1. Nature of This Site
Merced People Search is a privately run reference resource. It describes public records, court indexes, directories, and official lookup portals used to identify people in Merced, California. No government records are hosted here, and the site has no affiliation with an agency, court, or records custodian.
2. Acceptable Use Rules
Use of the site and anything found through it must remain lawful. You must not:
- 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
Merced People Search is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. ยง 1681 et seq. Neither its content nor results supplied through a linked search tool are consumer reports. They cannot be used to decide eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another FCRA-covered purpose.
4. Links to Outside Sites
Government portals, sponsored tools, and other outside services have their own terms and privacy policies. We do not control their content, availability, prices, or handling of data.
5. Disclaimer of Warranties
The site is offered "as is" and "as available," with no express or implied warranties. Information may be incomplete, outdated, or wrong, and a linked records portal may be unavailable or return an inaccurate result.
6. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent the law allows, we are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages tied to use of the site or a linked resource, including reliance on a record.
7. Indemnification
You will indemnify and hold the site's operators harmless from claims or demands, including reasonable attorneys' fees, caused by misuse of the site or violation of these terms.
8. Site Content Rights
Copyright protects the site's original writing, design, logo, and layout. Links and brief attributed quotations are allowed. Republishing whole pages or copying content systematically is not.
9. Revisions to These Terms
A revised version may be posted here at any time. Continued use after a change signifies acceptance of the new terms.
10. Restricting Access
We may restrict or block a user who abuses the site or violates these terms, at our discretion and without prior notice.
11. Governing Law
California law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law principles. The official records discussed on the site are subject, where applicable, to the California Public Records Act, Government Code section 7920.000 et seq., and its exemptions.
12. Severability
If any part of these terms is found unenforceable, the rest remains in full effect.
13. Questions
Questions about these terms may be sent through the Contact page.