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Intellectual Property and Anti-Scraping Prohibition

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What it is

You cannot scrape, copy, crawl, or extract data from Groq's website by any automated means, and you cannot use VPNs or proxies to bypass any access blocks Groq imposes.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Developers and researchers who use automated tools to access or extract information from groq.com risk breach of contract claims and potentially federal computer fraud liability under the CFAA for circumventing access controls.

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Why it matters (compliance & risk perspective)

This broad prohibition covers many common developer and research activities, and violations could expose users to CFAA (Computer Fraud and Abuse Act) claims or civil litigation, especially if they circumvent IP blocking.

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You acknowledge and agree that the Websites may contain content that is protected by intellectual property rights, such as copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, or other rights and laws. You agree not to copy, modify, or create a derivative work of, sell, resell, sublicense, transfer, or distribute any content on the Websites, in whole or in part. In connection with your use of the Websites you will not engage in or use any data mining, robots, crawling, scraping, or data gathering or extraction methods. If you are not permitted to access the Websites or your IP address has been blocked, you agree not to circumvent or attempt to circumvent such blocking, including by masking your IP address or using a proxy IP address.

Institutional analysis (Compliance & legal intelligence)

REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: The anti-circumvention provision implicates the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA, 18 U.S.C. §1030), which criminalizes unauthorized access to protected computers. Post-hiQ Labs v. LinkedIn (9th Cir. 2022), the scope of CFAA for scraping publicly accessible websites remains contested, with courts narrowing 'unauthorized access' to technical access controls rather than contractual prohibitions alone. The anti-scraping clause also engages the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA, 17 U.S.C. §1201) for circumvention of technological protection measures, and raises trade secret misappropriation claims under the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA, 18 U.S.C. §1836). Export control regulations (EAR, 15 CFR §730) are separately engaged by the prohibition on exporting data or software.

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Groq Terms of Use
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Groq
Document last updated
April 29, 2026
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Entity: Groq | Document: Groq Terms of Use | Record: CA-P-004338
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URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/groq/groq-terms-of-use/intellectual-property-and-anti-scraping-prohibition/
Accessed: May 2, 2026
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