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(vii) use automated systems or software (including bots, scrapers, or crawlers) to access the Services in a manner that sends more request messages to ŌURA servers than a human can reasonably produce...
use automated scripts to collect information from or otherwise interact with the Services
Assist or permit any persons in engaging in any of the activities described above
"using our servers for any form of excessive automated bulk activity, to place undue burden on our servers through automated means, or to relay any form of unsolicited advertising...Excerpt from GitHub's Acceptable Use Policies
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The clause states: “using our servers for any form of excessive automated bulk activity, to place undue burden on our servers through automated means, or to relay any form of unsolicited advertising...”
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