Our data reader
Inframation lists energy projects, RFPs and infrastructure from public registers. A small program reads those registers on a schedule. This page is where its User-Agent points, so a site owner can see who we are and how to reach us.
1. How it identifies itself
Every request carries this User-Agent, with the product token Inframation:
Inframation/0.2 (+https://inframation.io/bot; contact https://inframation.io/contact)
2. The rules it follows
- It reads only sources whose terms we have read and recorded. The list, with each source's license, is on About & sources.
- On websites it follows robots.txt. Rules for
Inframationcome first, then the*group. - It sends about one request per second to a host, usually far fewer: most sources are read once a day, week or month.
- It never signs in, never registers on a bid or procurement portal, and never solves or works around a CAPTCHA or other challenge. A refused or challenged request stops that run.
- It shows facts with a link back and the source's credit line, never a copy of your documents.
3. Asking it to stop
Add this to your robots.txt and the next run will respect it:
User-agent: Inframation
Disallow: /Or write to hello@inframation.io, and we will stop reading your site and remove what we hold from it within five business days. Other ways to reach us.