Before scraping a site, define the goal, whether information is public, its terms of use, whether an official route such as API or feed exists, and which data are truly necessary.
Before scraping a site, define the goal, whether information is public, its terms of use, whether an official route such as API or feed exists, and which data are truly necessary. robots.txt is a technical crawler-communication mechanism; it is not, by itself, legal advice or permission to collect.
Do not bypass login, CAPTCHA, rate limits, or blocks. Do not collect personal information without clear business need, and do not copy protected content for republication. Even when collection is permitted, retain source, time, scope, and scheduled deletion to limit risk.
Legality and terms require analysis by source, use, and applicable law. This article describes a technical and operational framework only and is not legal advice.
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