Which regulatory agencies enforce this type of clause?

{'agency': 'FTC', 'reason': 'The FTC has authority over unfair or deceptive business practices and has issued guidance on CFAA-related consumer protection matters.', 'complaint_url': 'https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/'}

What is the severity of this clause?

ConductAtlas classifies this Prohibited Conduct — Anti-Scraping and Automated Access clause as medium severity. Severity reflects the magnitude of rights affected, the breadth of users impacted, and the degree of discretion the platform retains.

Prohibited Conduct — Anti-Scraping and Automated Access — Databricks

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What it is

You are not allowed to use bots, scrapers, or automated tools to access Databricks' websites, and you cannot do anything that puts unusual strain on their servers.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Developers, data scientists, and researchers who use automated tools to interact with Databricks' public websites could face account termination and potential federal CFAA liability, including civil damages and criminal prosecution in extreme cases.

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Why it matters (compliance & risk perspective)

Violation of this clause can result in immediate access termination and may expose users — particularly developers and researchers — to legal liability under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), which carries both civil and criminal penalties.

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You agree not to: use any robot, spider, scraper, or other automated means to access the Sites for any purpose without our express written permission; take any action that imposes, or may impose in our discretion, an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure; interfere with or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Sites or any activities conducted on the Sites.

Institutional analysis (Compliance & legal intelligence)

1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: The anti-scraping provision directly implicates the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (18 U.S.C. §1030), which prohibits unauthorized access to protected computers. The Ninth Circuit's hiQ Labs v. LinkedIn ruling (9th Cir. 2022) created nuance around scraping publicly available data, but terms-of-service violations can still support CFAA claims for non-public or authenticated areas. The DMCA (17 U.S.C. §1201) may also apply to circumvention of technical access controls. 2)

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Applicable agencies

FTC

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Provision details

Document information

Document

Databricks Terms of Service

Entity

Databricks

Document last updated

April 29, 2026

Tracking information

First tracked

April 30, 2026

Last verified

April 30, 2026

Record ID

CA-P-004163

Document ID

CA-D-00459

Evidence Provenance

Source URL

https://www.databricks.com/legal/terms-of-use

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SHA-256

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How to Cite

ConductAtlas Policy Archive
Entity: Databricks | Document: Databricks Terms of Service | Record: CA-P-004163
Captured: 2026-04-30 06:42:39 UTC | SHA-256: 7abbfeba6080f930…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/databricks/databricks-terms-of-service/prohibited-conduct-anti-scraping-and-automated-access/
Accessed: May 2, 2026

Classification

Severity

Medium

Prohibited Conduct — Anti-Scraping and Automated Access