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Some here have advocated taking legal action, although I wonder if they bothered to read Notion's terms and conditions beforehand (https://www.notion.so/Terms-C
by ncphil 5y ago
Some here have advocated taking legal action, although I wonder if they bothered to read Notion's terms and conditions beforehand (https://www.notion.so/Terms-Conditions-4e1c5dd3e3de45dfa4a8ed60f1a43da0#d77b9b3e68504d72952d4cd9d1f503ca https://www.notion.so/Terms-Conditions-4e1c5dd3e3de45dfa4a8e...). There's a lot in there that a lawyer might find... troublesome. Like most software service agreements, it's pretty one-sided in favor of the vendor with the usual kitchen sink disclaimers and arbitration provisions.
I think you've actually made a good start by posting here on HN. As someone else wrote, going on other social media could also help. You could also file a complaint with the California Department of Consumer Affairs (whose contact info is helpfully provided in the terms). If you're a US resident you might also reach out to your local member of Congress. Many Congressional constituent services people can work wonders in cases like this.
Of course those are all the hammer. Another approach, if you've got the technical skills or willing to pay for them, is to look into writing something to leverage their API to extract your data -- although their terms prohibit spidering or scraping that's technically not the same as invoking an API. Depending on the real value of the data involved, it would probably be worth consulting a lawyer who does IP work _before_ you do any serious queries.
Did I mention that you should probably talk to a lawyer?