Terms of Use

1. What This Website Is

Potter County Criminal History is an independent private reference site, not a government office. It does not store official criminal records, retrieve a record for a visitor, perform an official background check, or file government paperwork.

Its role is to identify record custodians, including Potter County courts, the jail and police agencies, the Pennsylvania State Police Central Repository, and the Pennsylvania State Police Megan's Law Public Website. It may also connect visitors with outside research tools.

2. Rules for Using This Site

By using the website, you agree not to:

• Interfere with site performance or another visitor's access
• Deploy a bot, scraper, or other automated collection tool against the pages
• Attempt unauthorized entry into any account, server, or system
• Use site information for a credit, employment, housing, or insurance decision
• Stalk, intimidate, threaten, or harass any person
• Violate a federal, Pennsylvania, or local law

3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination

You may not use information obtained here or through a linked service to harass, stalk, intimidate, threaten, or unlawfully discriminate against anyone. This restriction is especially important for information from the Pennsylvania State Police Megan's Law Public Website. Pennsylvania law authorizes public registry access within a defined scope, and misuse against a listed person or family can lead to criminal prosecution or civil liability. Registry information supports public safety awareness, not vigilante conduct or prohibited discrimination.

4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency

Potter County Criminal History is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA and does not create consumer reports, credit reports, or background checks. Its advertising partners also do not provide tools for FCRA-regulated decisions. You may not use information from this website or a linked tool to:

• Make any other determination regulated by the FCRA
• Determine access to a license, permit, or government benefit where consumer-reporting rules apply
• Set insurance eligibility or rates, or evaluate credit
• Assess a housing application
• Make an employment decision

Anyone who needs a check for a regulated purpose must use an authorized, FCRA-compliant provider and follow all applicable consent and notice requirements. Pennsylvania State Police official repository products have their own lawful scopes and instructions.

5. No Legal Advice

Website content is general information, not legal advice. It cannot determine how a Potter County charge, conviction, warrant, expungement, or Clean Slate rule affects a specific matter. Seek advice from a Pennsylvania-licensed attorney for an individual legal question.

6. No Warranties

All website content is supplied "as is." We make no promise that:

• An outside search provider's results will be complete or correct
• The pages contain no defect, error, or security weakness
• Access will always be available or uninterrupted
• Every fact is current, accurate, or complete

Criminal records can change when charges are filed, amended, dismissed, sealed, or expunged. Delays and gaps are possible. Nothing published here is an official statement from Potter County, a court, police agency, or Pennsylvania office.

7. Third-Party Services and Links

Links can lead to Potter County pages, Pennsylvania court systems, state agencies, legal resources, and independent search services. Those destinations are outside our control. We are not responsible for their availability, content, accuracy, prices, or data practices. Review a third party's terms before using its service.

8. Intellectual Property

Text, graphics, logos, and code belong to Potter County Criminal History or its content partners. Unless the law independently permits it, you may not reproduce, distribute, alter, or create derivative work from that material without written authorization.

9. Limits on Our Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, we are not liable for loss or damage arising from use of the website, including reliance on material obtained here or from a linked service.

10. Indemnification

You agree to defend and hold us harmless against a claim, demand, or legal action caused by your website use or violation of these terms, including reasonable legal fees and associated costs.

11. Governing Law

Pennsylvania law governs these terms. This includes applicable principles under the Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law and Criminal History Record Information Act only where those laws govern the underlying public records, not as a claim that this private site is a public agency. Any dispute tied to website use must be brought in a court located in Pennsylvania.

12. Changes to These Terms

We may revise these terms at any time. A revision becomes effective when the updated version is posted on this page.

13. Cutting Off Access

Access may be suspended, restricted, or ended at any time and without advance notice.

14. Severability

If one term is found invalid or unenforceable, all remaining terms continue in effect. The affected provision will be narrowed only to the degree needed to make it enforceable.

15. Questions

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