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web-scraping-ethics-guide
Scrape web data ethically and legally for research purposes
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# Ethical Web Scraping for Research
A skill for collecting web data ethically and legally for research purposes. Covers robots.txt compliance, rate limiting, legal frameworks, data privacy considerations, and practical scraping techniques that respect website operators and comply with institutional review requirements.
## Ethical Framework
### Principles of Ethical Scraping
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1. Respect robots.txt and Terms of Service
- Check robots.txt before scraping any site
- Review the site's ToS for explicit prohibitions
- When in doubt, contact the site operator
