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Prohibition on Scraping or Bulk Export of Metadata

High severity High confidence Explicit document language Common · 282 of 352 platforms

Key Facts

What does the prohibition on scraping and bulk exporting expressly include?
Databricks prohibits users from scraping, bulk or systematically exporting, or creating persistent copies of any metadata generated by the Databricks Services, which prohibition expressly includes exfiltration of audit logs or credentials.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The prohibition covers all metadata generated by the Services and explicitly reaches audit logs and credentials, which are operationally sensitive data types.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 4244 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Readers are prohibited from scraping, bulk exporting, systematically exporting, or creating persistent copies of any metadata generated by Databricks Services, including audit logs and credentials.

How other platforms handle this

Tinder Medium

You may not display any personal contact, banking, or peer-to-peer payment information, whether in relation to you or any other person (for example, names, home addresses or postcodes, telephone numbers, email addresses, URLs, credit/debit card...)

ActiveCampaign Medium

Bypass or ignore instructions contained in our robots.txt file that controls automated access to portions of our Services;

Mailchimp Medium

Send bulk emails, meaning commercial or marketing emails directed to a number of individuals with the same content, through Mailchimp Inbox.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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(b) scrape, bulk or systematically export, or create persistent copies of any metadata generated by the Databricks Services, which prohibition includes, without limitation, exfiltration of audit logs or credentials...

Excerpt from Databricks's AI Acceptable Use Policy

Applicable regulations

CFAA
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Databricks AI Acceptable Use Policy
Entity
Databricks
Document last updated
May 12, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 21, 2026
Last verified
May 21, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-062255
Document ID
CA-D-00838
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
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Content hash (SHA-256)
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Analysis generated
May 21, 2026 04:54 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Databricks
Document: Databricks AI Acceptable Use Policy
Record ID: CA-P-062255
Captured: 2026-05-21 04:54:09 UTC
SHA-256: 401d30e8ae58ad51…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/databricks/databricks-ai-acceptable-use-policy/provision/CA-P-062255/prohibition-on-scraping-or-bulk-export-of-metadata/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Databricks's Prohibition on Scraping or Bulk Export of Metadata clause do?

The prohibition covers all metadata generated by the Services and explicitly reaches audit logs and credentials, which are operationally sensitive data types.

How does this clause affect you?

Readers are prohibited from scraping, bulk exporting, systematically exporting, or creating persistent copies of any metadata generated by Databricks Services, including audit logs and credentials.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 282 platforms. See the full comparison.

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