1. What This Website Is
Berkeley People Search is a privately operated reference site. It describes and links to public records, court indexes, directories, and lookup portals that may help identify people connected with Berkeley, California. It does not host government records and is not affiliated with any city, county, state, federal, court, or records-custodian office.
2. Rules for Using This Site
You agree to use the site only for lawful purposes. You may not use the site, any linked source, or any information found through it to:
- Stalk, harass, intimidate, threaten, or harm any person
- Find or target a person protected by a restraining or protective order
- Commit fraud, identity theft, doxxing, or another unlawful act
- Make FCRA-regulated decisions, including credit, employment, tenant, or insurance decisions
- Scrape, duplicate, or republish site content at scale
- Disrupt the operation, security, or availability of the site
3. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
Berkeley People Search is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. section 1681 et seq. Nothing on this site, and nothing returned by a linked or sponsored search tool, is a consumer report. You may not use it for any decision that requires FCRA compliance.
4. Links to Outside Sites
The site links to government portals, court systems, library collections, and third-party services, including sponsored search tools. Those sites control their own terms, privacy practices, access rules, prices, and availability. We are not responsible for their content or operation.
5. No Warranties
The site is provided "as is" and "as available." We make no warranty that the information is complete, accurate, current, uninterrupted, or fit for a particular purpose. Official records, portals, fees, hours, and laws can change without notice.
6. Limits on Our Liability
To the fullest extent allowed by law, we are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or other damages arising from use of this site, linked resources, sponsored tools, or decisions made from records found through them.
7. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the operators of Berkeley People Search from claims, losses, costs, and reasonable attorneys' fees that arise from your misuse of the site or violation of these terms.
8. Intellectual Property
The original text, logo, design, and layout of this site are protected by copyright and other laws. You may link to pages and quote brief excerpts with attribution. You may not copy full pages or systematically reuse the site's content.
9. Changes to These Terms
We may revise these terms by posting an updated version here. Continuing to use Berkeley People Search after a change means you accept the updated terms.
10. Cutting Off Access
We may block, limit, or terminate access to the site at our discretion, without prior notice, if a user violates these terms or abuses the site.
11. Governing Law
These terms are governed by California law, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Public-record access discussed on this site is shaped in part by the California Public Records Act, Government Code Division 10, Title 1, sections 7920.000 et seq., but these terms do not create any right to obtain a record from us.
12. Severability
If a provision of these terms is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions stay in effect.
13. Questions
For questions about these terms, visit our Contact page.