The AUP prohibits users from collecting, harvesting, or obtaining data from the Databricks platform or from other users of the platform without authorization.
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This provision addresses both platform integrity and user data protection by prohibiting unauthorized extraction of data from the Databricks environment, which is operationally relevant for customers who may interact with shared or multi-tenant service infrastructure.
Under this clause, any collection or harvesting of data from Databricks Services or from other platform users without explicit authorization is prohibited and constitutes a breach of the AUP.
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"Collect, harvest, or otherwise obtain data from the Databricks Services or from other users of the Databricks Services without authorization.— Excerpt from Databricks's Databricks AI Acceptable Use Policy
1. REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision interacts with the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), which prohibits unauthorized access to computer systems, and with data protection frameworks including GDPR and CCPA, which regulate the collection and processing of personal data without a lawful basis. The FTC has authority over unfair data collection practices. 2. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. For enterprise customers, this provision reinforces the need for data governance controls within Databricks environments, particularly in multi-tenant or shared workspace configurations where unauthorized data access between business units or external parties is a risk. 3. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU customers should assess this provision in the context of GDPR obligations regarding lawful basis for data collection. California customers should consider CCPA requirements regarding the collection of personal information from other consumers. 4. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: This provision may have implications for customers who develop data ingestion, aggregation, or scraping tools using the Databricks platform, particularly if those tools interact with data belonging to other Databricks users. Procurement teams should assess whether planned use cases involve any form of automated data collection from shared platform resources. 5. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should review data pipeline architectures that run on Databricks to confirm that all data collection activities are authorized under applicable agreements and regulatory frameworks. Any use of Databricks for web scraping, API harvesting, or cross-tenant data access should be assessed against this prohibition.
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This provision addresses both platform integrity and user data protection by prohibiting unauthorized extraction of data from the Databricks environment, which is operationally relevant for customers who may interact with shared or multi-tenant service infrastructure.
Under this clause, any collection or harvesting of data from Databricks Services or from other platform users without explicit authorization is prohibited and constitutes a breach of the AUP.
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