Provision record
Instacart · Instacart Terms of Service (Superseded Capture) · View original document ↗

Robots.txt Permission Limited to Search Indexing Only

High severity Explicit document language Common · 107 of 352 platforms
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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Where Instacart's robots.txt file expressly permits access by a search engine crawler or indexing agent, that permission is granted solely for the purpose of passive search engine indexing. It does not...authorize any Automated System...

Excerpt from Instacart's Terms of Service (Superseded Capture)

Applicable regulations

CFAA
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Instacart Terms of Service (Superseded Capture)
Entity
Instacart
Date stated by the document
May 7, 2026
As printed in Instacart’s text (version CA-V-006654), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
July 11, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-006654, captured Sept. 11, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-071786
Document ID
CA-D-000559
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Archived bytes SHA-256 (version CA-V-006654)
75dcbdc8acf3b16432c8f27daaa256eed974693ca2f93c204ffabafcd7ddc4cf
Analysis generated
July 12, 2026 15:13 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found verbatim in version CA-V-006654 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Instacart
Document: Instacart Terms of Service (Superseded Capture)
Record ID: CA-P-071786
Version: CA-V-006654
Captured: 2026-09-11 00:24:48 UTC
SHA-256: 75dcbdc8acf3b164…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/instacart/instacart-terms-of-service-superseded-capture/provision/CA-P-071786/robotstxt-permission-limited-to-search-indexing-only/
Accessed: Oct. 10, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Instacart's Robots.txt Permission Limited to Search Indexing Only clause do?

The clause states: “Where Instacart's robots.txt file expressly permits access by a search engine crawler or indexing agent, that permission is granted solely for the purpose of passive search engine indexing. It does not...authorize any Automated System...”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 107 platforms. See the full comparison.

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