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Saudi B2B Data Source Catalog

Curated list of Saudi business directory sources — legality-graded for Dealix ingestion.

Hard rule: never ingest a source unless its recommended_use is green or yellow. Red-flagged sources fall outside Dealix policy and don't go into the Data Lake.

Source rating system

Color	Meaning	Ingestion
🟢 Green	Public + clearly permissive	Direct ingest with source_type=public
🟡 Yellow	Public but ToS-sensitive	Ingest only company-level data; require manual approval; cite source
🔴 Red	Scraping forbidden, paywalled-without-allowed-use, or platform-restricted	Do NOT ingest

1. Saudi Chambers of Commerce (Official) 🟢

Source	URL	Coverage	Access
Riyadh Chamber Member Directory	chamber.org.sa	Riyadh members	Public business directory
Jeddah Chamber Member Directory	jcci.org.sa	Jeddah members	Public business directory
Asharqia (Eastern Province) Chamber	chamber.org.sa/eastern	Dammam/Khobar/Jubail	Public business directory
Madinah Chamber	mcci.org.sa	Madinah	Public business directory
Makkah Chamber	mcc.org.sa	Mecca	Public business directory
Federation of Saudi Chambers	csc.org.sa	National	Public business directory

Why green: These are public chambers serving members; member directories are explicitly published for business networking.

Ingest plan: crawl with requests_bs4 provider → extract company name, sector, contact info → import as source_type=public, source_name=chamber_<city>_<year_month>, allowed_use=business_contact_research_only.

2. Government / Open Data 🟢

Source	URL	Coverage
SDAIA Open Data Portal	data.gov.sa	National datasets, business registry samples
MCI (Ministry of Commerce) public registry	mci.gov.sa	Commercial registrations
MISA (Investment) license registry	misa.gov.sa	Foreign-investment-licensed entities
ZATCA taxpayer registry (limited)	zatca.gov.sa	VAT-registered entities (lookups only)

Why green: Government open-data programs publish business-registry-style datasets explicitly for reuse.

3. Trade Associations 🟢

Source	Sector
Saudi Real Estate Refereeing Center	real estate
Saudi Contractors Authority	construction
Saudi Tourism Authority registry	hospitality, events
Saudi Authority for Data and AI vendor catalog	tech

4. Saudi Business Directory Websites 🟡

Source	Notes
daleel-saudi.com	Yellow — public listings, but ToS limits bulk export. Ingest individual lookups only.
saudisteps.com	Yellow — sector-specific directories
arabbusinessguide.com	Yellow — pan-GCC, includes Saudi

Ingestion rule: lookup individual companies for enrichment, not bulk download.

5. Map Data via Google Places 🟢

Already wired into Dealix as MapsProvider. Per Google Maps Platform terms:

• Store place_id (allowed)
• Store internal scores + Dealix-derived metadata
• Refresh place details on demand
• Display Google attribution where shown to end users

Treat Google Places as the canonical real-time enrichment source for sectors where directory coverage is thin (clinics, salons, gyms, training centers).

6. LinkedIn 🔴 — DO NOT SCRAPE

LinkedIn explicitly prohibits automated data collection. Dealix uses LinkedIn for:

• Manual research only
• Manual message sending only
• Never for data ingestion

7. Paid B2B Vendors (Procurement Channel) 🟡

When you eventually buy data, demand from the vendor:

1. source_documentation — where each row came from
2. collection_method — how it was gathered
3. allowed_use clause in writing
4. last_updated timestamp per row
5. Sample of 100 rows for the audit script BEFORE you pay
6. Refund clause if acceptance rate < 80%

Reject vendors who can't answer all 6.

Indicative Saudi/MENA vendors (always vet):

• ZoomInfo (paid; check Saudi coverage)
• Apollo.io (paid; check Saudi coverage; Dealix already has Apollo plugin scaffolding)
• Common Room (paid; check Saudi coverage)
• Local Saudi data brokers (vet very carefully)

8. Customer-Owned Data 🟢

Best source. When a Dealix customer signs up:

• Their CRM export
• Their website form submissions
• Their old email lists (with consent record)

Always classify as source_type=owned and consent_status=owned.

Ingestion priority order

1. Customer-owned (green)
2. Chamber directories (green)
3. Government open data (green)
4. Google Places (green via MapsProvider)
5. Saudi business directory websites (yellow — lookup only)
6. Trade associations (green)
7. Paid vendors (yellow — vet thoroughly)
8. LinkedIn (red — manual only, never ingest)

Anti-patterns

• ❌ Scraping behind login walls
• ❌ Reusing leaked databases
• ❌ Buying lists "without source documentation"
• ❌ Mixing sources in one import without source_type per row
• ❌ Treating personal-domain emails (gmail/hotmail) as business contact under PDPL legitimate-interest

Quarterly review

Every quarter, audit the Data Lake:

1. Sources by source_type count
2. Average data_quality_score per source
3. Reply rate per source (after first month live)
4. Suppression hits per source (proxy for spam complaints)
5. Drop sources with poor quality or compliance flags