Terms of Service

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of interKanect (the “Service”), operated by interKanect (“we,” “us”). interKanect is a business-to-business investigative research tool that aggregates and cross-references California public records. By creating an account or using the Service, you agree to these Terms on behalf of yourself and the firm you represent.

1. Eligibility and verification

The Service is available only to licensed private investigators, licensed attorneys, judgment-enforcement professionals, and comparable professionals with a legitimate need for asset-location research. Before search access is granted, your firm must complete onboarding, submit valid professional credentials for review, and pass our verification process. We may approve, deny, suspend, or revoke access at our sole discretion. You must provide accurate information and keep it current.

2. Permissible purpose (required for every search)

Every search requires you to declare a permissible purpose, which we record. You represent and warrant that each search is conducted for a lawful, legitimate purpose such as judgment enforcement, active or anticipated litigation, fraud investigation, or asset recovery, and that you have any authorization the law requires.

3. Prohibited uses

You will not use the Service, or any data obtained through it, to:

• Make any decision about a consumer’s eligibility for credit, insurance, employment, housing, or any other purpose governed by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The Service is not a consumer reporting agency and its output is not a consumer report.
• Stalk, harass, intimidate, threaten, or harm any person, or to facilitate domestic violence.
• Discriminate against any person in violation of law.
• Violate the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act, or any other applicable privacy, data-protection, or anti-stalking law.
• Resell, redistribute, scrape, or build a competing dataset or product.
• Impersonate another person or misrepresent your permissible purpose.

Violation of this section is a material breach and grounds for immediate termination and referral to law enforcement or licensing authorities.

4. Compliance monitoring and audit

Every search is recorded in a permanent, append-only audit log capturing the searching user, your firm, the query, the declared permissible purpose, and the originating IP address. You consent to this logging. We may review search activity to detect misuse and may freeze or suspend any account or firm we reasonably believe is violating these Terms, with or without notice.

5. Fees, credits, and subscriptions

The Service uses a prepaid wallet and optional subscription plans. Searches and certain reports debit your wallet balance. Subscription plans renew automatically until cancelled and may include monthly credits and higher usage limits. Except where required by law, completed searches and reports are non-refundable, since they consume real data-processing resources at the moment of use. Prices may change on notice.

6. Data accuracy — no warranty

interKanect compiles information from government and other public-record sources. That information may be incomplete, outdated, mismatched, or in error, and record freshness varies by source (we publish “data as of” indicators where available). The Service is provided “as is” for investigative lead-generation only. You are responsible for independently verifying any information before relying on it, and identity matches in particular require your professional judgment. We do not guarantee accuracy, completeness, or fitness for any purpose.

7. Intellectual property

The Service, its software, design, and compilations are owned by us and protected by law. Subject to these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable right to use the Service for your internal professional purposes. Reports you generate may be shared with your clients and used in legal proceedings consistent with these Terms.

8. Disclaimers and limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for lost profits or data. Our total liability arising out of or relating to the Service will not exceed the amounts you paid us in the three months preceding the claim.

9. Indemnification

You will indemnify and hold us harmless from any claim, loss, or expense (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of your use of the Service, your violation of these Terms, or your misuse of any data obtained through the Service.

10. Termination

You may stop using the Service at any time. We may suspend or terminate access for violation of these Terms, suspected misuse, non-payment, or as required by law. Provisions that by their nature should survive termination will survive, including the audit log, which is retained as required for compliance.

11. Governing law and disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. The exclusive venue for disputes is the state and federal courts located in California, and you consent to their jurisdiction.

12. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. Material changes will be communicated through the Service or by email. Continued use after changes take effect constitutes acceptance.

13. Contact

Questions about these Terms: support@interkanect.com.