1. Nature of This Resource
California People Search is a privately operated reference resource. It describes and links to California public records, county superior court indexes, directories, and official lookup portals. No government records are hosted here, and the site has no affiliation with a government agency, court, county recorder or clerk-recorder, assessor, or other records custodian.
2. Acceptable Use Rules
Use of California People Search and information reached through it must remain lawful. Prohibited conduct includes using the site to:
- Stalk, harass, intimidate, threaten, or harm any person
- Locate a person protected by a restraining or protective order
- Commit identity theft or fraud
- Make FCRA-regulated decisions (credit, employment, tenant, insurance)
- Scrape, copy, or republish site content at scale
- Disrupt the site's operation or security
3. No Consumer Reports
California People Search is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. Neither site content nor results from a linked or embedded search tool are consumer reports. None may be used to decide eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another FCRA-regulated purpose.
4. External Services and Links
California agency portals, county systems, and third-party services, including sponsored search tools, operate under their own terms and privacy policies. Their content, availability, fees, and data practices remain outside our control.
5. Warranty Disclaimer
The site is offered "as is" and "as available" without any express or implied warranty. Accuracy, completeness, and timeliness are not guaranteed, nor is the availability or correctness of results from any linked portal.
6. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent the law allows, the site's operators are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages connected with use of California People Search or a linked resource, including reliance on records reached through them.
7. Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold the site's operators harmless from claims or demands, including reasonable attorneys' fees, that result from misuse of the site or breach of these terms.
8. Site Intellectual Property
Copyright protects the site's original writing, design, logo, and layout. Links and brief attributed quotations are permitted. Republishing complete pages or systematically copying site content is not.
9. Revisions to These Terms
A revised version may be posted here at any time. Continued use after publication of a change signifies acceptance of the updated terms.
10. Restricting Access
Access may be blocked or limited, without notice and at our discretion, when a user abuses California People Search or violates these terms.
11. California Governing Law
California law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Public-agency access discussed by the site is generally governed by the California Public Records Act, Government Code § 7920.000 et seq., while court records and specific record types may follow separate rules. California consumer privacy rights include the California Consumer Privacy Act as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act; Delete Act and data-broker provisions appear at Civil Code §§ 1798.99.80-1798.99.89.
12. Severability
If one provision is held unenforceable, every remaining provision continues in effect.
13. Terms Questions
Questions about these terms may be sent through the Contact page.