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title: "LatAm nearshore software firms: licensing internal data"
description: "Assess Latin American software firms’ internal records for data licensing: buyer country rules, original language mix, company ownership and client exclusions."
canonical: https://quotemydata.com/industries/nearshore-software
last_modified: 2026-10-26
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# English tools, firm-owned history.

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Many nearshore software and services firms in Latin America run Slack, Jira and docs in English for US clients. Ask each program to confirm country and language requirements. SourceX lists Latin America but its reviewed English thresholds conflict; confirm them in writing. Begin with firm-owned internal operations and exclude client work.

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## Systems to inventory

- Slack
- Jira or Linear
- Confluence or Notion
- Internal GitHub

## Useful context to preserve

- English-language engineering workflows
- Delivery and estimation history
- Internal tooling and processes

## Be careful with

- Client code and client project content are excluded
- Only firm-owned internal material qualifies
- Under Brazil’s LGPD (Art. 12), anonymized data is outside the law only if it cannot be re-identified by reasonable means

## Worked example: A 150-person nearshore studio (fictional)

Andes Dev, a Colombian firm, runs Slack, Jira and Confluence in English. Client repositories and client project boards are excluded; internal tooling, planning and delivery processes are reviewed case by case by buyers that accept companies outside the US.

## When it is not worth it

- Almost all material is client work owned by your US clients.
- The buyer has not confirmed acceptance of the archive’s actual Spanish, Portuguese or mixed-language content.

## How it works for nearshore software firms

1. 01

   ### Describe the records you hold

   Systems, history, ownership and exclusions.
2. 02

   ### Check fit and approve introductions

   A relevant program is a starting point.
3. 03

   ### Compare the offers received

   Evaluate the same scope and rights.
4. 04

   ### Agree on delivery and payment

   Sign only when responsibilities are clear.

## Assess the buyer against your scope

Ask each buyer to confirm the systems, records and rights it needs. An industry label alone does not establish eligibility. Our [buyer comparison](https://quotemydata.com/compare/ai-data-buyers) links to published program requirements.

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## Common questions

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### Can we license code we wrote for clients?

No. Client work usually belongs to the client. Internal tools, processes and communications that the firm owns are what qualify.

## Related reading

Guide

### [Client exclusions](https://quotemydata.com/guides/excluding-client-data-from-licensing)

Separate company-owned operations from client files, shared channels and confidential attachments before evaluating a data license.

Seller resource

### [What data qualifies](https://quotemydata.com/what-data-qualifies)

Company size, years of history, language and ownership: what AI data buyers look for and what always stays out.

Guide

### [Is it safe to give an AI data buyer access to your Slack and email](https://quotemydata.com/guides/security-questions-before-licensing-data)

How to license company data safely: read-only exports vs live access, who de-identifies and where, which attestations to ask for, and the 2026 Mercor incident.

Data type

### [Docs, wikis and SOPs](https://quotemydata.com/data/docs-and-sops)

How your company says work should be done.

Data market profile

### [Mercor](https://quotemydata.com/buyers/mercor)

AI data company whose program connects to workplace tools and licenses de-identified company data.

Data market profile

### [SourceX](https://quotemydata.com/buyers/sourcex)

SourceX licenses operating records directly from companies for use in AI training.

## Explore what your company’s data could be worth.

Describe your systems and history to see a planning estimate. Request a buyer-fit assessment when you are ready. Free for your company, with no obligation.

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