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Prohibition on reverse engineering Site

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Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 4244 other provisions on other platforms.

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ActiveCampaign Medium

Bypass or ignore instructions contained in our robots.txt file that controls automated access to portions of our Services;

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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You may not ... (ii) reverse engineer the Site or access the Sites in order to (a) build a competitive product or service, or (b) build a product using similar features, functions, or graphics...

Excerpt from Scale AI's Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

CFAA
United States Federal
Trump Executive Order on AI Policy Framework
US

Provision details

Document information
Document
Scale AI Terms of Service
Entity
Scale AI
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 12, 2026
Last verified
May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-044266
Document ID
CA-D-00469
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
a9ab2957a547fe03fb1a7507425aaac936631de4dd877150899ff8e062483dfe
Analysis generated
May 12, 2026 16:45 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Scale AI
Document: Scale AI Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-044266
Captured: 2026-05-12 16:45:03 UTC
SHA-256: a9ab2957a547fe03…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/scale-ai/scale-ai-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-044266/prohibition-on-reverse-engineering-site/
Accessed: July 30, 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 Scale AI's Prohibition on reverse engineering Site clause do?

The clause states: “You may not ... (ii) reverse engineer the Site or access the Sites in order to (a) build a competitive product or service, or (b) build a product using similar features, functions, or graphics...”

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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