South America,North America,Japan,Oceania,Europe,Greater China,Asia minus GCR,Africa ,Other
Type of allocator:
What is your overall diligence process? Automated (programmatic), Market-based, or Manual (human-in-the-loop at some phase). Initial allocations to these pathways will be capped.
Manual
Amount of DataCap Requested for allocator for 12 months:
200PiB
Is your allocator providing a unique, new, or diverse pathway to DataCap? How does this allocator differentiate itself from other applicants, new or existing?
In this pathway, data preparers are the principal applicants for the DC application because they have more previous understanding of the Filecoin network and FIL+ than data storage clients, and they have more specialized tools and solutions for data preprocessing than storage providers on average.
As a member in the Filecoin Community, I acknowledge that I must adhere to the Community Code of Conduct, as well other End User License Agreements for accessing various tools and services, such as GitHub and Slack.
Additionally, I will adhere to all local & regional laws & regulations that may relate to my role as a business partner, organization, notary, or other operating entity. *
You can read the Filecoin Code of Conduct here: https://github.com/filecoin-project/community/blob/master/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
Acknowledgment: Acknowledge
Cient Diligence Section:
This section pertains to client diligence processes.
Who are your target clients?
Other (specified above),Small-scale developers or data owners
Describe in as much detail as possible how you will perform due diligence on clients.
For due diligence, it is necessary to collect basic information from applicants, including:
Detailed information about their teams/companies/entities
In-protocol or social reputation
Data/use-case details
DataCap allocation plan
History of previous DataCap allocation
With the required info, we could know better about applicants and their businesses, verify their qualifications and authenticity, review data samples, and decide to allocate certain DataCap according to our allocation strategy rating form.
Clients with great credit and reputation in Filecoin Plus could gradually increase their limitations for their one-kick DataCap allocation application.
Please specify how many questions you'll ask, and provide a brief overview of the questions.
Questions about the Client's qualifications:
Entity Information of data preparer and data owner
Formation documents: includes certificates of registration/incorporation/information
government-issued identification number for the entity
Authorized Signatory Information
evidence of the authorized signatory's authority to act on behalf of the application entity (evidence include written consent of the company board of directors, a secretary's certificate, a signed letter from the applicant's CFO, or may be included in the company operating agreement);
close-up photo of the signatory's face next to the visible passport or other government-issued photo-bearing ID
Beneficial Owners
If there are any 25%+ shareholders, we need a document, including a capitalization table, operating agreement, or similar, to verify the ownership, and also the following information for each of them:
legal name;
date of birth;
address;
a government-issued identification number, which shall be either an SSN, ITIN, passport number and country of issuance, alien identification card number, or number and country of issuance of any other government-issued document evidencing nationality or residence;
a copy of an unexpired passport or other government-issued document evidencing the individual's nationality or residence, which bears a photograph of the individual.
Question about the DataCap allocation plan:
Introduction of yourself/ your organization(with links)/data owners’ details
Use case
Location
Max DataCap Allocation
Filecoin address
SPs you intend to allocate DataCap with allocation proportion
Specific requirements of SPs and storage service
For-profit or not
Will you use a 3rd-party "Know your client" (KYC) service?
Will consider.
Can any client apply to your pathway, or will you be closed to only your own internal clients? (eg: bizdev or self-referral)
My pathway is open to every data preparer in the Filecoin ecosystem.
How do you plan to track the rate at which DataCap is being distributed to your clients?
Yes
Data Diligence
This section will cover the types of data that you expect to notarize.
As a reminder: The Filecoin Plus program defines quality data is all content that meets local regulatory requirements AND
• the data owner wants to see on the network, including private/encrypted data
• or is open and retrievable
• or demonstrates proof of concept or utility of the network, such as efforts to improve onboarding
As an operating entity in the Filecoin Community, you are required to follow all local & regional regulations relating to any data, digital and otherwise. This may include PII and data deletion requirements, as well as the storing, transmitting, or accessing of data.
Acknowledgement: Acknowledge
What type(s) of data would be applicable for your pathway?
