Terms of Service
Last updated: June 4, 2026
These terms explain how visitors may use Cemetery Finders responsibly and what limitations apply to public cemetery, burial, memorial, and geographic archive information.
Summary
Terms summary
Research use only
Use the archive as a discovery and research tool, not as official confirmation.
Verify important facts
Check sensitive details with official cemetery, county, veteran, or primary custodians.
Use responsibly
Do not disrupt the site, misuse data, misrepresent pages, or scrape data abusively.
Content may change
Pages, datasets, features, and fields may be updated or removed over time.
1. Acceptance of terms
By accessing and navigating Cemetery Finders, you agree to these terms, all applicable geographic laws, and standard rules for responsible internet access. If you do not agree, please do not use the archive.
2. Independent archive, not official service
Cemetery Finders is an independent research and discovery archive. It is not owned, operated, or endorsed by any government agency, military branch, veteran organization, or local cemetery association.
3. No guarantee of completeness or accuracy
The listings, geographic markers, and gravesite indexes are aggregated from public registries and historical datasets that may be incomplete, delayed, duplicated, or carry transcription errors. We present records transparently as they are found in upstream datasets and do not warrant their accuracy or completeness.
4. Acceptable use
You may search, browse, bookmark, and reference the pages of the website for personal research, historical investigation, local study, genealogy projects, and public information lookup. Use the site pathways in a way that respects general public access.
5. Prohibited use
To preserve site integrity, the following actions are strictly prohibited:
- Abusive scraping: Running bulk page download systems, scraping programs, or automated data extraction bots that create high request loads.
- Disruption: Attempting to bypass security rules, disrupt server networks, or exceed set rate limits on search queries.
- Misrepresentation: Displaying pages or presenting archive content in a way that suggests an official government relationship or cemetery operator approval.
- Harassment: Using public record details extracted from this site to stalk, harass, defame, or deceive individuals.
- Context removal: Reproducing record facts in a manner that strips source disclaimers or verification instructions.
6. User-submitted information
Any information you submit through our contact and corrections systems must be truthful, accurate to the best of your knowledge, and relevant to the index. Do not submit advertising messages, spam, or unnecessary personal identifying details.
7. External links and official sources
We link to official government systems (e.g. USGS and VA databases) and local registries. These links are for convenience and verification assistance. We do not sponsor or control these platforms and are not responsible for their availability or content changes.
8. Advertising and third-party services
This site may feature advertisements or incorporate third-party tracking components to support operational expenses. Interactions with those ad widgets are separate transactions governed by the terms of those networks.
9. Availability and changes
We may update database layers, change route locations, modify layout styles, or disable page features without notice. We make no promise that specific pages or indexes will remain online continuously.
10. Limitation of reliance
Cemetery Finders is a starting point for geographical discovery. You should not treat records as evidence for high-stakes decisions including grave plot inheritance, cemetery deeds, property boundaries, vital statistics changes, or legal identity determinations. All official actions should rely on documents from government custodians or cemetery operators.
11. Contact
For questions about these terms, please message us through the contact page.