Purchase Procedure

The application and delivery procedure for IHData services have several steps, the steps depend on the provided service, the Metocean Data service can be summarized in the following steps:

1. 1. The potential purchaser must send an e-mail to IHCantabria by IHData service mail (ihdata@ihcantabria.com), specifying the location or zone and data of interest. Specific questions can be included on this query.
   2. IHData team will then analyse the query and the available information, providing an offer with the best option for your purpose. The offer includes gathered information, the amount payable for the data, the payment procedure and the deliver time period (For the standard products of metocean data less than 5 business days).
   3. The purchaser should then confirm the products desired by signing and delivering the licensee agreement.
   4. Once the purchaser returns the license agreement signed to IHCantabria, the product is delivered in less than specified time period.
   5. Invoice will be attached to data files and report. All files are placed in a server to be downloaded by the client.

The procedure for Climate Analysis & Characterization and Custom Climate Products are a quite different, the service requires to prepare an offer depending on the specifications provided by the client. The steps can be summarized in the following steps:

1. The client must send an e-mail to IHCantabria by IHData service mail (ihdata@ihcantabria.com), specifying information about the required analysis (mean climate, extreme climate, climate change effects ,…) or custom Climate service to provide. All the information could be contained in a Request For Proposal document.
2. IHData team will then provide an offer or proposal that contains all the information of the service: the methodology, deliverables, work plan and pricing. The time period depends on the scope of works.
3. The purchaser should then confirm the service desired by signing and delivering the agreement.
4. Once the purchaser returns the agreement signed to IHCantabria, the service would be provided in specified work plan.
5. Invoice will be attached at the end of the service. All deliverables and reports would be placed in a server to be downloaded by the client.