited to:

  • Investment data: deal activity, investors, deal details, and market trends;
  • Company data: profiles, operational information, sector classifications, and funding details;
  • Resource hub and ecosystem insights: reports and mappings leveraging the data and beyond;
  • Announcements and activity signals: calls for applications, upcoming ecosystem events; and
  • Supplementary and contextual datasets: geographic overlays, metadata, identifiers, and historical archives.

Briter Data may include personal data and this will be processed in line with Briter’s Privacy Policy available at: briter.co/privacy-policy.

2.1 Dynamic Data Model

  • Briter regularly adds new datasets, fields, classifications, and historical backfills to improve the breadth and depth of market visibility.
  • Briter also reserves the right to modify, standardise, de-duplicate, or remove any Briter Data at its discretion as part of ongoing quality assurance and development of the Platform.
  • Not all data points are permanent or guaranteed to remain available, and some Briter Data may be revised or deprecated as methodologies evolve.

2.2 Founder and Company-Controlled Data

Founders and authorised representatives of companies listed on the Platform may:

  • Request updates or corrections to their company profile;
  • Submit new or corrected information; and
  • Manage certain data fields directly when the Platform offers edit functionality.

All submitted updates are subject to verification and must comply with Briter’s accuracy, integrity, and disclosure standards. Briter retains final editorial control over all published founder and company-controlled data.

3. Data Collection Methods

Briter collects and curates Briter Data primarily from open, publicly disclosed, or voluntarily provided sources, including:

  • Public registries, government or regulatory filings;
  • Corporate disclosures, websites, and press releases;
  • Media outlets, research institutions, and technical publications;
  • Open-data repositories and verified third-party datasets; and
  • Voluntary, contributed, or survey-based submissions from ecosystem stakeholders.

Briter may use automated tools, manual verification, and machine-assisted data pipelines to collect, classify, validate, and structure data. To maintain data quality, Briter applies internal verification processes and may cross-reference multiple sources.

Where personal data is provided directly by subscribers or partners, Briter processes such information in line with its Privacy Policy and all applicable UK data protection and privacy legislation, including the Data Protection Act 2018, the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003.

4. Access & Use Rights

4.1 Subscriber Access

Access to Briter Data is granted through subscription levels, each of which provides specific features, tools, and data visibility. Depending on subscription type, subscribers may access:

  • Platform dashboards and analytics;
  • Search and filter functionalities;
  • Company and investor profiles;
  • Custom datasets, exports, and API access;
  • Sector-specific or geography-specific intelligence reports; and/or
  • Historical trends and enhanced datasets.

The User Agreement governs the permitted use of the Platform, and subscribers must comply with all applicable obligations, including those related to redistribution, automated scraping, data sharing, and competitive use.

4.2 Permitted Use

Subscribers may use Briter Data for internal analysis, research, strategy development, and other non-infringing purposes permitted under their subscription tier.

4.3 Restricted Use

Unless explicitly authorised through a separate licensing agreement, subscribers may not:

  • Resell, redistribute, sublicense, or publicly republish Briter Data;
  • Use the Briter data to build competing products, datasets, or commercial services;
  • Scrape, extract, or mass-download Briter Data outside provided tools; and
  • Use Briter Data in any manner that violates privacy, confidentiality, or regulatory requirements,

and the Subscribers shall generally adhere to the User Restrictions under the User Agreement.

5. Data Accuracy, Completeness & Limitations

Briter strives for accuracy and consistency; however, Briter Data may rely on third-party disclosures and open sources. Subscribers acknowledge:

  • Briter Data is provided “as is” without guarantees or warranties of accuracy, completeness or uninterrupted availability;
  • Some data points may be estimates, inferred classifications, or subject to revision; and
  • Briter is not responsible for decisions made based on the Briter Data.

6. Intellectual Property

All Platform content, data structures, taxonomies, analytics, and proprietary tools remain the exclusive intellectual property of Briter and/or its data partners. Subscribers receive a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and use the Platform under defined terms.

7. Privacy & Compliance

Any collection, processing, or storage of personal data complies with all applicable UK data protection and privacy legislation, including the Data Protection Act 2018, the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003. Subscribers accessing personal-level information must adhere to the Privacy Policy and only use Briter Data in lawful, ethical, and permitted ways.

8. Security & Data Protection

Briter implements technical and administrative safeguards to maintain data integrity, prevent unauthorised access, and protect against misuse, as noted in the Privacy Policy. Subscribers are responsible for maintaining secure access credentials and reporting suspected breaches.

9. Open Access Policy (AgBase)

In line with the Gates Foundation’s Global Access Strategy and the open-access principles followed for AgBase, Briter will provide open access to selected underlying datasets produced under the AgBase project through two core mechanisms: (1) an open core dataset, and (2) on-demand extracts, subject to specific terms and conditions, as noted below.

9.1 Open Core Dataset

AgBase will make available a simplified, standardised dataset that includes non-sensitive fields through the platform, such as:

  • Company name;
  • Headquarters country;
  • AgBase value chain classification;
  • Product category; and
  • Historical events, announcements, and calls for applications.

9.2 On-Demand Extracts

Additional data fields can be requested via a submission form specifying:

  • Required variables;
  • Purpose of use; and
  • Intended outputs or publications

If the request meets AgBase's eligibility criteria (below), data will be provided with conditional usage requirements. The data can be requested using this form.

To support the sharing of knowledge, users who receive data for academic or peer-reviewed purposes must contribute their final findings back to the AgBase platform for public access.

9.3 Eligibility Criteria

Open Access (BASIC)

Includes:

  • Freemium access, including non-delayed, aggregate data; and
  • The delayed open-core dataset (subject to a use-case form and requirement to upload resulting knowledge products to AgBase).

Open Access (PLUS)

Additional variables may be provided to organisations or individuals meeting all of the following:

  • Engaged in non-competitive commercial or non-commercial research, policy work, or program design;
  • Operate in or focus on low- and middle-income countries (LMICs);
  • Have missions aligned with equity, agricultural development, investment decisions, or economic inclusion; and
  • Do not use AgBase data for commercial resale or monetisation.

Requests undergo review by the AgBase Data Lead. Oversight is provided by the AgBase governance committee on a bi-monthly basis.

Organisations or individuals meeting one or more criteria may qualify for differentiated pricing for broader datasets.

9.4 Access Requirements

Datasets generated under the AgBase project will be publicly available at least 12 months after creation for non-commercial use by organisations or individuals supporting research, policy, and development outcomes in LMICs. During this period, aggregate or limited-access views of the dataset remain available through the freemium AgBase subscription tier.

9.5 Restricted Use

Commercial resale, redistribution, or competitive use of AgBase datasets is strictly prohibited unless covered by a separate licensing agreement with Briter. Publicly released knowledge products created using the datasets must be uploaded to the Platform and used solely for public-good, non-commercial purposes, consistent with the Gates Foundation’s Global Access Strategy.

9.6 Citation

Any publications, analyses, or knowledge products derived from AgBase data must clearly cite: “AgBase ([Year])”.

This ensures transparency, traceability, and proper attribution.