1. What This Reference Is
Apple Valley Residents Directory is a privately operated reference to the public rolls, record indexes, and directory collections connected with Apple Valley, San Bernardino County, and California. It links to sources such as San Bernardino County ARC, but it does not host government records and has no affiliation with the Town, a county or state office, Superior Court, or any other custodian.
2. Rules for Lawful Use
Use the service only for lawful, personal research. You may not use it or material reached through it to:
- Stalk, harass, intimidate, threaten, or harm another person
- Find a person protected by a restraining or protective order
- Carry out identity theft or fraud
- Make an FCRA-regulated decision involving credit, employment, tenant, or insurance matters
- Scrape, copy, or republish the content at scale
- Disrupt the service or interfere with its security
California Penal Code §646.9 addresses stalking, §422 addresses criminal threats, and §653m addresses repeated harassing electronic contact in applicable circumstances. Civil harassment restraining orders are addressed by Code of Civil Procedure §527.6.
3. No Consumer Reporting Function
Apple Valley Residents Directory is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. Neither the material here nor results from a linked search tool are consumer reports, and neither may be used to decide eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another purpose covered by the FCRA.
4. External Links
Government portals and third-party services, including sponsored search tools, operate under their own terms and privacy policies. Apple Valley Residents Directory is not responsible for an outside service's content, availability, fees, or data practices.
5. No Warranties
The service is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind. No promise is made that a page is accurate, complete, or current, or that a linked portal will remain available or return a correct result.
6. Liability Limits
To the fullest extent allowed by law, the operators are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages arising from use of this service or a linked resource, including a decision based on a record reached through it.
7. Your Responsibility
You agree to indemnify and hold the operators harmless from a claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, that results from your misuse of the service or breach of these terms.
8. Intellectual Property
The original writing, design, logo, and layout are protected by copyright. Linking to a page and quoting a brief, attributed excerpt is welcome; republishing full pages or systematically copying the material is not.
9. Changes to These Terms
A new version may be posted on this page from time to time. Continued use after a revision is posted means you accept the revised terms.
10. Access Restrictions
Access may be blocked or limited for a user who violates these terms or abuses the service, at the operators' discretion and without notice.
11. Governing Law
These terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Access to identifiable records held by California agencies is addressed by the California Public Records Act, Government Code §7920.000 et seq. Applicable personal-information rights are addressed by the California Consumer Privacy Act and California Privacy Rights Act, Civil Code §1798.100 et seq. Those statutes govern their respective custodians and do not turn this private reference into a records office.
12. Severability
If a provision of these terms is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in effect.
13. Questions
Questions about these terms may be sent through the Contact page.