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Machine-readable opt-out

A structured signal reserving rights or requesting exclusion from an automated use.

What Machine-readable opt-out does not show

It supports detection by systems that read it; it does not technically prevent copying.

How CrawlCheck measures Machine-readable opt-out

One finding code measures it. Its share of all scans is computed from the live corpus when this page is served, not typed into it.

Every code, its rule and its current rate: the dataset page. Scan a site to see which apply to it.

Related terms in Governance and rights

Who may use content for what: rights reservations, opt-outs, licences, model documentation and the accountability vocabulary around them.

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Questions about Machine-readable opt-out

What is Machine-readable opt-out?

A structured signal reserving rights or requesting exclusion from an automated use.

What does Machine-readable opt-out not show or guarantee?

It supports detection by systems that read it; it does not technically prevent copying.

How does CrawlCheck measure Machine-readable opt-out?

Through the finding code AI_OPTOUT_SET, each with a stated rule, evidence bytes and a live share of scans on the dataset page.

Which area of the glossary does Machine-readable opt-out belong to?

Governance and rights: Who may use content for what: rights reservations, opt-outs, licences, model documentation and the accountability vocabulary around them.

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