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QUESTION:  Why do you sell your data on an annual subscription basis?

 

ERI's cloud-based Assessor Series are provided for a one-year period.  Each quarterly update may be accessed for the quarter for which it is released only.  ERI releases updates throughout each year (see Update Available); research is conducted and processed on an ongoing basis.  Hard copies of printed tables may be archived by the user, but past quarterly updates are neither stocked nor "re-released" by ERI.  Internet files are written over quarterly.  Indeed, ERI's research databases are constantly updated and we do not keep archival backups; however, historical data can be found in ERI Salary Surveys reports.  For further explanation please refer to the ERI Services Agreement.

 

Annual subscriptions permit ERI to continue in the comprehensive research of pay, cost of living and job content for users in virtually every industry worldwide.  ERI is first and foremost a research organization involved in data research, analyses and design for practical end-user applications.  The most cost-effective way to assure constantly current data research is through subscriptions covering one or more years.