1. Nature of This Website
Sonoma County People Search is an independently operated reference resource. It describes and links to public records, court indexes, directories, and lookup portals used to locate or identify people in Sonoma County, California. The site does not host government records and has no affiliation with the Sonoma County Clerk-Recorder-Assessor, Sonoma Superior Court, or any other government custodian.
2. Acceptable Use Rules
Your use of the site and any information located through it must remain lawful. You may not use either 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. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
This site is not a consumer reporting agency as defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq.). Nothing on this site, and nothing returned by any search tool available through it, is a consumer report. You may not use any of it to determine a person's eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or any other purpose that requires FCRA compliance.
4. External Websites
Links can lead to Sonoma County or California government portals and to third-party services, including sponsored search tools. Each linked service sets its own terms and privacy rules. Its content, availability, charges, and data practices are not our responsibility.
5. No Warranties
The site is provided "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind, express or implied. We do not warrant that the information on the site is accurate, complete, or current, or that any linked portal will be available or return correct results.
6. Liability Limitations
To the fullest extent the law permits, we disclaim liability for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages tied to use of this site or a linked resource, including decisions based on records located through those resources.
7. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the operators of this site from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of your misuse of the site or your violation of these terms.
8. Site Intellectual Property
Copyright protects the site's original writing, design, logo, and layout. Links to our pages and short attributed quotations are allowed. Republishing complete pages or systematically copying site content is prohibited.
9. Changes to These Terms
We may update these terms at any time by posting a new version on this page. Continued use of the site after a change means you accept the updated terms.
10. Restricting Access
We may, without notice and at our discretion, limit or block a user's access for violating these terms or abusing the site.
11. California Governing Law
California law governs these terms without regard to its conflict-of-law principles. Access to Sonoma County and California agency records is governed separately by the California Public Records Act, Government Code §§ 7920.000-7931.000, along with record-specific statutes and exemptions. These terms do not expand any right of access or override a custodian's lawful restriction.
12. Severability
If any part of these terms is found unenforceable, the rest remains in full effect.
13. Terms Questions
Questions about these terms may be sent through the Contact page.