Acceptable use

Vector is built for legitimate access to public data. Use it that way and you're covered.

Do

• Fetch public APIs and public web pages.
• Respect robots.txt (Vector does this for you by default).
• Cache and rate-limit your own usage.
• Cite sources — they're handed to you in every response.

Don't

• Collect private personal data or build people-search / surveillance tools.
• Bypass authentication, paywalls, or access controls.
• Overload target sites or the API (stay within your plan limits).
• Resell raw API access as your own gateway.

Built-in guardrails

• Every crawler respects robots.txt, throttles per host, and caps page counts.
• No people-search / private-data actors ship by design.
• Abuse leads to suspension (see Terms).

If you're unsure whether a use case is okay, ask us before you build it.