1. Nature of the Website
Frederick People Search is a privately run reference resource. It describes and links to public records, court indexes, directories, and lookup portals that may help identify or locate people connected with Frederick, Maryland. The site does not host government records and has no affiliation with the City of Frederick, Frederick County, a Maryland agency, a court, or any records custodian.
2. Permitted Use
You must use Frederick People Search solely for lawful purposes. Neither the site nor 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
Frederick People Search is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. ยง 1681 et seq. No site content or result supplied by a linked search tool is a consumer report. You may not rely on such material to decide eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another purpose governed by the FCRA.
4. External Resources
Links connect visitors with government portals and outside services, including sponsored search tools. Each linked service controls its own terms and policies. We bear no responsibility for its content, uptime, prices, or treatment of data.
5. No Warranties
We provide the site "as is" and "as available" without express or implied warranties of any kind. We make no promise that site information is accurate, complete, or current, or that an outside portal will remain available or produce correct results.
6. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent the law permits, we are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages caused by use of Frederick People Search or a linked resource. This limit includes harm tied to decisions based on records located through those resources.
7. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold the site's operators harmless from claims or demands, including reasonable attorneys' fees, that result from your misuse of Frederick People Search or breach of these terms.
8. Intellectual Property
Copyright protects the site's original writing, design, logo, and layout. You may link to a page or quote a short excerpt with attribution, but you may not republish an entire page or copy site content systematically.
9. Revisions to the Terms
We may revise these terms by publishing a replacement version here. Using the site after a revision takes effect means that you accept it.
10. Restricting Access
At our discretion and without advance notice, we may restrict or block a user who violates these terms or abuses Frederick People Search.
11. Maryland Governing Law
Maryland law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Official records reached through Frederick People Search remain subject to the Maryland Public Information Act, Md. Code, General Provisions Title 4, along with other laws, court rules, privileges, exemptions, and custodian policies that control access.
12. Severability
If a provision is held unenforceable, every remaining part of these terms continues in full effect.
13. Questions
Questions about these terms may be sent through our Contact page.