Your hardware.
Our platform.
Shared opportunities.
What if the IoT devices you already own could help the whole community build better demos, test new ideas and create opportunities together?
We have the devices. Why not build together?
Across the FAVORIOT Community, members are already experimenting with environmental sensors, energy meters, water monitoring devices, industrial gateways and other connected equipment. Each device produces data that could help someone else learn, test a platform feature or demonstrate a useful application.
At FAVORIOT, creating every example from scratch can mean buying new hardware, configuring sensors and maintaining test equipment. At the same time, community members may be looking for a platform where their existing projects can grow.
What if we connected these needs? A member could voluntarily share a limited copy of data they are entitled to share. FAVORIOT could provide a Professional trial for an agreed period. Both sides could explore a practical use case without transferring ownership of hardware or data.
We are considering this as a community-led pilot , not an unrestricted free hosting program. The intention is to learn together, create reference demonstrations and identify areas for future collaboration.
Four steps from idea to demo
Start small. Agree on the scope. Share only what is needed. Learn from the outcome.
Tell us what you have
Describe your hardware, sensor measurements, available data format and the use case you want to explore.
Agree on a safe scope
FAVORIOT reviews suitability, permission to share, security and the boundaries of the pilot.
Connect selected telemetry
Share an approved copy through a supported interface, such as MQTT or REST API. No device credentials need to be posted publicly.
Build and review
Use the trial for an agreed demonstration, then discuss findings, account expiry and possible next steps.
Keep control of your devices
Members retain their hardware and decide which authorised readings are included in the arrangement.
Explore future opportunities
A successful demo might lead to a research collaboration, joint solution or paid subscription, but none is guaranteed.
One community. Many practical use cases.
Energy demand · Smart agriculture · Water monitoring · Environmental sensors · Equipment health · Smart buildings
Give something useful. Gain something useful.
For community contributors
- Potential access to a time-limited FAVORIOT Professional trial
- A place to test dashboards, alerts, reporting and suitable AIoT features
- Experience working with real telemetry and an IoT platform
- Possibility of showcasing a demo, only with separate approval
- Conversations about further technical or commercial collaboration
For FAVORIOT and the wider community
- Greater variety of representative IoT datasets and use cases
- Less need to purchase every sensor type for internal testing
- Feedback on platform compatibility and real user needs
- Opportunities to discover contributors and project partners
- More practical lessons to share with community members
Proposed terms & conditions
These are draft principles for discussion and screening. They are not a binding public offer or the final agreement . Each selected participant would receive written, approved terms specifying the account scope, period and data-sharing conditions before participation begins.
1. Eligibility and selection
Applicants must own or be authorised to operate the relevant hardware and to share its data. Businesses, developers, educators and researchers may express interest. FAVORIOT may accept or decline an application based on technical suitability, data rights, capacity and pilot goals.
2. Voluntary participation
Participation is optional. The application or community poll does not create an account entitlement, partnership, agency relationship or commitment to buy a subscription. No data should be sent until both sides agree in writing.
3. Hardware and operational responsibility
The contributor retains possession, ownership, maintenance duties, connectivity costs and safe operation of their equipment. FAVORIOT does not need physical custody or remote control of the device for a telemetry-only pilot.
4. Data rights and ownership
The contributor or relevant rights holder retains ownership and other rights in contributed data. The contributor must have all necessary permissions. FAVORIOT receives only a limited, non-exclusive permission to receive, store, process and display the agreed data for the approved pilot purposes and period.
5. Permitted data and minimisation
Only specified telemetry fields, devices, frequency, dates and endpoints should be shared. Exclude personal data, customer-confidential information, precise sensitive locations, access tokens and critical infrastructure details unless a separate, properly reviewed arrangement permits them. Test or anonymised data is preferred where practical.
6. Professional trial access
Accepted contributors may receive a Professional Plan trial for the duration confirmed in writing. Applicable features, users, data rates, storage, retention, API use and support limits must be recorded at acceptance. This is not unrestricted production hosting or a permanent free subscription.
