Terms of Use

Using this site means accepting these terms. If you do not agree, do not use San Mateo County Released Inmates or its linked search tools.

This is a privately owned reference site with no affiliation to any sheriff, jail, court, corrections department, or government agency. Neither this site nor its ad partners provide consumer reports, private investigation services, or FCRA-covered services.


Private Reference Site

The site stores no official jail, court, release, or corrections records. It points visitors toward San Mateo County, California, state, federal, and third-party resources that may help locate public record channels. It cannot confirm custody, release anyone, file documents, or change a record.


Use Rules

  • Do not use the site for unlawful activity.
  • Do not harass, threaten, stalk, or harm another person.
  • Do not make credit, hiring, housing, insurance, licensing, or similar decisions from site content.
  • Do not attempt unauthorized access or disrupt the site.
  • Do not scrape, overload, copy, or resell site content without permission.

No Consumer Reports

The site is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. It does not provide credit reports, background reports, consumer reports, screening services, or eligibility recommendations. By using the site, you agree not to use information from it or linked partner tools for any FCRA-covered purpose.


Outside Links

The site links to sheriff, court, corrections, VINE, BOP, ICE, legal, and search-provider resources. Those outside sites are not endorsed as complete or error free, and their content, privacy practices, fees, uptime, and terms are their own responsibility.


No Warranties

The site is provided as is. No warranty is made that content is accurate, current, complete, uninterrupted, secure, error free, or suited to a specific purpose. Custody records and public portals change often, and nothing here is an official statement from a government office.


Liability and Indemnity

To the fullest extent allowed by law, the site and its owners are not liable for damages linked to use of the site, partner tools, or outside links. Users agree to hold the site harmless from claims, losses, and legal fees that arise from misuse, unlawful conduct, or breach of these terms.


Ownership and Access

Text, design, graphics, logos, and code belong to San Mateo County Released Inmates or its content partners unless otherwise stated. Access may be limited, suspended, or blocked at any time. Terms may be updated when posted.


California Law

These terms are governed by California law. Disputes must be brought in courts located in California unless controlling law requires otherwise. If one term is found invalid, the rest remain in effect and the invalid term is adjusted only as needed.


Questions

Questions about these terms can be routed through the Contacts page.