1. Nature of the Service
Matthews People Search is a private reference service that describes and links to public records, court indexes, directories, and lookup portals for Matthews, North Carolina. It neither hosts government records nor has any affiliation with an agency, court, or custodian.
2. Acceptable Use Rules
Use must remain lawful. No part of Matthews People Search or any information reached through it may be used 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. No Consumer Reports
Matthews 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 a result from an available search tool is a consumer report. Such material may not determine eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or any other FCRA-regulated purpose.
4. External Services
Government portals and outside services, including sponsored search tools, operate under their own policies. We do not control or accept responsibility for their content, availability, charges, or data handling.
5. Warranty Disclaimer
The service is offered "as is" and "as available" without express or implied warranties. Accuracy, completeness, timeliness, portal availability, and the correctness of any linked result are not guaranteed.
6. Liability Limits
To the fullest extent the law permits, we are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages connected with the service, a linked resource, or a decision based on records found through either.
7. Indemnity
You agree to defend and hold the operators harmless from claims or demands, including reasonable attorneys' fees, caused by misuse of the service or a breach of these terms.
8. Copyright and Content
Copyright protects the original writing, design, logo, and layout. Links and brief attributed quotations are allowed. Republishing a full page or systematically copying site content is not.
9. Revisions to Terms
A new version may be posted here at any time. Continued use after publication means the revised terms have been accepted.
10. Restricting Access
We may block or limit, without notice, a user who abuses Matthews People Search or violates these terms.
11. North Carolina Law
North Carolina law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Government records linked from the service are subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law, including the inspection rules in G.S. 132-6 and the copy and fee rules in G.S. 132-6.2.
12. Severability
If one provision cannot be enforced, every remaining provision continues in effect.
13. Questions
Questions about these terms may be sent through the Contact page.