Terms & Conditions

These terms apply whenever you use Lincoln County Released Inmates. By continuing, you agree to follow them. If you do not accept every condition, do not use the site or its links and search tools.

Lincoln County Released Inmates is privately owned and is not connected with any government body, sheriff, jail, or corrections department. Neither this site nor its advertising partners provides credit, employment, insurance, tenant, or other FCRA-covered services. It is not a private investigation firm or consumer reporting agency.


Nature of the Site

This is a private reference service with no authority to speak for Lincoln County or North Carolina. It hosts no official record, cannot confirm custody, release anyone, or file a public document. Its purpose is to organize links to inmate, release, jail, court, and corrections resources and to offer access to independent research tools.


Acceptable Use Rules

Use must remain lawful and respectful. You may not stalk, harass, threaten, evade security, seek unauthorized access, deploy bots or scrapers, disrupt service for others, or use any information for hiring, housing, lending, insurance, or another regulated eligibility decision.


No Consumer Reports

Lincoln County Released Inmates is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. It and its advertising partners do not supply background checks, credit reports, or consumer reports. You agree not to use site content or linked results for employment decisions, tenant or housing review, creditworthiness, insurance pricing, permits, licenses, government-program eligibility, or any other FCRA-regulated purpose.


Links Are Independent

Links may point to sheriff and corrections sites, public-record portals, release resources, legal-aid information, and outside search services. A link is not an endorsement. Those providers control their own content, data practices, fees, terms, and availability.


No Warranties

All content and functions are provided “as is” and “as available.” No warranty is made that information is accurate, complete, current, uninterrupted, secure, error-free, or that partner searches will be comprehensive. Custody and court data change often, and nothing here is an official statement from an agency.


Liability Limits

To the fullest extent North Carolina law allows, the site and its operators are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or other damages arising from access, use, inability to use, or reliance on the site or an outside link.


Your Indemnity

You agree to defend and hold the site and its operators harmless from claims, losses, costs, and reasonable legal fees caused by your use or your breach of these terms.


Intellectual Property

Original text, graphics, logos, and code belong to Lincoln County Released Inmates or its content partners. They may not be copied, changed, republished, or distributed without written permission, except where law allows.


Revised Terms

These conditions may change at any time. New terms take effect when posted. Continued use after posting means acceptance of the revised version.


Access May End

Access may be limited, suspended, or revoked at any time and for any reason, without advance notice.


North Carolina Law

North Carolina law governs these terms. Any dispute must be filed in a court with proper jurisdiction in North Carolina.


If One Term Fails

If a court finds one provision invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in effect. The affected part will be narrowed only as much as needed to make it lawful.


Questions About Terms

Questions may be directed through the Get in Touch page.