Public Open Dataset (Research/Non-Profit),Public Open Commercial/Enterprise,Private Commercial/Enterprise,Private Non-Profit/Social Impact
How will you verify a client's data ownership? Will you use 3rd-party KYB (know your business) service to verify enterprise clients?
KYB service + Manual method
This will depend on the enforceability of the validation and local laws and regulations.
How will you ensure the data meets local & regional legal requirements?
Applicants are required to demonstrate data compliance in their application.
What types of data preparation will you support or require?
In this pathway, the applicant, that is, the data preparer, needs to preprocess the data per the common data preprocessing standards of the network and then transfer processed data to the storage provider. FileDrive Labs is willing to share open-source tools and operation experience to support more community members in understanding data processing.
What tools or methodology will you use to sample and verify the data aligns with your pathway?
FIL+ Dashboard filplus.info: developed by FileDrive Labs to monitor the whole working flow of DC CID Checker Bot: track data distribution, retrieval success rate and CID sharing Random data retrieval: manually verified data
Data Distribution
This section covers deal-making and data distribution.
As a reminder, the Filecoin Plus program currently defines distributed onboarding as multiple physical locations AND multiple storage provider entities to serve client requirements.
How many replicas will you require to meet programmatic requirements for distribution?
3+
What geographic or regional distribution will you require?
Same as the FIL+ LDN requirement but will also support data owners to specify the geographic location of their data storage.
How many Storage Provider owner/operators will you require to meet programmatic requirements for distribution?
5+
Do you require equal percentage distribution for your clients to their chosen SPs? Will you require preliminary SP distribution plans from the client before allocating any DataCap?
We will regularly communicate with applicants about the data distribution plan, but in view of the actual situation, it will not be mandatory to distribute evenly throughout the process, but the overall distribution percentage of the application will be required, which is no single storage provider can obtain more than 10% of the DC. We will conduct this process with reference to existing information collection methods in order to reduce the cost of learning for applicants.
What tooling will you use to verify client deal-making distribution?
FIL+ Dashboard filplus.info: developed by FileDrive Labs to monitor the whole working flow of DC
How will clients meet SP distribution requirements?
We encourage data preparers to build their own data distribution platforms, establish credit systems, and establish cooperation with more high-quality storage providers. At the same time, if there is an urgent need for a data distribution platform in the market, we will also consider launching corresponding projects to build it together with the community.
As an allocator, do you support clients that engage in deal-making with SPs utilizing a VPN?
VPN is allowed to be used on the premise that the SPs’ geographical location can be proved.
DataCap Allocation Strategy
In this section, you will explain your client DataCap allocation strategy.
Keep in mind the program principle over Limited Trust Over Time. Parties, such as clients, start with a limited amount of trust and power.
Additional trust and power need to be earned over time through good-faith execution of their responsibilities and transparency of their actions.
Will you use standardized DataCap allocations to clients?
No, client specific
Allocation Tranche Schedule to clients:
• First: lesser of 5% of total DataCap requested or 50% of weekly allocation rate
• Second: lesser of 10% of total DataCap requested or 100% of weekly allocation rate
• Third: lesser of 20% of total DataCap request or 200% of weekly allocation rate
• Fourth: lesser of 40% of total DataCap requested or 400% of weekly allocation rate
• Max per client overall: lesser of 80% of total DataCap request or 800% of weekly allocation rate
Will you use programmatic or software based allocations?
Yes, standardized and software based
What tooling will you use to construct messages and send allocations to clients?
Existing notary registry tooling with some more practical optimizations.
Describe the process for granting additional DataCap to previously verified clients.
We will use FIL+ Dashboard filplus.info to track the percentage of DC and further adjust the subsequent allocation of the next stage. We have plans to develop related tools.
Tooling & Bookkeeping
This program relies on many software tools in order to function. The Filecoin Foundation and PL have invested in many different elements of this end-to-end process, and will continue to make those tools open-sourced. Our goal is to increase adoption, and we will balance customization with efficiency.
