StateAuctions.org's Terms and Conditions of Use

1. Acceptance of Terms of Use

The terms and conditions stated below, along with the policies and guidelines located throughout this Site (collectively herein the “Terms of Use”) govern your use of this Site (“Site"). This Site is devoted to providing data contained in public records. For a fee, users can obtain personal information gathered from public records. This is the sole purpose of this Site (the “Purpose”). By visiting any area on this Site you are deemed to have accepted the Terms of Use.

These Terms and Conditions of Purchase and Use ("Terms") are between StateAuctions.org and "you", the person using StateAuctions.org’s materials, web site and Member Services department ("Our Services"). By using Our Services you accept the Terms. 
 
We occasionally change these Terms. Refer to this website for changes.

2. Terms of Purchase

The day you order our Services marks the beginning of your ability to access Our Services.  

You will receive a fixed number of POINTS with your membership, depending on the signup option chosen. These points will be used by you to access premium data sources. The minimum point amount is six, which is enough for complete individual investigation and records lookup. More points are available at extra charge in our members section. The unlimited access applies only to those resources that are not marked as premium.
 
If you used a credit card you may be subject to a preauthorization at the time you order. The preauthorization is not a charge to the credit card. However, the then applicable charge may be reserved against your available credit card limit. Contact your credit card issuing financial institution for details. 
 

3. Privacy Policy

Registration, membership and certain other information about you is subject to our Privacy Policy. For more information, see our full Privacy Policy.

4. Limitations

Membership is limited to individuals 18 years and older.  
 
Your membership is solely for personal use. You agree that you will not provide access to Our Services to non-members through your account, and that you are fully responsible for all activities under your password or account. StateAuctions.org will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from such activities, and reserves the right to terminate your access to Our Services, with or without notice.

5. Access and Interface

By accessing this website for Our Services or for any other reason, you agree that you will not use any robot, spider, other automatic device, or manual process to monitor or copy the web pages or the content contained herein without our prior written consent. You further agree that you will not use any device, software or routine to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of this website.

6. Use of Information and Ideas Submitted

You hereby acknowledge and agree that StateAuctions.org is free to use any comments, information, ideas, concepts, reviews, techniques or other information contained in any communication you may send to StateAuctions.org or may have with an StateAuctions.org representative (the "Ideas"), and StateAuctions.org shall have no obligation to compensate you in any way for the Ideas, even if the Ideas are used by StateAuctions.org for commercial purposes, including use by StateAuctions.org for developing, manufacturing and marketing products and creating, modifying or improving the StateAuctions.org or other products, services or Websites affiliated with the StateAuctions.org. Furthermore, by posting or displaying any such Ideas on our site, you hereby grant to us a nonexclusive, royalty-free license to display, use, reproduce or modify the Ideas.

There may be links on this Site that will permit you to travel to other, third-party sites over which StateAuctions.org has no control. StateAuctions.org makes no representations whatsoever about the content of any of these other web sites, or about any of the links contained in the web sites which you may access through this Site. StateAuctions.org does not endorse or accept any responsibility for the content, or use, of any such linked web sites.

7. No Resale of Our Services

You agree not to access, reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit for any commercial purposes, any portion of our Services.

8. Restrictions on Use

Our Services may NOT be used for the following uses:

      1. To locate people to develop a news story.

      2. For locating lost loved ones, friends, or family for personal reasons.

      3. For purposes that may cause physical or emotional harm to the subject of the report.

      4. For individuals involved in an adoption.

      5. To locate information on well known/high profile celebrities or government officials.

      6. For purposes that are not within your stated normal course of business. 

9. Permissible Uses of our Services

Permissible uses of our Services include:

      1. To effect, administer or enforce a transaction authorized by the consumer.

      2. To prevent actual or potential fraud, unauthorized transactions, claims or other liability.

      3. For use in required institutional risk control programs.

      4. For use in resolving customer disputes or inquiries.

      5. For use by persons, or their representatives, holding a legal or beneficial interest relating to the consumer.

      6. For use by persons acting with the consumer’s consent in a fiduciary or representative capacity.

      7. For use in complying with federal, state of local laws, rules and other applicable legal requirements

      8. For use and to the extent specifically permitted or required under other provisions of law and in accordance with the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978, to law enforcement agencies (including a federal functional regulator, the secretary of the treasury, a state insurance authority, or the Federal Trade Commission), self-regulatory organizations, or for an investigation on a matter related to public safety.

You hereby certify that you will only use the data available on this Site for one of the permissible uses listed above. 

