1. Nature of This Website
Monterey County People Search is an independently run reference service. It identifies public-record sources, court indexes, directories, and lookup portals relevant to Monterey County, California. The service stores no government record and has no affiliation with an agency, court, or custodian.
2. Acceptable Use Rules
You may use the site only in a lawful way. You must not use it, or information reached through it, 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. No Consumer Reports
We are not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. ยง 1681 et seq. Neither site content nor results from a linked search tool constitute a consumer report. Such information cannot be used to decide eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another FCRA-regulated purpose.
4. External Services
Government portals, sponsored search tools, and other outside services have separate terms and privacy policies. We do not control their content, availability, prices, or handling of data.
5. Warranty Disclaimer
The service is offered "as is" and "as available," with no express or implied warranty. We do not promise that its information is accurate, complete, or current, or that a linked portal will remain available or return an accurate match.
6. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent the law permits, we are not responsible for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages tied to use of the site or a linked source, including reliance on a record.
7. Your Duty to Indemnify
You agree to protect and hold the site's operators harmless from claims or demands, including reasonable attorneys' fees, caused by your misuse or breach of these terms.
8. Site Intellectual Property
Copyright protects the original text, design, logo, and layout. You may link to a page or quote a short attributed excerpt, but you may not republish full pages or systematically reproduce the content.
9. Revisions to the Terms
We may post a revised version here at any time. Continued use after publication of a change signifies acceptance.
10. Restricting Access
We may block or limit access without notice when a user abuses the service or violates these terms.
11. Governing Law
California law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Public-record access discussed on the site is subject to the California Public Records Act, Government Code division 10, including the response provisions in Government Code section 7922.535.
12. Severability
If a provision cannot be enforced, all remaining provisions continue in effect.
13. Questions
Questions about these terms may be sent through the Contact page.