This section will cover the various UX/UI tools for your pathway. You should think high-level (GitHub repo architecture) as well as tactical (specific bots and API endoints).
Describe in as much detail as possible the tools used for:
• client discoverability & applications
• due diligence & investigation
• bookkeeping
• on-chain message construction
• client deal-making behavior
• tracking overall allocator health
• dispute discussion & resolution
• community updates & comms
GitHub & Slack: communication and Q&A
Existing notary registry tooling: DC allocation
Dashboard filplus.info: track DC flow
CID Check Bot: T&T analysis
Others: necessary tools needed to be developed
Will you use open-source tooling from the Fil+ team?
Existing notary registry tooling & CID Check Bot
Where will you keep your records for bookkeeping? How will you maintain transparency in your allocation decisions?
Local database, open-sourced Github repo, and periodic information synchronization with Filecoin Foundation
Risk Mitigation, Auditing, Compliance
This framework ensures the responsible allocation of DataCap by conducting regular audits, enforcing strict compliance checks, and requiring allocators to maintain transparency and engage with the community. This approach safeguards the ecosystem, deters misuse, and upholds the commitment to a fair and accountable storage marketplace.
In addition to setting their own rules, each notary allocator will be responsible for managing compliance within their own pathway. You will need to audit your own clients, manage interventions (such as removing DataCap from clients and keeping records), and respond to disputes.
Describe your proposed compliance check mechanisms for your own clients.
We will allow at least two weeks for the applicant to present and explain the issue before we identify the issue and make any decisive decisions, and we will allow the applicant to continue to receive the DC assignment as long as the reasons are credible and logical.
At the same time, we will establish a record file and credit system, record all problems and disputes, and give the corresponding processing results for reference.
Describe your process for handling disputes. Highlight response times, transparency, and accountability mechanisms.
We are willing to use the way the T&T team operates as a reference, and solicit community suggestions through suggestion boxes or online meetings before assigning phased initiatives.
Detail how you will announce updates to tooling, pathway guidelines, parameters, and process alterations.
We plan to make updates or changes on a quarterly basis and ensure that any changes are discussed openly.
How long will you allow the community to provide feedback before implementing changes?
Max 3 months.
Regarding security, how will you structure and secure the on-chain notary address? If you will utilize a multisig, how will it be structured? Who will have administrative & signatory rights?
Ledger & Multisig (in considering) with core members of FileDrive Labs.
Will you deploy smart contracts for program or policy procedures? If so, how will you track and fund them?
Still under discussion.
Monetization
While the Filecoin Foundation and PL will continue to make investments into developing the program and open-sourcing tools, we are also striving to expand and encourage high levels of service and professionalism through these new Notary Allocator pathways. These pathways require increasingly complex tooling and auditing platforms, and we understand that Notaries (and the teams and organizations responsible) are making investments into building effective systems.
It is reasonable for teams building services in this marketplace to include monetization structures. Our primary guiding principles in this regard are transparency and equity. We require these monetization pathways to be clear, consistent, and auditable.
Outline your monetization models for the services you provide as a notary allocator pathway.
No monetization models at this stage. Will consider it after this pathway runs smoothly.
Describe your organization's structure, such as the legal entity and other business & market ventures.
Shanghai Xunling Technology Co,.Ltd Legal entity: a limited company registered in Shanghai, China Business: software services
Where will accounting for fees be maintained?
Haven’t decided.
If you've received DataCap allocation privileges before, please link to prior notary applications.
Notary Allocator Pathway Name:
Data Preparer Pathway
Organization:
FileDrive Labs
Allocator's On-chain addresss:
f1vewqfhde62bjccdiy3qbjbhg37ldr4y7nm5wv6q
Country of Operation:
PRC
Region(s) of operation:
South America,North America,Japan,Oceania,Europe,Greater China,Asia minus GCR,Africa ,Other
Type of allocator: What is your overall diligence process? Automated (programmatic), Market-based, or Manual (human-in-the-loop at some phase). Initial allocations to these pathways will be capped.
