1. Nature of This Website
Santa Barbara County People Search is an independent reference service. It describes public-record portals, case indexes, and directories used for lawful searches in Santa Barbara County, California. The site neither hosts government records nor represents any agency, court, or custodian.
2. Acceptable Use Rules
All use must be lawful. You must not use the site 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
Santa Barbara County People Search is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. Neither its content nor results supplied by a linked tool are consumer reports. They cannot be used for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or any decision regulated by the FCRA.
4. Outside Websites
Government portals, sponsored tools, and other independent services set their own terms and privacy practices. Their handling of California residents' information may be subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act. We do not control those services' prices, data practices, content, or availability.
5. Warranty Disclaimer
The site is supplied "as is" and "as available," with no express or implied warranty. Information may be incomplete, inaccurate, or out of date, and a linked portal may fail or return an incorrect result.
6. Liability Limits
To the fullest extent the law permits, the site operators are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages tied to use of the site, a linked resource, or a decision based on a located record.
7. Indemnification
You agree to defend and hold the site operators harmless from claims and demands, including reasonable attorneys' fees, that result from misuse of the service or a breach of these terms.
8. Intellectual Property
Copyright protects the site's original writing, design, logo, and layout. Links and short attributed quotations are allowed, but full-page republication and systematic copying are not.
9. Revisions to These Terms
A new version may be posted here at any time. Continued use after a revision takes effect signals acceptance of the revised terms.
10. Restricting Access
We may limit or block access without notice when a user violates these terms or abuses the service.
11. Governing Law
California law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Public access to state and local administrative records is addressed by the California Public Records Act, Government Code § 7920.000 et seq.
12. Severability
If one provision cannot be enforced, every remaining provision stays effective.
13. Questions
For questions about these terms, visit our Contact page.