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.
This analysis describes what Redfin's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology
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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Discriminate regarding access to communities or groups that you create, manage, lead, or participate in.
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...)
Bypass or ignore instructions contained in our robots.txt file that controls automated access to portions of our Services;
"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 Terms of Use
(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: Anti-scraping provisions are enforced under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (18 U.S.C.
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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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