One of the biggest web scrapers in the world is Google. They started with web scraping internet data and built a search engine around it. They collect public internet data, store it, process it, and show it on their own website with an original link back to the source. Is this legal?<\/p>\n
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A website without authentication is seen as public data; someone publishes the data on the internet for public use. If it is not public, they will add a user registration with general terms on how to use the data.<\/p>\n
Texts and pictures are often copyright protected. If you scrape these and copy them one-to-one on your own site, you should treat this data as a quote and include a link to the original site<\/span>.<\/span> However, most of our customers are interested in factual product information such as specifications, prices, developments, or SEO. This kind of data can be perfectly collected with web scraping.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n We also deal with local rulings like in the EU, where we have the GDPR. We are only allowed to scrape non-personal data. If we are to scrape personal information, we need to have approval from the person whose personal information it is. We are not allowed to collect this kind of data. Therefore, please do not ask us to scrape Facebook, as we will not do this.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n General terms must be accepted on a personal level, meaning you are required to register that the user has accepted the terms and document their name. Normally this is done when you create an account. Sometimes customers ask us to collect data behind a login. Technically we can do that, but then we first need to check the terms and get approval from the website where we are collecting information.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n How to deal with protection against scraping? A lot of sites have detection on scrapers and make their data difficult to scrape. It is however still public data, and you are allowed to collect it. You could even argue that it is unfair competition because these websites give their data freely to Google (without protection) but not to other scrapers. Even so, it is still legally allowed for us to collect this data, and we have advanced technology in place to do so.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Google as an example One of the biggest web scrapers in the world is Google. They started with web scraping internet data and built a search engine around it. They collect public internet data, store it, process it, and show it on their own website with an original link back to the source. Is this […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3268,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"\n And why more companies are switching to providers who offer full transparency<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n More and more companies rely on external data to make business decisions \u2014 whether it\u2019s for pricing intelligence, lead generation, market research, or competitor monitoring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But here\u2019s the catch: many providers only deliver dashboards or summary reports. You get charts, KPIs, or trend lines \u2014 but not the actual data behind them<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That sounds convenient. Until something looks off\u2026 and you can\u2019t trace it. We hear this often. In fact, one of our largest clients came to us for exactly this reason:<\/p>\n\n\n\n They wanted to stop relying on black-box solutions and start working with the real data \u2014 on their own terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n We believe your data strategy should be built on ownership and transparency. \u2705 You see where the data comes from With Scrape IT, there are no black boxes, no filters, and no surprises<\/strong>. Just clean, structured, reliable data you can trust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Here\u2019s what you gain when you move from summaries to real datasets:<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n When you rely on someone else\u2019s interpretation, you lose visibility \u2014 and with it, the power to adapt, question, or innovate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Owning the raw data puts you back in control. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Whether you want to monitor prices, generate leads, track job postings, or compare product availability \u2014 we\u2019ll help you get real, usable data<\/strong> that puts you ahead of the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Let\u2019s talk about what kind of data you need.<\/strong>Local legislation<\/h2>\n
Terms & conditions and data behind a login<\/h2>\n
Protection against scraping<\/h2>\n
How we collect data legally<\/h2>\n
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The problem with \u201cdata as a service\u201d (without the actual data)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
You can\u2019t see how the numbers were collected, what logic was applied, or what may have been left out.
No visibility = no trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
What we do differently at Scrape IT<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
That\u2019s why we give our clients access to the raw data<\/strong> \u2014 always.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2705 You understand how it was collected
\u2705 You process it in your own tools, your own way
\u2705 You can merge it with internal data, build your own dashboards, or run custom analyses<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe 7 key benefits of owning your raw data<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Ask yourself: if you don\u2019t own the data, can you really trust the insight?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s your data. Use it your way.<\/p>\n\n\n\nReady to get started?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
We\u2019ll show you how we make it transparent \u2014 and YOURS<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","_et_gb_content_width":"1080","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[31],"class_list":["post-3265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-cloudflare-cloudflare-outage-internet-security-website-performance-man-in-the-middle-data-privacy-web-infrastructure-tech-dependency-online-safety-web-traffic-digital-risks-internet-reliability"],"yoast_head":"\n