1. Nature of This Service
San Mateo County People Search is privately operated. It describes public records, court indexes, directories, and official lookup portals for San Mateo County, California. It neither hosts government files nor has any affiliation with an 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. § 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, sponsored tools, and other outside services apply their own policies. We do not control their content, availability, charges, or data handling.
5. Warranty Disclaimer
The service is offered "as is" and "as available," without express or implied warranties. Information may be incomplete or outdated, and no linked portal is guaranteed to remain available or produce accurate results.
6. Limits on Our Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages arising from your use of this site or any linked resource, including decisions you make based on records found through it.
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. Intellectual Property
The original text, design, logo, and layout of this site are protected by copyright. You may link to any page and quote brief excerpts with attribution. You may not republish full pages or systematically copy the site's content.
9. Revisions to These Terms
A new version may be posted here at any time. Continued use after publication indicates acceptance.
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 Law
California law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Government record access referenced here is generally framed by the California Public Records Act, Cal. Gov. Code §7920.000 et seq., while specialized records remain subject to their own laws.
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.