[underwater]

Your legal teamn is in contact with them, but their security is actively trying to block you? That doesn't make sense.

Computer security laws are very broad. It doesn't matter if it's just a website that the public can access. If you're accessing it in a matter that they don't want AND you're aware of that, then I struggle to see how your lawyers can justify it.

> Computer hacking is broadly defined as intentionally accesses a computer without authorization or exceeds authorized access.

https://definitions.uslegal.com/c/computer-hacking/

Hiding your user agent because you know they don't want automated retrieval of information is "without authorisation".