Manual
Amount of DataCap Requested for allocator for 12 months:
200PiB
Is your allocator providing a unique, new, or diverse pathway to DataCap? How does this allocator differentiate itself from other applicants, new or existing?
In this pathway, data preparers are the principal applicants for the DC application because they have more previous understanding of the Filecoin network and FIL+ than data storage clients, and they have more specialized tools and solutions for data preprocessing than storage providers on average.
As a member in the Filecoin Community, I acknowledge that I must adhere to the Community Code of Conduct, as well other End User License Agreements for accessing various tools and services, such as GitHub and Slack. Additionally, I will adhere to all local & regional laws & regulations that may relate to my role as a business partner, organization, notary, or other operating entity. * You can read the Filecoin Code of Conduct here: https://github.com/filecoin-project/community/blob/master/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
Acknowledgment: Acknowledge
Cient Diligence Section:
This section pertains to client diligence processes.
Who are your target clients?
Other (specified above),Small-scale developers or data owners
Describe in as much detail as possible how you will perform due diligence on clients.
For due diligence, it is necessary to collect basic information from applicants, including:
With the required info, we could know better about applicants and their businesses, verify their qualifications and authenticity, review data samples, and decide to allocate certain DataCap according to our allocation strategy rating form.
Clients with great credit and reputation in Filecoin Plus could gradually increase their limitations for their one-kick DataCap allocation application.
Please specify how many questions you'll ask, and provide a brief overview of the questions.
Questions about the Client's qualifications:
Entity Information of data preparer and data owner
Authorized Signatory Information
Beneficial Owners If there are any 25%+ shareholders, we need a document, including a capitalization table, operating agreement, or similar, to verify the ownership, and also the following information for each of them:
Question about the DataCap allocation plan:
Will you use a 3rd-party "Know your client" (KYC) service?
Will consider.
Can any client apply to your pathway, or will you be closed to only your own internal clients? (eg: bizdev or self-referral)
My pathway is open to every data preparer in the Filecoin ecosystem.
How do you plan to track the rate at which DataCap is being distributed to your clients?
Yes
Data Diligence
This section will cover the types of data that you expect to notarize.
As a reminder: The Filecoin Plus program defines quality data is all content that meets local regulatory requirements AND • the data owner wants to see on the network, including private/encrypted data • or is open and retrievable • or demonstrates proof of concept or utility of the network, such as efforts to improve onboarding
As an operating entity in the Filecoin Community, you are required to follow all local & regional regulations relating to any data, digital and otherwise. This may include PII and data deletion requirements, as well as the storing, transmitting, or accessing of data.
Acknowledgement: Acknowledge
What type(s) of data would be applicable for your pathway?
Public Open Dataset (Research/Non-Profit),Public Open Commercial/Enterprise,Private Commercial/Enterprise,Private Non-Profit/Social Impact
How will you verify a client's data ownership? Will you use 3rd-party KYB (know your business) service to verify enterprise clients?
KYB service + Manual method This will depend on the enforceability of the validation and local laws and regulations.
How will you ensure the data meets local & regional legal requirements?
Applicants are required to demonstrate data compliance in their application.
What types of data preparation will you support or require?
In this pathway, the applicant, that is, the data preparer, needs to preprocess the data per the common data preprocessing standards of the network and then transfer processed data to the storage provider. FileDrive Labs is willing to share open-source tools and operation experience to support more community members in understanding data processing.
What tools or methodology will you use to sample and verify the data aligns with your pathway?
FIL+ Dashboard filplus.info: developed by FileDrive Labs to monitor the whole working flow of DC CID Checker Bot: track data distribution, retrieval success rate and CID sharing Random data retrieval: manually verified data
Data Distribution
This section covers deal-making and data distribution.
As a reminder, the Filecoin Plus program currently defines distributed onboarding as multiple physical locations AND multiple storage provider entities to serve client requirements.
Recommended Minimum: 3 locations, 4 to 5 storage providers, 5 copies
How many replicas will you require to meet programmatic requirements for distribution?
3+
What geographic or regional distribution will you require?
Same as the FIL+ LDN requirement but will also support data owners to specify the geographic location of their data storage.
