Prohibition of Website Scraping and Automated Scanning

The use of automated means, including bots, scripts, crawlers, and scraping tools, to access, copy, or extract data from MoneySmart.News is strictly prohibited. Such actions violate these Terms of Use and may also violate applicable laws, including but not limited to:

Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), 18 U.S.C. § 1030: Prohibits unauthorized access to computers and computer networks, which includes automated scraping of protected websites.

Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 1201: Prohibits circumvention of technological measures that control access to copyrighted content.

Case Law Example: hiQ Labs, Inc. v. LinkedIn Corp., 938 F.3d 985 (9th Cir. 2019), clarified the boundaries of web scraping under CFAA, emphasizing that scraping without authorization may constitute a violation of law if protective measures are bypassed.

MoneySmart.News employs measures to detect and prevent unauthorized scraping and reserves the right to pursue civil and criminal penalties against individuals or entities that engage in these prohibited activities.

By accessing the Sites, you agree not to:

Deploy automated systems to mine or scrape data from the Sites.

Bypass technological access controls or protections implemented by MoneySmart.News.

Violators may be held liable for damages, including but not limited to compensation for disruption, data theft, and legal fees, and may face prosecution under applicable federal and state laws.