You are not allowed to use bots, crawlers, scrapers, or any automated tools to collect information from Redfin's platform unless Redfin gives you written permission first.
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This restriction establishes Redfin's operational control over how data can be accessed from its platform and protects against high-volume automated extraction that could affect system performance or create data integrity concerns. The provision requires users seeking automated access to obtain explicit authorization through a separate permission process rather than relying on standard Terms of Use access.
Ordinary consumers are unlikely to be affected by this clause, but developers, researchers, and businesses that aggregate real estate data may face significant legal exposure if they access Redfin data through automated means without written authorization.
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"You may not automatedly crawl or query the Services for any purpose or by any means (including, without limitation, screen and database scraping, spiders, robots, crawlers and any other automated activity with the purpose of obtaining information from the Services) unless you have received prior express written permission from the applicable Redfin Company.— Excerpt from Redfin's Redfin Terms of Use
(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: Anti-scraping provisions are enforced under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (18 U.S.C. § 1030), though the scope of CFAA liability for scraping of publicly accessible websites was narrowed by hiQ Labs, Inc. v. LinkedIn Corp. (9th Cir. 2022), which held that scraping publicly available data may not constitute unauthorized access under CFAA. The provision also implicates breach of contract claims under state law. Real estate data scraped from MLS-linked platforms may implicate the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 1201) if technical protection measures are circumvented. (2)
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This restriction establishes Redfin's operational control over how data can be accessed from its platform and protects against high-volume automated extraction that could affect system performance or create data integrity concerns. The provision requires users seeking automated access to obtain explicit authorization through a separate permission process rather than relying on standard Terms of Use access.
Ordinary consumers are unlikely to be affected by this clause, but developers, researchers, and businesses that aggregate real estate data may face significant legal exposure if they access Redfin data through automated means without written authorization.
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