Scuba Sample Voice Data License

Copyright © 2026 Scubavoice, Inc. All rights reserved.

This dataset sample is made available by Scubavoice, Inc. ("Scuba") for limited evaluation, inspection, and research review only. By accessing, downloading, copying, or using any part of this dataset sample, you agree to the terms below.

1. Dataset Covered

This license applies to the public sample of the Scuba Ibibio-Efik Speech Corpus, including audio files, transcripts, English translations, metadata, speaker information, documentation, and any related files made available in this repository.

This license does not apply to the full Scuba Ibibio-Efik Speech Corpus, any private or gated Scuba dataset, or any future Scuba dataset unless Scuba states otherwise in writing.

2. Permitted Uses

You may use this public sample only to:

- inspect the quality and structure of the dataset
- evaluate whether the dataset may be useful for research, commercial evaluation, or partnership discussions
- run limited internal tests to understand audio quality, transcription format, metadata structure, and language coverage
- reference the dataset repository in non-commercial research or internal evaluation materials, with proper attribution to Scuba

3. Prohibited Uses

You may not:

- use this dataset sample to train, fine-tune, improve, benchmark, validate, or evaluate a commercial model without written permission from Scuba
- use this dataset sample in any production system, commercial product, paid service, API, model, application, or customer-facing tool
- redistribute, resell, sublicense, mirror, scrape, re-upload, publish, or share this dataset sample or any modified version of it
- combine this dataset sample with another dataset for public release, commercial use, or model training
- remove, alter, or obscure Scuba’s name, attribution, copyright notice, license terms, or dataset documentation
- use the dataset to identify, contact, profile, track, or make decisions about any speaker or contributor
- attempt to reverse engineer the identity of any speaker or contributor
- use the dataset for surveillance, biometric identification, speaker recognition, voice cloning, impersonation, fraud, harassment, discrimination, or any harmful purpose
- use the dataset in a way that violates applicable laws, privacy rules, platform rules, or contributor consent terms

4. No Commercial Rights Granted

Access to this public sample does not grant any commercial rights.

Commercial use requires a separate written agreement with Scuba. Commercial use includes, but is not limited to:

- training or improving commercial AI models
- using the data in paid products or services
- using the data for client work
- using the data in internal company model development
- using the data to build, test, or improve ASR, TTS, speech translation, voice agent, or speech analytics systems
- using the data to develop, evaluate, benchmark, or improve commercial language or speech technology

5. Full Dataset Access

The full Scuba Ibibio-Efik Speech Corpus is not released under this public sample license.

Access to the full dataset is available only through written approval, gated access, or a separate commercial agreement with Scuba.

To request access, contact:

ekom@scubavoice.com

6. Attribution

Any permitted reference to this dataset must include attribution to Scuba.

Suggested citation:

Scubavoice, Inc. “Scuba Ibibio-Efik Speech Corpus Sample.” 2026. Available on Hugging Face.

7. Privacy and Speaker Protection

You may not use this dataset to identify or attempt to identify any speaker, contributor, or community member.

You may not use speaker metadata for profiling, targeting, discrimination, surveillance, or any decision-making process affecting individuals or groups.

8. No Warranty

This dataset sample is provided “as is” without warranties of any kind. Scuba makes no guarantees about accuracy, completeness, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, or availability.

9. Termination

If you violate these terms, your permission to use this dataset sample ends immediately. Scuba may restrict future access to Scuba datasets and may request deletion of any copies in your possession.

10. Ownership

Scuba retains all rights, title, and interest in the dataset sample, the full dataset, and all related documentation.

No ownership rights are transferred by this license.

11. Contact

For commercial licensing, research partnerships, evaluation access, or questions, contact:

ekom@scubavoice.com