Updated October 2026
BDLG: the 'License Your Data, Keep Your Company' ads
BDLG's ads, which began on 2026-10-12, say "License Your Data, Keep Your Company" and "Answer 3 questions to see how valuable your data may be". They open a Facebook lead form and link to no website. A site called Big Data/Little Guy (BDLG) exists at bdlg.ai, but the ads do not point to it, so the link between the two rests on the name.1,2,3
The ads open a lead form and link to no website.2
bdlg.ai names no legal entity, address or people.4
Key facts
BDLG in its own words and others'
| Fact | Value and source |
|---|---|
| BDLG ads | Meta ads from 2026-10-12: "License Your Data, Keep Your Company"; "Answer 3 questions to see how valuable your data may be" |
| BDLG Facebook page | Page "@BigDataPayouts", created 2026-06-16, 2 followers, listed as a local service; the ad opens a Facebook form and links to no website |
| bdlg.ai claims | A site naming itself "Big Data/Little Guy (BDLG)" says data "could be worth up to $5M+", and "The buyers pay us, and we represent you" |
| bdlg.ai domain | bdlg.ai was registered on 2026-08-27 |
The Facebook page
What Meta shows about the advertiser
bdlg.ai
What the Big Data/Little Guy site says
bdlg.ai says your data "could be worth up to $5M+" and that "The buyers pay us, and we represent you", so the owner pays nothing. It lists emails and messages, documents and SOPs, systems of record, support history and workflows as what it handles, and large AI labs, industry AI firms and evaluation companies as buyer types. Its example offers are labelled mockups, not real offers.3
Its terms are governed by Delaware law and give a legal@ email address, but name no legal entity, address or people. The domain was registered on 2026-08-27.4,5
Before you reply
How to check it
Ask whoever calls you back whether they are the bdlg.ai business, and for the legal name you would contract with. A broker paid by buyers, as bdlg.ai describes itself, has an interest in closing the deal; ask what the buyer pays it and whether you can see the buyer's license terms before signing.3,4
Check first
How to check BDLG, or any buyer
The same checks for every company we profile. We state facts; you decide.
- 1.Find the company behind the ad: a legal name, a registered address and named people.
- 2.Ask for a written offer and a sample agreement before you send any data.
- 3.Ask who removes personal data, by what method, and approve it before anything is exported.
- 4.Ask which AI labs will receive the data, and whether you will be told.
- 5.Ask how they are paid: by you, by the buyer, or from a share of your deal.
- 6.Get terms from at least one other buyer before you answer.
FAQ
Questions, answered with sources
bdlg.ai says buyers pay it and it represents the owner, who pays nothing.3
Every business is different, so this one is best talked through with the buyer you're working with. Their team goes over it with you before anything is signed.
Before you sign
Questions to talk through with your buyer
Every business is different, so these are best talked through with the buyer you're working with. Their team goes over them with you before anything is signed.
Questions for this kind of business
- Is the BDLG on Facebook the same business as bdlg.ai, and which legal entity signs?
- Do customer, vendor or platform contracts, NDAs or API terms restrict this?
Questions for any buyer
- Is the license exclusive, and for how long?
- Can you sublicense the data, and to whom?
- Which AI labs will receive it, and will you tell us?
- How long do you keep it, and how is it deleted?
- What is your liability cap, and who indemnifies whom?
- Will the contract ban re-identification of people in the data?
- Who removes personal data, by what method, and do we approve it first?