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# Licensing

[Documentation](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2.md) > [Cloud Platform](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/cloud-platform.md) > [Datasets](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/cloud-platform/datasets.md) > Licensing

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## Introduction

You can license datasets in the Dataset Market to use in the cloud for live trading and research or to download locally. We have contracts with the data providers in the Dataset Market that define the costs of each license. All of the datasets can be used in QuantConnect Cloud. There are some free licenses, but we can't freely redistribute most of the datasets.

## Free

We strive to make as many datasets available for free to use in the cloud and to download locally as possible. We also list proprietary datasets that are available for license using our cloud or download paid licensing. Most price data is free for use in the cloud.

## Cloud

If you have a Cloud license for a dataset, you can access the dataset for research, backtests, and live trading in the Algorithm Lab. The cost of the license is added to your monthly bill, which you can pay with your organization's credit card or [QuantConnect Credit](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/cloud-platform/organizations/credit.md) balance. With one Cloud license for a dataset, all of the members in your organization can access the dataset in the cloud.

### Add Cloud Access

You need an organization above the [Free tier](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/cloud-platform/organizations/tier-features.md#02-Free-Tier) to purchase cloud access to datasets.

Follow these steps to add cloud access to datasets:

1. Log in to the Algorithm Lab.
2. Open the [listing page of a dataset](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/cloud-platform/datasets/navigating-the-market.md#02-View-All-Listings) for which you want to gain cloud access.
3. On the dataset listing page, click the **Pricing** tab.
4. Under the **Cloud Access** section, click **SUBSCRIBE**.
5. On the Pricing page, click **Proceed to Checkout**.

### Remove Cloud Access

Follow these steps to remove cloud access to datasets:

1. Open the [organization homepage](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/cloud-platform/organizations/administration.md#05-View-the-Organization-Homepage).
2. Click **Edit Plan**.
3. On the pricing page, click the **Customize Plan > Data** tab.
4. In the **Datasets Subscriptions** section, next to the name of the dataset you want to remove, click **Added**.
5. Click **Proceed to Checkout**.

## Download

If you have a Download license, you can store datasets on your local machine. This download is for the licensed organization's internal LEAN use only and cannot be redistributed or converted in any format. If you study the data and produce some charts, you may share images of the charts online if the original data can't be to reconstructed from the image. The cost of the license depends on the dataset and it's calculated on a per-file or per-day basis. For more information about downloading datasets, see [Downloading Data](https://www.quantconnect.com/docs/v2/local-platform/datasets/downloading-data.md). If you bulk download datasets, you can download historical data packages or daily updates. In most cases, you need both.