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.
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This clause establishes operational boundaries for service access by restricting automated or high-volume access patterns that could degrade service availability. The provision grants Databricks discretionary authority to assess whether a load constitutes unreasonable or disproportionate infrastructure impact.
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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"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.Excerpt from Databricks's Terms of Service
1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: The anti-scraping provision directly implicates the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (18 U.S.C.
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This clause establishes operational boundaries for service access by restricting automated or high-volume access patterns that could degrade service availability. The provision grants Databricks discretionary authority to assess whether a load constitutes unreasonable or disproportionate infrastructure impact.
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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