How many Storage Provider owner/operators will you require to meet programmatic requirements for distribution?
5+
Do you require equal percentage distribution for your clients to their chosen SPs? Will you require preliminary SP distribution plans from the client before allocating any DataCap?
We will regularly communicate with applicants about the data distribution plan, but in view of the actual situation, it will not be mandatory to distribute evenly throughout the process, but the overall distribution percentage of the application will be required, which is no single storage provider can obtain more than 10% of the DC. We will conduct this process with reference to existing information collection methods in order to reduce the cost of learning for applicants.
What tooling will you use to verify client deal-making distribution?
FIL+ Dashboard filplus.info: developed by FileDrive Labs to monitor the whole working flow of DC
How will clients meet SP distribution requirements?
We encourage data preparers to build their own data distribution platforms, establish credit systems, and establish cooperation with more high-quality storage providers. At the same time, if there is an urgent need for a data distribution platform in the market, we will also consider launching corresponding projects to build it together with the community.
As an allocator, do you support clients that engage in deal-making with SPs utilizing a VPN?
VPN is allowed to be used on the premise that the SPs’ geographical location can be proved.
DataCap Allocation Strategy
In this section, you will explain your client DataCap allocation strategy.
Keep in mind the program principle over Limited Trust Over Time. Parties, such as clients, start with a limited amount of trust and power. Additional trust and power need to be earned over time through good-faith execution of their responsibilities and transparency of their actions.
Will you use standardized DataCap allocations to clients?
No, client specific
Allocation Tranche Schedule to clients:
• First: lesser of 5% of total DataCap requested or 50% of weekly allocation rate • Second: lesser of 10% of total DataCap requested or 100% of weekly allocation rate • Third: lesser of 20% of total DataCap request or 200% of weekly allocation rate • Fourth: lesser of 40% of total DataCap requested or 400% of weekly allocation rate • Max per client overall: lesser of 80% of total DataCap request or 800% of weekly allocation rate
Will you use programmatic or software based allocations?
Yes, standardized and software based
What tooling will you use to construct messages and send allocations to clients?
Existing notary registry tooling with some more practical optimizations.
Describe the process for granting additional DataCap to previously verified clients.
We will use FIL+ Dashboard filplus.info to track the percentage of DC and further adjust the subsequent allocation of the next stage. We have plans to develop related tools.
Tooling & Bookkeeping
This program relies on many software tools in order to function. The Filecoin Foundation and PL have invested in many different elements of this end-to-end process, and will continue to make those tools open-sourced. Our goal is to increase adoption, and we will balance customization with efficiency.
This section will cover the various UX/UI tools for your pathway. You should think high-level (GitHub repo architecture) as well as tactical (specific bots and API endoints).
Describe in as much detail as possible the tools used for: • client discoverability & applications • due diligence & investigation • bookkeeping • on-chain message construction • client deal-making behavior • tracking overall allocator health • dispute discussion & resolution • community updates & comms
Will you use open-source tooling from the Fil+ team?
Existing notary registry tooling & CID Check Bot
Where will you keep your records for bookkeeping? How will you maintain transparency in your allocation decisions?
Local database, open-sourced Github repo, and periodic information synchronization with Filecoin Foundation
Risk Mitigation, Auditing, Compliance
This framework ensures the responsible allocation of DataCap by conducting regular audits, enforcing strict compliance checks, and requiring allocators to maintain transparency and engage with the community. This approach safeguards the ecosystem, deters misuse, and upholds the commitment to a fair and accountable storage marketplace.
In addition to setting their own rules, each notary allocator will be responsible for managing compliance within their own pathway. You will need to audit your own clients, manage interventions (such as removing DataCap from clients and keeping records), and respond to disputes.
Describe your proposed compliance check mechanisms for your own clients.
We will allow at least two weeks for the applicant to present and explain the issue before we identify the issue and make any decisive decisions, and we will allow the applicant to continue to receive the DC assignment as long as the reasons are credible and logical. At the same time, we will establish a record file and credit system, record all problems and disputes, and give the corresponding processing results for reference.
