RipeReadyBot
RipeReadyBot is the program RipeReady uses to read public event pages, so food vendors can find events that are taking vendors.
How to recognize it
Every request carries this user agent:
RipeReadyBot/1.0 (+https://getripeready.com/bot)
Requests come from cloud servers without fixed addresses, so the user agent is the way to identify it. It never pretends to be a browser or a person.
What it reads
- Public pages published by the people who run events: organizers, cities and counties, chambers of commerce, fairgrounds, venues and farmers markets.
- Event facts only: name, dates, place, vendor fees, application deadlines and where to apply.
What it never does
- It does not read pages behind a login, and it does not try to get past CAPTCHAs or paywalls.
- It does not read social media sites.
- It does not copy other directories' listings. It goes to the original source.
- It does not collect email addresses of private individuals or any personal profiles.
How it behaves
- It obeys
robots.txt. - It makes at most one request every five seconds to a site.
- It visits a page about once a day at most, and skips pages that have not changed.
- It reads a small list of pages chosen by a person, not everything it can find.
What we do with what it reads
We store the facts about an event and a link back to the page they came from. Vendors who want to apply are sent to the organizer's own application. A person reviews fees, deadlines and eligibility before they are shown. Automated tools, including an AI service, help read the pages.
How to block it
Add this to your site's robots.txt and it will stay away:
User-agent: RipeReadyBot Disallow: /
You can also block only part of a site by listing those paths instead of /.
Corrections and removal
If an event of yours is shown incorrectly, or you want it removed, email hello@getripeready.com with the page address. We will correct or remove it and stop reading the page if you ask.