7. Trial purpose and fair use
The trial is intended for evaluation, education, prototype work and specifically approved demonstrations. Participants must not resell the account, exceed limits, conduct unlawful activity, disrupt services or use the pilot as an unapproved critical production service.
8. Privacy and security
Each side must protect credentials and limit access to authorised users. Contributors should share copies through approved channels, not public WhatsApp messages. Any personal-data processing or third-party data transfer requires separate assessment and appropriate notices, permissions and safeguards under applicable law.
9. Demonstration, publicity and AI use
FAVORIOT may use the agreed data internally for the defined pilot and testing purposes. Public case studies, screenshots, customer names, redistribution of datasets, and use for model training require separate explicit permission. Participation does not automatically grant these rights.
10. Results and intellectual property
Each party retains its pre-existing hardware, software, trademarks and other intellectual property. Ownership or licensing of any jointly created deliverable must be agreed separately. No revenue-sharing, exclusivity, endorsement or future project award is implied.
11. Expiry, withdrawal and deletion
The trial ends on its written expiry date unless renewed in writing. Participants may request an end to future data sharing. The parties should specify export options, deletion deadlines, required legal retention and handling of backups in the acceptance terms. Account access may be suspended for security or misuse.
12. Costs, support and service limits
Unless otherwise agreed, contributors pay their own hardware, connectivity and operating costs. FAVORIOT provides only the support expressly included in the trial. Service availability, maintenance windows and any liability limitations must be set out in the final written terms.
13. Agreement and governing documents
Before activating the trial, FAVORIOT and each accepted contributor should approve a short pilot schedule identifying the participating entity, authorised data source, permitted purpose, data fields, transmission method, trial start/end dates, usage quotas, retention/deletion rules, support contact and any applicable product terms or privacy documents. If the contributor acts for an organisation or a customer, an authorised signatory must approve. Applicable law, dispute terms and any further required data-processing provisions should be stated in that agreement. Only the signed or otherwise formally accepted terms control participation.
Where we will start the conversation
Rather than launching a full program immediately, FAVORIOT can gather feedback and identify a small set of suitable pilot candidates first.
Discussions
Introduce the proposal, collect feedback and gauge interest through a poll.
Solutions
Explore hardware types, telemetry availability and practical demo ideas.
Partners & Opportunities
Discuss whether a use case could support future joint projects or commercial work.
Announcements
Publish confirmed pilot details, eligibility and application steps if the program is approved.
| Other community spaces | How they may help |
|---|---|
| Support | Technical onboarding and troubleshooting for accepted participants |
| Training & Research | Academic prototypes, teaching datasets and research-focused collaboration |
Before you share anything
Do I need to send my hardware to FAVORIOT?
No. The proposed pilot is designed around a limited copy of approved IoT data. Your equipment stays with you.
Can I contribute data from my employer’s or customer’s system?
Only if you have explicit authority to share it for the stated purpose. Please do not submit customer information, sensitive operational details or proprietary data without the required written permissions and safeguards.
Is the Professional account free forever?
No. The proposed benefit is a time-limited trial with agreed quotas and restrictions. Any paid subscription or extension would require a separate decision.
Can FAVORIOT publish my data or use it for AI training?
Not automatically. Public sharing, external case studies and model training are outside the default internal pilot scope and would require separate explicit approval.
What if I only have historical sensor data?
Let us know. Selected historical or simulated data may be useful for some demonstrations, subject to technical assessment and the same permission and security rules.
Does a successful demo guarantee a project or partnership?
No. Collaborations and commercial agreements, if any, will be discussed separately.
Already have IoT hardware collecting useful data?
Tell FAVORIOT what you have, the data you can safely share and the use case you would like to build. We would be glad to explore whether your idea fits a future community pilot.
Please describe your device and use case first. Do not include credentials, sensitive datasets or confidential customer information in your initial message.