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Terms of Use

These conditions apply whenever the website is visited or used. Accessing a page, reading its content, or running a search means the visitor agrees to follow them. Anyone who does not accept the conditions should stop using the site.

NO FCRA USE. This privately operated website has no government affiliation. The site and its advertising partners do not provide services for credit, employment, insurance, tenant, or any other decision regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Its purpose is to help readers locate criminal-record resources in Granville County and North Carolina. It is neither a private investigation firm nor a consumer reporting agency.

1. What This Website Is

This is a private reference site with no connection to a government office. It does not store official criminal records, retrieve a person's file, conduct an official check, or submit documents for a visitor.

The material identifies custodians of Granville County records, including the sheriff, the courts, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, and the North Carolina Sex Offender and Public Protection Registry. It may also connect readers to third-party research tools.

2. Rules for Using This Site

You agree that you will not:

  • Use automated scrapers, bots, or similar collection tools on the pages
  • Violate a federal, state, or local law through the website
  • Harass, threaten, or stalk a person with information found here
  • Use site content for an employment, housing, credit, or insurance decision
  • Attempt unauthorized access to any system or account
  • Disrupt performance or prevent another person from accessing the site

3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination

Information from the website or a linked tool must not be used to stalk, harass, intimidate, threaten, or discriminate against anyone. Misuse of North Carolina Sex Offender and Public Protection Registry data can also violate G.S. 14-208.18A. Registry information supports lawful safety awareness, not vigilantism, blacklisting, or discrimination.

4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency

We are not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA and produce no credit report, background check, or consumer report. The site and its advertising partners do not provide tools intended for job, rental, insurance, or credit screening. Data from this website or a linked tool must not be used to:

  • Make an insurance or credit decision
  • Evaluate an applicant for housing
  • Make a hiring or termination decision
  • Decide eligibility for a license, permit, or government benefit
  • Carry out any other FCRA-regulated purpose

A lawful check for such a purpose must come through an authorized official process or a suitable FCRA-compliant provider.

5. No Legal Advice

The content is not legal advice. General information about Granville County records cannot determine how a charge, warrant, conviction, or expunction statute applies to one case. Ask a licensed North Carolina attorney for that analysis.

6. No Warranties

Everything on this site is provided "as is." We do not guarantee that:

  • A partner's search results will be complete or correct
  • The site will always be available without interruption
  • Every page will remain free of defects or security flaws
  • Published information will always be current, complete, or accurate

Criminal records can change when a charge is filed, dismissed, corrected, restricted, or expunged. Gaps may occur despite review. No website statement substitutes for a record or confirmation from the court, sheriff, or other custodian.

7. Third-Party Services and Links

Links can lead to sheriff, court, state-agency, legal-resource, and outside search websites. We do not control an external site's content, privacy practices, prices, or availability. Review its terms before use.

8. Intellectual Property

Granville County Criminal History or its content partners own the site's text, graphics, logos, and code. Written permission is required to copy, distribute, modify, or create derivative material.

9. Limits on Our Liability

To the fullest extent allowed by law, we are not liable for damage arising from site use, including reliance on information found here or through a linked service.

10. Indemnification

A user agrees to hold us harmless against claims, demands, or proceedings caused by that user's conduct or violation of these terms, including related legal costs.

11. Governing Law

North Carolina law governs these terms. A dispute arising from use of the site must be brought in a court located in North Carolina.

12. Changes to These Terms

These terms may be revised. A new version takes effect when it is posted on this page.

13. Cutting Off Access

Access may be restricted or ended at any time, for any reason, without prior notice.

14. Severability

If one term is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining terms continue in effect. The affected provision will be narrowed only as needed.

15. Questions

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