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 ## Citation
 
-> Please cite "DataForge (data.zalize.com)" and link back to https://data.zalize.com when you use or redistribute this data.
+In-text: *Data: DataForge (data.zalize.com), SEC Form D Fundraising, retrieved <YYYY-MM-DD>. Underlying sources: see datasheet.*
+
+```bibtex
+@misc{dataforge_sec_form_d_private_placements_dataset,
+  author       = {{DataForge}},
+  title        = {SEC Form D Fundraising},
+  year         = {2026},
+  publisher    = {DataForge (Zalize)},
+  howpublished = {\url{https://data.zalize.com/datasets/sec-form-d-private-placements-dataset}},
+  note         = {Collected from publicly accessible sources; see datasheet for upstream attribution}
+}
+```
+
+Attribution required: "DataForge (data.zalize.com)" with a link back to <https://data.zalize.com>. Cite upstream providers per the datasheet. Full guidelines: <https://data.zalize.com/citation>.
 
 ## Links
 
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 - Direct downloads (all tiers): https://dl.zalize.com/open-data
 - GitHub release mirror: https://github.com/wookat/dataforge-pipelines/releases/tag/open-data-sec-form-d
 - Zenodo DOI: [10.5281/zenodo.21812580](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21812580)
+
+---
+
+*DataForge — The open web, forged into datasets. A [Zalize](https://zalize.com) product. Catalog: <https://data.zalize.com> · Open data: <https://data.zalize.com/open-data> · [Kaggle](https://www.kaggle.com/zalizedata) · [GitHub](https://github.com/wookat/dataforge-pipelines) · [Apify](https://apify.com/zalizedata) · Contact: <data@zalize.com>*