License AI models and data on terms that match how they are actually used

Because the commercial issues are usually more layered. An AI arrangement may involve training data, model weights, prompts, outputs, usage restrictions, retraining rights, benchmarking limits, confidentiality, and questions about who owns improvements or derived material. A standard IP licence may not deal with those points clearly enough. The practical working model can be just as important as the contract wording, so the document needs to reflect how the model or dataset is actually being accessed, used and shared in practice.

These licences often cover what is being licensed, who can access it, what uses are permitted, whether sublicensing is allowed, whether the material can be modified, and what happens to outputs, feedback or improvements. They may also address confidentiality, security expectations, restrictions on redistribution, liability allocation, suspension or termination rights, and what the licensee must do when the arrangement ends. If personal or sensitive information is involved, the wording may also need to address handling obligations and practical limits on use.

The answer depends on what your business is actually licensing and how the arrangement works operationally. Important details include whether you are licensing a dataset, a trained model, API access, on-premises deployment, or a combination of those things. It also matters who supplies the data, whether the licensee can fine-tune or retrain, how outputs will be used, and whether staff, contractors or end users interact with the system. Privacy wording works best when it is matched to your real collection, use, storage and disclosure practices.

Generic templates can leave gaps where the commercial model, customer journey or risk profile is more specific than the precedent assumes. However, it often misses the commercial and information-handling issues that make AI deals different. For example, a generic licence may not say enough about model updates, output ownership, prohibited training uses, data provenance concerns, or whether the licensee can use results to build competing tools. That does not mean every matter needs a highly complex agreement, but it does mean the document should match the real arrangement. We can review a template you already have and identify where it needs stronger wording.

No. The fixed-fee covers the legal drafting or review work described on this page. It does not include regulator approval, third-party decisions, technical implementation, security remediation, representation in disputes, or ongoing HR management. If your arrangement touches regulated sectors or sensitive information, we can reflect relevant risk points in the licence and explain where further specialist input may be sensible. Approval depends on the relevant regulator or authority, and If approval steps are relevant, we will explain what needs to be prepared and what sits outside the legal work..

Just submit an enquiry via this page or click the 'get started' button on our website to submit an enquiry. After you've submitted an enquiry, one of our legal consultants will review your enquiry within 1 business day and get in touch to get a better idea of exactly what you are looking for.

Then your legal consultant will send through an email with a bit more information about the services you need, along with a fixed fee quote setting out costs, scope of the service and timing. Have a read through it, and if you're happy with the scope, you can accept and sign our engagement letter online - easy!

Once you've formally accepted, we'll connect you with a specialist lawyer and they will work with you to complete your project. They will contact you by email or phone if they need to get in touch.

Sprintlaw works on fixed-fee pricing wherever possible, so you can review the scope and cost before you decide whether to proceed. For the AI Model And Data Licence service, pricing starts from $900.00.

After you enquire, a legal consultant will confirm what is included, the expected timing and whether any extra work is needed before you engage us.

We operate completely online, which means we can help you wherever you are in New Zealand. We have office spaces in Sydney, and in Melbourne, but our use of technology allows our team members to work remotely from around the world. Our legal team are mostly based in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth. We also have a London office for Sprintlaw UK.

Our legal team is made up of experienced lawyers, who are specialists in various areas of law and hold an Australian legal practising certificate. None of our Sprintlaw lawyers are New Zealand qualified lawyers and they do not currently hold a New Zealand practising certificate.

They provide legal services working remotely from Australia via our 'legal consultancy' model, through which (under section 6 and section 35 of the New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006) our Australian legal team are permitted to provide legal services to New Zealand businesses provided they do not provide services in certain 'reserved' areas of law. You can read our FAQ page to learn a bit more about our 'legal consultancy' model.

Given the strong similarities between Australian and New Zealand law, and the areas of law in which we practice (being small business and startup law), we do not view the fact that our lawyers have not qualified in New Zealand as having any substantive impact on the quality of our service. We are committed to ensuring that we provide high quality, affordable legal services to all our New Zealand clients.

Our legal team have all trained at leading firms, but have left the traditional corporate law world to join us on our mission to create a new and better way of delivering legal services. They have specialist expertise in technology law, intellectual property law, contract drafting and review, corporate law and commercial law.