Terms of Use

These terms lay out the rules that apply when you use this website. By visiting any page, running a search, or browsing our content, you accept what's written here. If you don't agree with these terms, please leave the site and do not use it.

1. Nature of This Site

This is a privately operated reference website. We function independently of every government agency at every level. We do not hold official records, and we are not able to file or retrieve documents for anyone.

What we do is help you locate public records resources across New York and connect you with outside search tools that may assist your research.

2. Acceptable Use

You agree to use this site only for lawful purposes. Specifically, you will not:

• Violate any applicable law, regulation, or rule
• Use information from this site to harass, intimidate, or cause harm to any person
• Rely on anything found here to make employment, housing, credit, or insurance decisions
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to our systems or interfere with our servers
• Deploy bots, scrapers, or other automated tools against our pages
• Take any action that degrades or disrupts the site for other users

3. Not a Consumer Reporting Agency

We are not a consumer reporting agency as defined by the FCRA. We do not produce background checks, credit reports, or any type of consumer report. Neither we nor our advertising partners provide services for evaluating job candidates, screening tenants, determining insurance eligibility, or assessing creditworthiness. You agree not to use data from this site or any linked service to:

• Make hiring or termination decisions
• Evaluate rental or housing applications
• Assess creditworthiness or set insurance rates
• Determine eligibility for professional licenses or government benefits
• Carry out any other activity that would require FCRA compliance

4. Links to Outside Websites

This site contains links to other websites, including government portals, court systems, legal aid organizations, and search providers. When you follow one of those links, you leave our site and enter theirs. We have no influence over their content, their privacy practices, or their availability. Review their terms before you use them.

5. Disclaimer of Warranties

All content on this site is provided "as is." We make no guarantees that:

• The information here is accurate, complete, or up to date at any given time
• The site will be available continuously without interruption
• Our pages are free from errors, bugs, or security vulnerabilities
• Search results from our partner services will be comprehensive or precise

Public records are updated constantly. We work to keep up, but gaps are unavoidable. Do not assume that everything you see here reflects the most recent data from a court or state office.

6. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any damages arising from your use of this site. This covers:

• Inaccurate, incomplete, or outdated information in our content
• Any personal injury or property damage, whether direct or indirect
• Unauthorized access to or alteration of your data
• Site outages, slow page loads, or other performance issues
• Malicious software or code encountered through our site

7. Indemnification

If any claim is brought against us because of how you used this site or because you violated these terms, you agree to defend us and cover any associated costs, including legal fees.

8. Intellectual Property

All text, images, logos, and code on this site belong to New York Official Records or our content partners. You may not copy, distribute, modify, or build upon our content without prior written permission.

9. Modifications to These Terms

We reserve the right to update these terms at any time. Revised terms take effect as soon as they are posted. Continued use of the site after a revision means you accept the updated terms. Visit this page now and then to make sure you know what's current.

10. Termination of Access

We may restrict or revoke your access to this site at any time, for any reason, without advance notice. If you violate these terms, we may terminate your access immediately.

11. Governing Law

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of New York. Any disputes arising from your use of this site will be resolved in courts located in New York.

12. Severability

If any provision of these terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable by a court, the remaining provisions continue in full force. The invalid portion will be modified only to the minimum extent needed to make it enforceable.

13. Questions

If anything in these terms is unclear, head over to our Contact page and send us a message.