This data scraping project is committed to ethical web scraping practices. We adhere to the following principles:
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Respect Website Policies
- Always check and comply with the website's robots.txt file.
- Adhere to the website's terms of service and privacy policy.
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Identify Your Scraper
- Use a clear and honest User-Agent string that identifies your scraper.
- Provide contact information for website owners to reach out if needed.
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Minimize Server Impact
- Implement rate limiting to avoid overloading servers.
- Schedule scraping during off-peak hours when possible.
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Data Usage and Privacy
- Only collect publicly available data.
- Avoid scraping personal or sensitive information.
- Use collected data responsibly and in accordance with data protection laws.
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Respect Copyright
- Do not scrape copyrighted content without permission.
- Properly attribute any used data to its original source.
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Transparency
- Be open about your scraping activities and intentions.
- Provide clear documentation on how the scraped data is used.
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Responsible Data Handling
- Store and process scraped data securely.
- Delete or anonymize data when it's no longer needed.
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Continuous Ethical Review
- Regularly review and update our scraping practices to ensure ongoing ethical compliance.
By following these guidelines, we aim to conduct web scraping in a manner that respects website owners, users, and the broader internet ecosystem.
If you have any ethical concerns about this project's web scraping practices, please contact us at [asif.tauhid@nyu.edu or aha9251@nyu.edu].