ComplyCrawl

What ComplyCrawl Does

ComplyCrawl is a compliance-first web automation toolkit designed for organizations that need powerful crawling capabilities while respecting robots.txt, terms of service, and data protection regulations. Unlike traditional scrapers, ComplyCrawl puts legal compliance at the center.

The Problem It Solves

Traditional web scraping tools ignore compliance:

• No robots.txt respect—risking legal action
• No audit trails—impossible to prove compliant behavior
• No rate limiting—overloading target servers
• No consent gates—automation runs without explicit approval

ComplyCrawl solves this with compliance baked into every layer.

Key Capabilities

Guardrails System

• robots.txt Parser: Automatically fetches and evaluates robots.txt before any request
• Consent Gates: Config requires explicit consent: true flag
• Domain Whitelisting: Restrict automation to approved domains only
• Custom User-Agent: Identify your bot with purpose and contact info

Encrypted Audit Vault

• Append-Only Logging: SHA-256 hash chains create tamper-evident audit trails
• Encrypted Storage: Artifacts encrypted with Fernet (AES-128)
• Full Reproducibility: Config snapshots with each run
• Retention Controls: Configurable data retention policies

Three Production-Ready Playbooks

1. SEO Regression Monitoring Monitor page titles, meta descriptions, H1 tags, canonical URLs, and robots meta tags. Detect content changes with fingerprinting.

2. Catalog/Product Monitoring Track product pages for price and availability changes. Configurable thresholds and historical trend analysis.

3. Link Health Checking Monitor URLs for availability, track redirect chains, measure response times, and generate broken link reports.

Intelligent Throttling

• Per-domain delays
• Crawl-delay directive observation
• Concurrency limits
• Random jitter to avoid detection

Technical Details

• Language: Python 3.10+
• CLI: Click-based command interface
• Database: SQLite vault with Fernet encryption
• Export: CSV and PDF report generation
• Config: YAML-based with profile system
• Testing: pytest suite included
• Deployment: Docker + Railway template

What’s in the Box

ComplyCrawl/
├── core/               # CLI and orchestration
├── playbooks/          # SEO, catalog, link health modules
├── audit/              # Encrypted vault and logging
├── compliance/         # Guardrails and consent enforcement
├── export/             # CSV and PDF report generators
├── config/             # YAML configuration examples
├── profiles/           # Pre-built profile templates
├── docs/               # Compliance pack, quick start guides
├── tests/              # pytest test suite
└── vault/              # Encrypted audit database (runtime)

FAQ

Does this respect robots.txt automatically? Yes. The guardrails system fetches and evaluates robots.txt before any request. Disallowed paths are never crawled.

What makes the audit trail tamper-evident? Each log entry includes a SHA-256 hash of the previous entry, creating a cryptographic chain. Any modification breaks the chain and is detectable.

Can I add custom playbooks? Yes. The playbook framework is extensible. Documentation includes examples for creating new automation types.

Is this suitable for enterprise use? Yes. Built with SOC 2 and ISO 27001 controls in mind. Encrypted storage, audit trails, and consent gates satisfy common compliance requirements.

How do I acquire this codebase? Contact us to inquire about pricing and schedule a demo. Full IP transfer with all source code, documentation, and deployment configurations included.