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Terms of Use

These terms apply whenever you use Arbutus People Search. Your use signals agreement. If you do not accept them, you must not use the site.

1. Nature of This Site

Arbutus People Search is a privately run reference resource. It describes and links to public records, court indexes, directories, and lookup portals serving Arbutus, Baltimore County, and Maryland. We host no government records and have no affiliation with a government office, court, or custodian.


2. Permitted Use

You must use the site only in a lawful way. 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

We are not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. Neither site content nor results from a linked or embedded search tool constitute a consumer report. You may not use either to decide eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or any other FCRA-regulated purpose.


4. External Resources

Links may lead to official portals and outside services, including sponsored search tools. Their own terms and policies apply. We do not control their content, uptime, prices, or handling of data.


5. Warranty Disclaimer

The site is offered "as is" and "as available," without express or implied warranties of any kind. We do not promise that site information is accurate, complete, or current, or that an outside portal will remain available or provide correct results.


6. Liability Limits

To the fullest extent the law permits, we are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages tied to use of this site or a linked resource, including choices based on records you locate.


7. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold the site's operators harmless against claims or demands, including reasonable attorneys' fees, resulting from your misuse of the site or breach of these terms.


8. Site Content Rights

Copyright protects the site's original writing, design, logo, and layout. You may link to pages and quote short passages with credit, but may not republish complete pages or copy site content systematically.


9. Term Changes

We may revise these terms by posting a new version here. Continuing to use the site after that posting means you accept the revision.


10. Restricting Access

At our discretion and without notice, we may restrict or block a user who abuses the site or violates these terms.


11. Governing Law

Maryland law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Public-record access described on the site is subject to the Maryland Public Information Act, Md. Code Ann., General Provisions §§ 4-101 through 4-601, while judicial records follow the Maryland rules governing access to court records.


12. Severability

If one part of these terms is held unenforceable, every remaining provision stays effective.


13. Questions

Questions about these terms may be directed through our Contact page.