1. Purpose of This Website
Goleta People Search is a privately operated reference site. It explains and links to public records, court indexes, directories, and lookup portals that may help identify people in Goleta, California. The site hosts no government records and has no affiliation with the City of Goleta, Santa Barbara County, any government agency, court, or records custodian.
2. Acceptable Use Rules
You may use the site only for lawful purposes. Neither the site nor information reached through it may be used to:
- Stalk, harass, intimidate, threaten, or harm any person
- Locate a person protected by a restraining or protective order
- Commit identity theft or fraud
- Make FCRA-regulated decisions (credit, employment, tenant, insurance)
- Scrape, copy, or republish the site's content at scale
- Interfere with the site's operation or security
3. No Consumer Reports
Goleta People Search is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. ยง 1681 et seq.). Content on the site and results from linked search tools are not consumer reports. None may be used to decide a person's eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another purpose subject to FCRA requirements.
4. External Websites
Links lead to government portals and outside services, including sponsored search tools. Each destination applies its own policies and terms. We do not control its content, availability, fees, or data practices.
5. No Warranties
The site is offered "as is" and "as available," with no express or implied warranty. We cannot promise that its information is complete, accurate, or current, or that a linked City of Goleta, Santa Barbara County, California, or third-party portal will stay available or provide correct results.
6. Liability Limits
To the fullest extent the law allows, we are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages connected with use of this site or any linked resource, including reliance on records reached through it.
7. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold the site's operators harmless from claims or demands, including reasonable attorneys' fees, that result from your misuse of the site or breach of these terms.
8. Intellectual Property
Copyright protects the site's original writing, design, logo, and layout. You may link to a page or quote a short passage with attribution, but you may not reproduce full pages or systematically copy site content.
9. Changes to These Terms
We may revise these terms by publishing a new version here. Continued use following a revision means you accept the updated terms.
10. Restricting Access
We may block or limit access, without notice and at our discretion, when a user abuses the site or violates these terms.
11. Governing Law
California law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Public records held by Goleta and other California government custodians are subject to the California Public Records Act, Government Code section 7920.000 et seq., along with applicable exemptions and confidentiality laws.
12. Severability
If one provision cannot be enforced, all remaining provisions stay effective.
13. Questions
Questions about these terms may be submitted through the Contact page.