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Prohibition on automated scraping without permission

High severity High confidence Explicit document language Common · 281 of 352 platforms

Key Facts

What does Redfin prohibit regarding the Services?
Redfin prohibits automated crawling or querying of the Services by any means unless the user has received prior express written permission.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Without prior express written permission, any automated access to the Services—regardless of purpose or method—is prohibited.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
5
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 4244 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users who engage in any automated crawling or querying of the Services without prior express written permission are in violation of the Terms.

How other platforms handle this

Glassdoor Medium

"Frame" or "mirror" or otherwise incorporate part of the services into any website, or "deep-link" to any portion of the services without our express written permission...

Hulu Medium

index, frame, embed or link to the Services in a manner not authorized by us, or to collect information about users for the purpose of sending, facilitating, or encouraging unsolicited bulk or other communications

Tinder Medium

You may not display any personal contact, banking, or peer-to-peer payment information, whether in relation to you or any other person (for example, names, home addresses or postcodes, telephone numbers, email addresses, URLs, credit/debit card...)

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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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...) unless you have received prior express written permission...

Excerpt from Redfin's Terms of Use

Applicable regulations

CFAA
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Redfin Terms of Use
Entity
Redfin
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 21, 2026
Last verified
May 21, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-034965
Document ID
CA-D-00233
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
4b29ab313d1390f7aa62ead0e7ee395d0d289e1b4a4cde84efb1cc774e7d6173
Analysis generated
May 21, 2026 03:52 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Redfin
Document: Redfin Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-034965
Captured: 2026-05-21 03:52:18 UTC
SHA-256: 4b29ab313d1390f7…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/redfin/redfin-terms-of-use/provision/CA-P-034965/prohibition-on-automated-scraping-without-permission/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 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 Redfin's Prohibition on automated scraping without permission clause do?

Without prior express written permission, any automated access to the Services—regardless of purpose or method—is prohibited.

How does this clause affect you?

Users who engage in any automated crawling or querying of the Services without prior express written permission are in violation of the Terms.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 281 platforms. See the full comparison.

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