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Public Search Engine Spider Exception

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Company grants the operators of public search engines revocable permission to use spiders to copy publicly available materials from the Service for the sole purpose of...creating publicly available searchable indices

Excerpt from Kick's Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

CFAA
United States Federal
DSA
European Union

Provision details

Document information
Document
Kick Terms of Service
Entity
Kick
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 8, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-061251
Document ID
CA-D-00727
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
4501323270b54360f46d7370ea98e90c7908dd3d2fa174606525d0e94c295846
Analysis generated
May 8, 2026 12:58 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Kick
Document: Kick Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-061251
Captured: 2026-05-08 12:58:27 UTC
SHA-256: 4501323270b54360…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/kick/kick-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-061251/public-search-engine-spider-exception/
Accessed: Aug. 2, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Low
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Kick's Public Search Engine Spider Exception clause do?

The clause states: “Company grants the operators of public search engines revocable permission to use spiders to copy publicly available materials from the Service for the sole purpose of...creating publicly available searchable indices”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 282 platforms. See the full comparison.

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