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Terms of Use

These terms apply whenever you use Santa Clara County People Search. Using the service means you accept them; if you disagree, you must stop using it.

1. Nature of the Service

Santa Clara County People Search is a private reference resource. It describes and links to records, court indexes, directories, and official lookup systems used for personal research in Santa Clara County, California. We host no government record and have no affiliation with a public agency, court, or custodian.


2. Acceptable Use

All use must be lawful. Neither the service nor information reached through it may be used 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 the site's content at scale
  • Interfere with the site's operation or security

3. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency

This site is not a consumer reporting agency as defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. ยง 1681 et seq.). Nothing on this site, and nothing returned by any search tool available through it, is a consumer report. You may not use any of it to determine a person's eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or any other purpose that requires FCRA compliance.


4. External Services

Government portals and third-party services, including sponsored tools, operate under their own terms. We do not control their content, uptime, prices, or handling of submitted data.


5. Disclaimer of Warranties

The service is offered "as is" and "as available" without express or implied warranties. We do not promise that content is complete, accurate, or current, or that an outside portal will remain available or produce a correct match.


6. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent the law permits, we are not responsible for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages caused by use of the service or a linked resource, including reliance on a located record.


7. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the operators of this site from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of your misuse of the site or your violation of these terms.


8. Site Intellectual Property

Copyright protects the original wording, design, logo, and layout. You may link to pages or quote a short attributed excerpt, but full-page republication and systematic copying are prohibited.


9. Revisions to These Terms

We may post a revised version here at any time. Continued use after publication means the updated terms are accepted.


10. Cutting Off Access

We may block or restrict access to the site, at our discretion and without notice, to any user who violates these terms or abuses the site.


11. California Governing Law

California law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Public-record access discussed by the service is governed in part by the California Public Records Act, Government Code division 10, sections 7920.000 through 7931.000.


12. Severability

If any part of these terms is found unenforceable, the rest remains in full effect.


13. Terms Questions

Questions about these terms may be sent through the Contact page.