Describe your process for handling disputes. Highlight response times, transparency, and accountability mechanisms.
We are willing to use the way the T&T team operates as a reference, and solicit community suggestions through suggestion boxes or online meetings before assigning phased initiatives.
Detail how you will announce updates to tooling, pathway guidelines, parameters, and process alterations.
We plan to make updates or changes on a quarterly basis and ensure that any changes are discussed openly.
How long will you allow the community to provide feedback before implementing changes?
Max 3 months.
Regarding security, how will you structure and secure the on-chain notary address? If you will utilize a multisig, how will it be structured? Who will have administrative & signatory rights?
Ledger & Multisig (in considering) with core members of FileDrive Labs.
Will you deploy smart contracts for program or policy procedures? If so, how will you track and fund them?
Still under discussion.
Monetization
While the Filecoin Foundation and PL will continue to make investments into developing the program and open-sourcing tools, we are also striving to expand and encourage high levels of service and professionalism through these new Notary Allocator pathways. These pathways require increasingly complex tooling and auditing platforms, and we understand that Notaries (and the teams and organizations responsible) are making investments into building effective systems.
It is reasonable for teams building services in this marketplace to include monetization structures. Our primary guiding principles in this regard are transparency and equity. We require these monetization pathways to be clear, consistent, and auditable.
Outline your monetization models for the services you provide as a notary allocator pathway.
No monetization models at this stage. Will consider it after this pathway runs smoothly.
Describe your organization's structure, such as the legal entity and other business & market ventures.
Shanghai Xunling Technology Co,.Ltd Legal entity: a limited company registered in Shanghai, China Business: software services
Where will accounting for fees be maintained?
Haven’t decided.
If you've received DataCap allocation privileges before, please link to prior notary applications.
https://github.com/filecoin-project/filecoin-plus-large-datasets/issues/1716 https://github.com/filecoin-project/filecoin-plus-large-datasets/issues/1688 https://github.com/filecoin-project/filecoin-plus-large-datasets/issues/1623 https://github.com/filecoin-project/filecoin-plus-large-datasets/issues/1624 https://github.com/filecoin-project/filecoin-plus-large-datasets/issues/1625 https://github.com/filecoin-project/filecoin-plus-large-datasets/issues/1626 https://github.com/filecoin-project/filecoin-plus-large-datasets/issues/1627
How are you connected to the Filecoin ecosystem? Describe your (or your organization's) Filecoin relationships, investments, or ownership.
FileDrive Labs is a technical team aiming to provide a high-customized decentralized storage service for Web3 data and develop storage applications with more reliability and availability based on IPFS/FIlecoin. In 2019, FileDrive Labs was established by core members in Shanghai, China, and began to do in-depth research and development around the IPFS technology stack. Now, FileDrive Labs has ten core team members focusing on self-developed tools and programs contributing to IPFS/Filecoin ecosystem and Web 3.0 World. Open-source programs: - Go-Graphsplit: https://github.com/filedrive-team/go-graphsplit - Go-Parallel-Graphsync: https://github.com/filedrive-team/go-parallel-graphsync - Go-DS-Cluster: https://github.com/filedrive-team/go-ds-cluster - FileDAG Storage: https://github.com/filedag-project/filedag-storage Tool for FIL+: - filplus.info: https://filplus.info/ Software for Filecoin Network: - HASS: https://hass.filedrive.io/ Part of Filecoin ecosystem: - Filecoin Data Onboarding WG with FileDrive Storage Solutions: https://dataonboarding.filecoin.io/ - Filecoin Retrieval Market with ParallelGrapgSync: https://retrieval.market/ - Protocol Labs Network Directory: https://www.plnetwork.io/directory/teams - Member of FVM Early Builder Foundry - Spaceship Member of Filecoin Orbit Community: https://orbitcommunity.filecoin.io/
How are you estimating your client demand and pathway usage? Do you have existing clients and an onboarding funnel?
According to more than 3-year experience in FIL+ and data onboarding in Filecoin Network and feedback from the community and our partners.