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AI and Web Scraping Prohibition

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This provision establishes ZipRecruiter's operational control over automated access to its platform and restricts the use of its content as training data for machine learning systems. The restriction applies to both data collection activities and downstream uses of collected content in AI model development.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users are prohibited from employing automated scraping tools or processes to extract information from ZipRecruiter, and from using any portion of the Services' content to train AI or machine learning models. These restrictions apply whether access attempts occur through automated or manual means.

How other platforms handle this

Redfin Medium

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 exp...

X Medium

You may not access the Services in any way other than through the currently available, published interfaces that we provide. For example, this means that you cannot scrape the Services without X's express written permission, try to work around any technical limitations we impose, or otherwise attemp...

PayPal Medium

relate to transactions involving (f) the promotion of hate, violence, racial or other forms of intolerance that is discriminatory or the financial exploitation of a crime... (i) involve offering or receiving payments for the purpose of bribery or corruption.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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"crawling" or "scraping", whether by automated, manual, or other non-automated means, or otherwise using any automated means (including, without limitation, "bots," "scrapers," and "spiders"), to view, access or collect information or content from the Services, or using any part of the Services or content to train a machine learning or AI model or otherwise ingesting content or any portion of the Services into a machine learning or AI model;

— Excerpt from ZipRecruiter's ZipRecruiter Terms of Use

Applicable regulations

CFAA
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
ZipRecruiter Terms of Use
Entity
ZipRecruiter
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 8, 2026
Last verified
May 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-005800
Document ID
CA-D-00291
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
9df0e11f119d326123c58a41748b604351f4eafc24fa1042f482c27366aedac7
Analysis generated
May 8, 2026 00:40 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: ZipRecruiter
Document: ZipRecruiter Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-005800
Captured: 2026-05-08 00:40:44 UTC
SHA-256: 9df0e11f119d3261…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/ziprecruiter/ziprecruiter-terms-of-use/ai-and-web-scraping-prohibition/
Accessed: July 4, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does ZipRecruiter's AI and Web Scraping Prohibition clause do?

This provision establishes ZipRecruiter's operational control over automated access to its platform and restricts the use of its content as training data for machine learning systems. The restriction applies to both data collection activities and downstream uses of collected content in AI model development.

How does this clause affect you?

Users are prohibited from employing automated scraping tools or processes to extract information from ZipRecruiter, and from using any portion of the Services' content to train AI or machine learning models. These restrictions apply whether access attempts occur through automated or manual means.

Is ConductAtlas affiliated with ZipRecruiter?

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