ToS Automation Clause Scanner
Paste a platform's Terms of Service and get every bot, scraping, automation and multi-account clause quoted verbatim and categorized. ToS Automation Clause Scanner locates every clause in a platform's Terms of Service, acceptable-use or developer policy that touches bots, scraping, automation, automated posting or multiple accounts.
Example input
[HAND-WRITTEN FICTIONAL SAMPLE — "ExampleChat" does not exist; this text was invented for testing and is not a real Terms of Service.] REQUEST: Does ExampleChat's ToS forbid bots, scraping, automated posting or multiple accounts? I copied the text below from the English site (US region) on 2026-10-15. The page footer says "Last updated: September 1, 2026". I only pasted the "Terms of Service" page; it was the whole page, start to finish. It mentions a "Developer Terms" page, which I did not copy. --- BEGIN PASTED TEXT --- ExampleChat Terms of Service Last updated: September 1, 2026 1. Acceptance. By using ExampleChat (the "Service") you agree to these Terms. 2. Eligibility. You must be at least 13 years old to use the Service. 3. Your Account. 3.1 You are responsible for keeping your password confidential. 3.2 You may keep only one personal account. Creating or operating additional accounts to evade a suspension or a limit is not permitted. 3.3 You may not sell, rent or transfer your account to anyone else. 4. Content. You keep ownership of the content you post. You grant ExampleChat a licence to host and display it. 5. Prohibited Conduct. You agree not to: …
Example output
> NOT LEGAL ADVICE. This report only locates and quotes clauses in the text you provided. It does not say whether an activity is allowed, enforceable, or safe. # ToS clause scan — ExampleChat Summary (distinct clauses): EXPLICIT_PROHIBITION 4 (§3.2, §3.3, §5.2, §5.3), CATCH_ALL 3 (§5.4, §5.5, §6), PERMITTED_OR_API_PATH 1 (§5.2), SILENT 0, NOT_CONFIRMED 1 (Developer Terms). Documents scanned: 1 of 2 referenced. Some clauses appear under more than one topic. ## Source details | Item | Detail | |---|---| | Documents provided | Terms of Service: provided in full (user states whole page, start to finish). Developer Terms: referenced in §5.2, not provided (not supplied at all). Privacy Policy: referenced in §8, not provided (usually irrelevant to this question). | | Retrieved date | 2026-10-15 (as stated by user) | | Document last-updated date | September 1, 2026 (page shows "Last updated: September 1, 2026") | | Region / locale | English site, US region (as stated by user) | | Original language or translation | Stated as English site; whether it is the original or a translation is not stated | | Completeness note | Text begins at the title "ExampleChat Terms of Service" and ends at §15 Contact. No "[...]", cut-off sentence or page jump seen. The pasted request is labelled as a hand-written fictional sample. | ## Findings by topic ### 1. Bots / automation [EXPLICIT_PROHIBITION] §5.2 — "use any robot, spider, scraper, or other automated means to access the Service or collect content or user information, except through the interfaces described in the Developer Terms" — why this category: contains "robot", "automated means" [EXPLICIT_PROHIBITION] §5.3 — "post, like, follow or message using scripts, macros or scheduling software that operate without a person initiating each action" — why this category: contains "scripts", "macros", "scheduling software" [CATCH_ALL] §5.4 — "access the Service by any unauthorized means or through any interface not provided by ExampleChat" — why this category: contains "any unauthorized means", "any interface not provided by" [CATCH_ALL] §5.5 — "interfere with or disrupt the Service or place an unreasonable load on our infrastructure" — why this category: contains "interfere with or disrupt", "unreasonable load" [CATCH_ALL] §6 — "ExampleChat may remove content or restrict accounts for abuse of the Service, as determined in our sole discretion." — why this category: contains "abuse", "sole discretion" …
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