# What a PrivateDock listing tells you

Lesson 2 of [Private dock and boat lift basics](https://privatedock.fyi/academy/private-dock-foundations.md), 12 minutes.

A listing helps you find a business. It does not check the business for you. Where the data comes from Listing data comes from each business's own website and from Overture Maps. Overture Maps data carries the CDLA-Permissive-2.0 or the ODbL licence, and each record keeps its attribution. A map reco…

The rest of this lesson is for learners enrolled in the course. [See how Private dock and boat lift basics works](https://privatedock.fyi/academy/private-dock-foundations.md).

Also on the [web page](https://privatedock.fyi/academy/private-dock-foundations/read-a-marine-contractor-listing).