10. Disclaimer of Warranties

StateAuctions.org is a provider of information, gathered from publicly available data. StateAuctions.org does not create, verify, or guarantee the accuracy of such data; rather, StateAuctions.org receives its information from various sources, including Internet sites. It is not necessarily affiliated with or endorsed by these sources, or compensated by them. All materials and information available through Our Services are provided "as is" and "as available", and without warranties of any kind, express or implied. 
 
We do not warrant that the information is always accurate, complete or current; that access to it will be available all the time, from every place, or that errors will be corrected. StateAuctions.org disclaims any responsibility and any warranties for sales, purchases, financing or other types of transactions involving products and services on which Our Services provide information. Your use of Our Services is solely at your own risk. 
 

THE MATERIALS ON THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT POSSIBLE PURSUANT TO THE APPLICABLE LAW, StateAuctions.org DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OR OTHER VIOLATION OF RIGHTS. StateAuctions.org DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE, VALIDITY, ACCURACY, OR RELIABILITY OF, OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF, OR OTHERWISE RESPECTING, THE MATERIALS ON THIS SITE OR ANY SITES LINKED TO THIS SITE. 
 

11. Limitation of Liability

IN NO EVENT WILL StateAuctions.org BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR ANY USE OF THIS SITE, OR ON ANY OTHER HYPER LINKED WEB SITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY LOST PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF PROGRAMS OR OTHER DATA ON YOUR INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF WE ARE EXPRESSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. 

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages; In such jurisdictions StateAuctions.org’s liability shall be limited to the extent permitted by law.

12. Indemnification

You understand and agree that you are personally responsible for your behavior on the Site. You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless StateAuctions.org, its parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliated companies, joint ventures, business partners, licensors, employees, agents, and any third-party information providers from and against all claims, losses, expenses, damages and costs (including, but not limited to, direct, incidental, consequential, exemplary and indirect damages), and attorneys’ fees, resulting from or arising out of your use, misuse, or inability to use the Site, or the Content, or any violation by you of this Agreement.

13. StateAuctions.org’s Proprietary Rights

You acknowledge and agree that Our Services and any necessary software used in connection with Our Services contain proprietary and confidential information that is protected by applicable intellectual property and other laws. You further acknowledge and agree that Content presented to you through Our Services is protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents or other proprietary rights and laws. Except as expressly authorized by StateAuctions.org, you agree not to modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute or create derivative works based on Our Services or the Software, in whole or in part. 
 
 

14. Copyright

All content included on this site, such as text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, and audio clips, digital downloads, data compilations, and software, is the property of StateAuctions.org, its content suppliers and/or other content providers and is protected by United States and international copyright laws. The compilation of all Content on this site is the exclusive property of StateAuctions.org and protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. All Software used on this site is the property of StateAuctions.org or its software suppliers and protected by United States and international copyright laws.

15. Trademarks

You are prohibited from using any of the marks or logos appearing throughout the Site without permission from the trademark owner, except as permitted by applicable law StateAuctions.org graphics, logos, page headers, button icons, scripts, and service names are trademarks or trade dress of StateAuctions.org or its affiliates and/or subsidiaries. StateAuctions.orgs trademarks and trade dress may not be used in connection with any product or service that is not StateAuctions.orgs, in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among customers, or in any manner that disparages or discredits StateAuctions.org. All other trademarks not owned by StateAuctions.org, its affiliates or its subsidiaries that appear on this site are the property of their respective owners, who may or may not be affiliated with, connected to, or sponsored by StateAuctions.org, its affiliates or its subsidiaries.

16. Special Admonitions for International Use

Recognizing the global nature of the Internet, you agree to comply with all local, national and international rules regarding online conduct and acceptable Content. Specifically, you agree to comply with all applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the United States or the country in which you reside.

17. Choice of Law and Forum

Any action related to these Terms will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and controlling U.S. federal law. No choice of law rules of any jurisdiction will apply. You agree that any legal proceeding arising out of or in connection with these Terms shall be brought in a state or federal court in Boston, Massachusetts, and hereby waive any jurisdictional or venue defenses otherwise available to you.

18. Severability and Integration

Unless otherwise specified herein, these Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy constitute the entire agreement between you and StateAuctions.org and its affiliates with respect to this site and our services and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals (whether oral, written, or electronic) between you and StateAuctions.org. If any part of these Terms of Use or the Privacy Policy is held invalid or unenforceable, that portion shall be construed in a manner consistent with applicable law to reflect, as nearly as possible, the original intentions of the parties, and the remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.

19. Parties in Interest

Nothing in these Terms of Use is intended to confer any rights or remedies under or by reason of these Terms of Use on any persons other than the parties to these Terms of Use.

20. Notice

Notices to you may be made via e-mail. Our Services may also provide notices of changes to the Terms of Use or other matters by displaying notices (or links to notices) generally on Our Services.