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Terms of Use

These Terms of Use govern access to Hardy County Busted Mugshots. Using the service means accepting them. A visitor who does not agree should not use the site. These terms apply to this private reference service, not to records maintained by the Hardy County sheriff, Potomac Highlands Regional Jail, WVDCR, the West Virginia judiciary, or another public custodian.

Hardy County Busted Mugshots is privately owned and is not affiliated with a government body, the Hardy County Sheriff’s Office, PHRJ, WVDCR, or any corrections department. Neither the site nor its advertising partners provides FCRA-covered services for credit, employment, insurance, or tenant screening. The service is not a private investigation firm or consumer reporting agency; it only points visitors toward Hardy County and West Virginia records resources.

Nature of This Service

This is a private reference site. It does not hold official booking, jail, court, or correctional records, and it cannot verify custody, release a person, or file documents with an agency or court.

The site identifies possible official routes for Hardy County records, including the regional-jail and court systems, and may connect visitors with third-party research tools. The public custodian, not this site, controls any official record.

Acceptable Use

Use of the service must be lawful, respectful, and consistent with these Terms. A visitor may not:

  • Use the service in violation of any law.
  • Use information to stalk, harass, threaten, or harm another person.
  • Use the service for a prohibited credit, employment, housing, lending, insurance, or similar decision.
  • Attempt unauthorized access to the site or related systems.
  • Run bots, scrapers, or automated collection tools without written permission.
  • Interfere with access to the service for other visitors.

FCRA-Prohibited Uses

Hardy County Busted Mugshots is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. It does not provide consumer reports, credit reports, background reports, or any screening service, and neither do its advertising partners through this site. By using the service, a visitor agrees not to use its information for any FCRA-covered purpose, including:

  • Hiring, firing, promotion, or other employment decisions.
  • Tenant selection, housing eligibility, or rental screening.
  • Creditworthiness determinations or insurance-rate decisions.
  • Licensing, permit, or government-program eligibility decisions.
  • Any other decision regulated by the FCRA.

Outside Resources

Links may lead to regional-jail searches, booking and court resources, sheriff or corrections pages, government portals, legal resources, and independent search services. Those sites are not endorsed by this site, and their content, privacy practices, availability, and terms remain their responsibility. Visitors should review the terms of each outside service before using it.

No Warranties

The site and its content are offered “as is” and “as available.” No warranty is made that the service will provide:

  • Accurate, complete, or current information.
  • Continuous or uninterrupted access.
  • An error-free, bug-free, or secure experience.
  • Complete or reliable partner-search results.

Custody and court information can change quickly. Nothing on this site is an official statement by the Hardy County Sheriff’s Office, PHRJ, WVDCR, or another government body.

Liability Limits

To the fullest extent allowed by law, Hardy County Busted Mugshots is not liable for damages, losses, or claims arising from use of, inability to use, or reliance on the site or an outside resource.

Indemnity

A visitor agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Hardy County Busted Mugshots and its operators from claims, losses, and reasonable legal fees arising from that visitor’s use of the service or breach of these Terms.

Ownership

The site’s text, graphics, logos, and code belong to Hardy County Busted Mugshots or its content partners. They may not be copied, distributed, altered, or reused without prior written permission, except where law permits.

Term Changes

These Terms may be revised at any time. The revised Terms take effect when posted on this page.

Access Restrictions

Access to all or part of the service may be limited, suspended, or revoked at any time, with or without notice and for any reason.

West Virginia Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of West Virginia. Any dispute must be filed in courts located within West Virginia, subject to applicable law.

Severability

If a provision of these Terms is found invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in effect. The affected provision will be adjusted only to the extent needed to make it enforceable.

Terms Questions

Questions about these Terms can be directed through Contact Us.