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Terms of Use

These terms apply whenever you use Germantown People Search. Accessing the site signifies acceptance; anyone who does not accept them should stop using it.

1. Nature of This Website

Germantown People Search is a private reference resource describing public records, court indexes, directories, and official lookup portals associated with Germantown, Maryland. It hosts no government records and has no affiliation with Montgomery County, a Maryland agency, any court, or any custodian.


2. Rules for Using This Site

You agree to use this site only for lawful purposes. You may not use this site, or anything found through it, 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. Links to Outside Sites

Government portals, sponsored tools, and other outside services set their own terms and privacy rules. Their content, availability, prices, and handling of submitted data are outside our control.


5. Disclaimer of Warranties

The service is offered "as is" and "as available" without express or implied warranties. We do not promise complete, accurate, or current information, uninterrupted access to a linked portal, or correct search results.


6. Liability Limits

To the fullest extent the law permits, the site's operators are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages tied to use of the site, an outside resource, or a decision based on located records.


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. Intellectual Property

The original text, design, logo, and layout of this site are protected by copyright. You may link to any page and quote brief excerpts with attribution. You may not republish full pages or systematically copy the site's content.


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. Cutting Off Access

We may block or restrict access to the site, at our discretion and without notice, to any user who violates these terms or abuses the site.


11. Governing Law

Maryland law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Government access discussed on the site is generally framed by the Maryland Public Information Act, Md. Code, General Provisions §4-101 et seq., including the response rule in §4-203(b), but record-specific confidentiality laws still control.


12. Severability

If any part of these terms is found unenforceable, the rest remains in full effect.


13. Questions

Questions about these terms may be submitted through the Contact page.