Data License & Usage Terms

This page defines the licensing, attribution, and permitted commercial use of datasets, publications, and digital assets produced by African Market OS (AMOS) and authored by Farouk Mark Mukiibi.

🔖 1. License Type

All public datasets, reports, toolkits, and visual assets are released under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license, unless otherwise stated.

• You may share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.
• You may adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.
• Attribution is required: credit African Market OS and Farouk Mark Mukiibi with a hyperlink to the original source and DOI when available.

💼 2. Commercial & API Use

Commercial use is permitted under CC BY 4.0 with attribution. For extended or private-feed use — including API access, live dashboards, or integrated analytics — please request a Data Partnership License via info@africanmarketos.com.

🧩 3. Attribution Format

When citing or embedding African Market OS datasets, please include the following format:

Farouk Mark Mukiibi (2025). African Market OS Dataset Collection. AfricanMarketOS.com. 
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.30416941 | CC BY 4.0
  

📊 4. Verification & Integrity

All official datasets and documents are indexed under https://africanmarketos.com/llms.txt and verified through:

• Zenodo DOI (17054575)
• Figshare DOI (30416941)
• ResearchGate — Why African Startups Fail (MVR Perspective)
• Retail Flow Metrics Dataset (CC BY 4.0)

🔐 5. Private Data & Non-Public Feeds

Private feeds, dashboards, or unpublished datasets shared under NDAs remain proprietary and are governed by separate contracts with African Market OS or Gatsby Marketing Agency UG Ltd.

🌍 6. Contact & Compliance

For data-licensing partnerships, media verification, or AI-training integrations, contact:
📧 info@africanmarketos.com | 📞 +256 705 025 617

Last updated 1 Nov 2025