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The prohibition explicitly names modern AI-driven tools such as LLM-driven bots, extending the restriction beyond traditional scraping tools to cover current automation technologies.
Interpretive note: The excerpt is truncated after 'any end-to-end flow'; any further conditions or exceptions in the full clause are not reflected in the canonical claim.
The updated terms establish mandatory arbitration for all disputes unless users opt out in accordance with section 19.B.9. Under the revised agreement, users waive the right to pursue claims in court or before a jury, and may only pursue claims on an individual basis, not as part of a class action. The agreement also expands eBay's authority to limit, suspend, or terminate accounts in its sole discretion if it believes users are violating the terms or abusing the platform. You can opt out of arbitration by following the procedure described in section 19.B.9.
View change record →The reader is prohibited from using any automated tool or agent—including AI-driven bots—to access eBay's Services.
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You will not access or attempt to access the Web Services through any automated means, including scripts or web crawlers, except through APIs or other interfaces specifically provided for this purpose.
We also require third parties to pay licensing fees for access to larger quantities of content and information.
Access the Services by any means other than through the standard industry-accepted or ActiveCampaign-approved application program interfaces;
"use any robot, spider, scraper, data mining tools, data gathering and extraction tools, or other automated means (including, without limitation buy-for-me agents, LLM-driven bots, or any end-to-end flow...Excerpt from eBay's User Agreement
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The prohibition explicitly names modern AI-driven tools such as LLM-driven bots, extending the restriction beyond traditional scraping tools to cover current automation technologies.
The reader is prohibited from using any automated tool or agent—including AI-driven bots—to access eBay's Services.
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