1. What This Website Is
Clay County Property Records is a private guide to deed, assessment, tax, and parcel sources for property in Clay County, West Virginia. The site does not host official records and is not affiliated with a county office, court, or state agency.
2. Rules for Using This Site
Use this site only for lawful purposes. In particular, you may not use the site or its linked information to:
- Stalk, harass, intimidate, threaten, or harm any person
- Commit deed fraud, identity theft, or any other fraud
- Make FCRA-regulated decisions (credit, employment, tenant, insurance)
- Scrape, copy, or republish the site's content at scale
- Interfere with the site's operation or security
3. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
This website is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq.). Neither the site content nor results from linked search services constitute a consumer report or may be used to determine eligibility for credit, work, housing, insurance, or another purpose governed by that law.
4. Not Title, Survey, or Legal Advice
Searching these pages does not amount to a title examination, property survey, or legal opinion. For clear title or a boundary determination, consult a title professional, licensed surveyor, or attorney as appropriate.
5. Links to Outside Sites
Government portals and third-party services, including sponsored search tools, have their own terms and policies. We are not responsible for their content, availability, pricing, or data practices.
6. No Warranties
The site is provided "as is" and "as available," with no warranties of any kind. We do not warrant that anything on the site is accurate, complete, or current, or that any linked portal will work or return correct results.
7. Limits on Our Liability
To the maximum extent the law allows, we are not liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages arising from use of this site or any linked resource, including decisions made from records found through it.
8. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the operators of this site from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising from your misuse of the site or violation of these terms.
9. Intellectual Property
The original text, design, logo, and layout of this site are protected by copyright. Linking to any page and quoting brief excerpts with attribution is welcome; republishing full pages or systematically copying content is not.
10. Changes to These Terms
We may update these terms by posting a new version here. Continued use after a change means acceptance.
11. Governing Law
West Virginia law governs these terms, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Public-record requests to government custodians are governed separately by the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act, W. Va. Code §§ 29B-1-1 through 29B-1-7, subject to statutory exemptions and the custodian's procedures.
12. Severability
If a provision of these terms cannot be enforced, the remaining provisions continue to apply.
13. Questions
Questions about these terms go through the Contact page.