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Terms of Use

These terms apply whenever you use Kern County People Search. Your use signals agreement with them. Do not use the site if you do not accept these terms.

1. What This Website Is

Kern County People Search is a privately run reference. It describes and links to public records, court indexes, directories, and official lookup portals for Kern County, California. The site hosts no government records and has no affiliation with the Kern County Assessor-Recorder, Kern County Superior Court, any elections office, or another government custodian.


2. Acceptable Use

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. Not a Consumer Reporting Agency

Kern 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 from a linked search tool are consumer reports. They may not be used to determine eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another purpose governed by the FCRA.


4. External Services and Links

Links lead to government portals and third-party services, including sponsored search tools. Each destination applies its own terms and privacy policy. We do not control its content, uptime, prices, or handling of data.


5. Disclaimer of Warranties

The site is supplied "as is" and "as available" without an express or implied warranty. We cannot promise that its information will always be accurate, complete, or current. We also do not guarantee that an outside portal will remain available or produce a correct result.


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 tied to use of the site or a linked resource. This limit includes decisions based on records reached through those resources.


7. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold the site's operators harmless from claims or demands, including reasonable attorneys' fees, that result from your misuse of the site or breach of these terms.


8. Intellectual Property

Copyright protects the site's original text, design, logo, and layout. You may link to a page or quote a short excerpt with attribution. Republishing full pages or systematically copying the content is prohibited.


9. Revisions to These Terms

A revised version may be posted here at any time. If you continue using the site after a revision, you accept the updated terms.


10. Cutting Off Access

We may restrict or block, without notice, a user who abuses the site or violates these terms.


11. Governing Law

California law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Access to nonexempt state and local agency records is separately governed by the California Public Records Act, Government Code §§ 7920.000 et seq.; these terms do not expand, limit, or replace rights and exemptions under that law.


12. Severability

If one part of these terms is held unenforceable, all remaining provisions stay in effect.


13. Questions

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