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Terms of Use

These conditions apply whenever someone browses Ontario County Criminal History, reads its material, or submits a query through an available tool. Using the website signifies agreement with every term below. A person who does not agree should discontinue use.

NO FCRA USE. This privately operated website has no government affiliation. Neither it nor its advertising partners provides a service intended for credit, employment, insurance, tenant, or other decisions regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Its purpose is to route readers to Ontario County and New York criminal-record resources. It is neither a consumer reporting agency nor a private investigation firm.

1. What This Website Is

This is a private reference site operating independently of every government agency. It does not hold official criminal records, submit legal papers, retrieve agency files, or perform an official check.

The site identifies access routes maintained by Ontario County Sheriff Records, the local courts, the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, and the New York State Sex Offender Registry. Some pages also contain tools operated by outside providers.

2. Rules for Using This Site

By using the site, a visitor agrees not to:

  • Interfere with access for other users or degrade site performance
  • Use bots, scrapers, or other automated collection methods
  • Attempt unauthorized access to any system or account
  • Use site information to threaten, stalk, or harass a person
  • Rely on the content for an FCRA-regulated decision
  • Violate a federal, New York, or local law

3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination

No information obtained here or through a linked tool may be used to stalk, threaten, intimidate, harass, or unlawfully discriminate against anyone. New York Correction Law Article 6-C governs the New York State Sex Offender Registry, including restrictions and remedies concerning misuse. Registry information supports public safety awareness. It does not authorize vigilantism or any unlawful adverse action.

4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency

We are not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA and do not produce consumer reports, credit files, or official background checks. Our advertising partners likewise do not offer their site tools here for an FCRA-regulated purpose. Information from this site or a linked tool must not be used to:

  • Make a credit or lending determination
  • Evaluate a person for employment
  • Screen an applicant for housing
  • Set eligibility or pricing for insurance
  • Make any other decision governed by the FCRA

A lawful regulated check must come from an authorized official process or a consumer reporting agency that complies with the FCRA.

5. No Legal Advice

Website material is general information, not legal advice. Only a qualified New York attorney can advise how a charge, conviction, warrant, or record-sealing rule applies to particular facts.

6. No Warranties

All content and functions are supplied "as is." We make no promise that:

  • A partner's search result will be accurate or complete
  • Pages contain no errors, defects, or security weakness
  • Service will always be continuous or available
  • Every address, procedure, or record detail remains current

Charges, dispositions, custody, and sealing status can change. Delays and omissions may occur, and no page here is an official statement from Ontario County, a court, DCJS, or another agency.

7. Third-Party Services and Links

Links lead to government offices, court portals, legal resources, and independent search providers. We do not control those destinations and are not responsible for their content, fees, availability, security, or data practices. Their own terms apply after a visitor leaves this site.

8. Intellectual Property

Ontario County Criminal History and its content partners retain rights in the site's text, graphics, logos, and code. No one may reproduce, adapt, distribute, or build upon that material without prior written permission.

9. Limits on Our Liability

To the maximum extent allowed by law, we are not responsible for damages arising from use of the website, reliance on its content, or use of an outside service reached through a link.

10. Indemnification

A user agrees to defend and hold us harmless against claims, demands, and proceedings resulting from that user's conduct or breach of these terms, including related legal costs where permitted.

11. Governing Law

New York law governs these terms. Any dispute arising from website use must be brought in a court located in New York, subject to applicable jurisdiction and venue rules.

12. Changes to These Terms

These terms may be revised. A revision takes effect when the updated text is posted on this page.

13. Cutting Off Access

Access may be restricted or terminated at any time and without advance notice.

14. Severability

If one provision is found invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in effect. The affected language will be limited only as much as necessary.

15. Questions

Questions about these conditions may be directed through the Contact page.