Amazon prohibits automated scraping, crawling, or copying of its website content and requires written permission for any automated or manual monitoring of site materials.
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This provision establishes conduct restrictions that apply to all users, including developers and researchers, and violations may result in account termination or legal action under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
Interpretive note: The CFAA scope for terms-of-service-based access restrictions has been narrowed by Van Buren v. United States; the full extent of legal liability for prohibited automated access depends on enforcement context and jurisdiction.
Removal of specific anti-scraping and automated access provisions likely replaced by broader acceptable use policy in current version.
View full change record →Users who use automated tools to access Amazon data (including price comparison tools or research bots) without written permission may be in breach of the terms and subject to account suspension. This restriction applies to both automated and manual unauthorized copying of site content.
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"You may not use any robot, spider, or other automatic device, process or means to access Amazon for any purpose, including monitoring or copying any of the material on Amazon. You may not use any manual process to monitor or copy any of the material on this site or for any other unauthorized purpose without our prior written permission.— Excerpt from Amazon's Amazon Conditions of Use
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Automated access restrictions interact with the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), which may impose liability for unauthorized computer access. However, the scope of CFAA liability for terms-of-service violations has been narrowed by the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Van Buren v. United States (2021), which held that CFAA does not cover access to information an individual is otherwise authorized to access. The EU's Database Directive may also be relevant for EU-based automated access. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. Developers, researchers, and price comparison services that interact with Amazon data should evaluate whether their access methods comply with this restriction. The broad prohibition on 'any automatic device' may capture legitimate accessibility tools if not carefully interpreted. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: The Van Buren decision limits but does not eliminate CFAA exposure for terms-of-service-based access restrictions in the U.S. context. EU researchers may have additional protections under text and data mining exceptions in the EU Copyright Directive. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Developers building applications that interface with Amazon data should use the Amazon Product Advertising API or other authorized data access mechanisms. Unauthorized scraping may trigger account termination under the broader account restriction clause. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Organizations that conduct competitive intelligence or price monitoring involving Amazon data should confirm that their data collection methods comply with these restrictions or obtain written permission from Amazon.
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This provision establishes conduct restrictions that apply to all users, including developers and researchers, and violations may result in account termination or legal action under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
Users who use automated tools to access Amazon data (including price comparison tools or research bots) without written permission may be in breach of the terms and subject to account suspension. This restriction applies to both automated and manual unauthorized copying of site content.
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