Automate permitted browser tasks and collect allowed public website data.
We build controlled automations for browser work you are authorised to perform, and monitor public website information where the source rules and intended use allow it. Every run can be scheduled, limited, logged and monitored for visible failures.
Typical first build
3-10 weeks
Running
Optional managed service
Controls
Scheduled, logged and monitored
Timelines are indicative and depend on an authority, source and feasibility check.
Signed-in browser work and public-source monitoring have different permission rules.
Start with the track that describes the source. A suitability review checks authority, source rules, intended use and technical feasibility.
Permitted browser-task automation
For repeated browser work your organisation is authorised to perform in an approved account or process.
- Download reports from an approved account
- Submit repeated forms using validated business data
- Check order, booking, case or application status
- Move approved information into internal software
- Notify staff when a result changes or action is required
The account, information and every automated action must be authorised.
Public-data collection and monitoring
For publicly accessible information where source rules and the intended use allow collection and reuse.
- Monitor product, stock or price changes
- Collect public tender or regulatory notices
- Track public location, directory or availability information
- Detect changes to selected public pages
- Produce structured records with source and timestamp
Public visibility does not automatically permit collection or reuse.
Define a useful output and a firm boundary for every automation.
These fictional examples show bounded deliverables. Browser tasks use authorised access; public-data work still depends on source permission and intended use.
Supplier report download
Open an approved supplier account, download an agreed report and validate the file.
Output: validated report in an approved destination.
Constraint: the business account and report access must be authorised.
Public price and stock monitor
Check selected public product pages on a respectful agreed schedule.
Output: timestamped price, stock records and change alerts.
Constraint: source rules must permit the collection and intended use.
Tender and notice feed
Collect selected public tender, consultation or regulatory notices.
Output: structured records with source URLs and checked-at times.
Constraint: only agreed public sources and fields are included.
Approved status checker
Check an order, booking, case or application through an authorised account.
Output: current status record and an alert when action is needed.
Constraint: checks stay within the client-approved account and rate.
Public directory change monitor
Watch selected public location or directory pages for relevant changes.
Output: changed records linked to their public source pages.
Constraint: personal data needs a valid basis and agreed handling rules.
Website-to-internal-system handoff
Move approved results from an authorised browser process into internal software.
Output: validated record, document or staff notification.
Constraint: uncertain or consequential actions pause for human review.
Start with one controlled run or plan a managed multi-source service.
Every scope and indicative range follows an authority, source and feasibility review. Complexity, authentication, source count, frequency, outputs, source rules and change risk affect delivery.
Focused automation or monitor
One bounded browser task or a small set of permitted public pages.
- One approved browser task or small public-page set
- One schedule or manual start
- Basic validation and structured output
- Run history and failure alert
Connected automation or data feed
Several approved steps or sources with a controlled downstream handoff.
- Several steps or sources
- Validation, duplicate checks and change detection
- Approved spreadsheet, database or system output
- Schedules, retries, alerts and operator review
Managed collection platform
Many approved sources or account processes introduced through a staged rollout.
- Many approved sources or account-specific processes
- Source-specific rules, history and operator controls
- Several approved outputs or downstream systems
- Managed schedules, monitoring and maintenance
Confirm permission before the first controlled run.
When a supported provider connection is available and suitable, it is usually more reliable than browser automation and should be preferred.
Confirm authority and rules
Review account authority, source rules, intended use and required outputs.
Run a feasibility test
Test a small approved sample before promising a larger build or schedule.
Run at a controlled rate
Complete the permitted browser task or allowed collection within agreed limits.
Validate and trace
Clean results and attach source URLs and checked-at details where appropriate.
Save, alert or hand off
Store approved records, send an alert or pass data to an agreed internal system.
Approved output types
Make each run traceable, limited and visibly fallible.
Controls apply to both tracks, but they do not create permission. The authorised browser task and allowed public source remain separately scoped.
Source traceability
Keep the source URL, checked-at time, last successful run and relevant source-rule record with results.
Validation and duplicates
Check required fields, expected values and likely duplicates before an output is accepted or passed on.
Respectful running
Use agreed schedules, request-rate limits and controlled retries for temporary failures, never to evade a block.
Visible failures
Keep run history and error detail, and alert staff when a page structure or expected result changes.
Human review
Pause uncertain results and consequential actions for an authorised person to review and approve.
Credentials and records
Store credentials with the least access needed and restrict logs or screenshots that may contain sensitive information.
Third-party websites can change without notice. No browser automation or public-data monitor is guaranteed to run uninterrupted.
Run records should show the last success and any current failure so stale or incomplete information is not silently presented as current.
Technical possibility does not create permission.
Public visibility never automatically means collection or reuse is permitted. Authority, source rules, intended use and data handling must be reviewed first.
Supported when scoped and permitted
Controlled, authorised work
- Client-authorised business accounts and approved browser actions
- Public pages whose rules and intended use permit collection and reuse
- Provider terms and robots directives reviewed, with request rates controlled
- Clear source records, purpose, retention and deletion rules
- Human approval where actions or uncertain results carry risk
- Personal data only where the client identifies a valid basis and handling requirements
Not supported
Circumvention, deception or unauthorised collection
- Bypassing CAPTCHAs, paywalls, authentication or access controls
- Evading blocks with rotating identities, stealth techniques or similar methods
- Ignoring provider terms, robots directives, source rules or rate limits
- Collecting private, restricted, sensitive or other data without authority
- Deceptive submissions, fake accounts, spam or abusive traffic
- Claiming ownership rights over third-party information
Technical review is not legal advice
Flippify can assess technical feasibility and responsible controls, but does not provide legal advice. The client remains responsible for confirming its authority and lawful basis to access, collect, use, retain, delete and share data, including any rights applying to the source.
If authority is unclear or a provider prohibits or blocks the work, collection stops while the source and proposed use are reviewed. Restrictions are not evaded.
Test the source first, then build for visible change and failure.
Delivery stages can overlap and do not add up to a guaranteed total. Final timing follows the feasibility review and approved scope.
Handover
Run the delivered source code yourself
Receive the completed source code, documentation and agreed deployment handover.
Optional managed operation
Schedules, monitoring and agreed support
Optional hosting, run monitoring, failure alerts and maintenance. This does not override source restrictions or guarantee uninterrupted runs.
What we need from you
The exact source, authority and expected result
- A clear business purpose and process owner
- Exact websites, accounts, pages and fields
- Confirmation of authority and intended use
- Provider terms or source rules where available
- Approved credentials and test accounts where required
- Desired schedule and maximum acceptable request rate
- Sample outputs and validation rules
- Retention, deletion and access requirements
- Staff for pilot review and exception handling
Included in every build
Use this service when the main challenge starts on a third-party website.
That means an authorised browser task or allowed public website information. Combined projects may use another service for the system that receives the result.
Questions to answer before any source is automated.
Show us the browser task or public source your team checks repeatedly.
Tell us the exact source, whether an account is involved, what your team does today, the output you need and how often the task should run. We will start with authority, source rules and feasibility.