How Commercial and Affiliate Links May Work
Some links on findcourtrecords.org/ may be affiliate links. If a visitor follows an eligible commercial link and purchases a service, the website or owner and publisher may receive compensation.
What Compensation Means
A third-party provider may pay a commission when an eligible purchase or subscription follows an affiliate link.
What It Does Not Mean
Compensation does not make a private service an official court source or government-approved service.
Official Source vs. Commercial Service
| Official source | Commercial service |
|---|---|
| Operated by a court, clerk, judiciary, or government agency | Operated by a private company |
| May be authoritative for the underlying record | May aggregate information from multiple sources |
| Subject to government public-access rules | Subject to the company’s terms, pricing, and privacy practices |
| No affiliate relationship merely because we link to it | May generate compensation if an affiliate relationship exists |
FCRA reminder: Do not assume that a linked background-check service can be used for employment, housing, credit, insurance, or another FCRA-regulated purpose merely because it provides background information.
Disclosure Placement
A standalone disclosure page is not always enough. Where a material commercial relationship applies to a recommendation or link, we aim to disclose that relationship close enough to the relevant content for readers to understand it before acting.