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FAMILY PRIVACY ACT
NOTICE TO ALL REQUESTORS OF RECORDS
State law requires certain public bodies to provide notice to requestors of records. Please
review the following notice and, if it appears applicable to you, it is your responsibility to further investigate and determine
your duty, if any, under State law.
The Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) limits the use of certain information revealed in
response to a FOIA request. See S.C. Code Ann. 30-4-50(B).
Obtaining or using public records from certain governmental entities for commercial solicitation directed to any person in
this State is prohibited under South Carolina Code Section 30-2-50.
In addition, a person or private entity shall not knowingly obtain or use any “personal information” obtained from a public
body for commercial solicitation directed to any person in the State. Section 30-2-50(A). “Personal information” is defined as
follows: Information that identifies or describes an individual including, but not limited to, an individual’s photograph or
digitized image, social security number, date of birth, driver’s identification number, name, home address, home telephone
number, medical or disability information, education level, financial status, bank account(s) number(s), account or
identification number issued by and/or used by any federal or state governmental agency or private financial institution,
employment history, height, weight, race, other physical details, signature, biometric identifiers, and any credit records or
reports. Section 30-2-30(1).
A person knowingly violating the provisions of 30-2-50(A) is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined an
amount not to exceed five hundred dollars or imprisoned for a term not to exceed one year, or both. Section 30-2-50(D).
PENALTY: A person knowingly violating the provisions of 30-2-50(A) is guilty of a misdemeanor
and, upon conviction, must be fined an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars or imprisoned for a term not to exceed one
year, or both. Section 30-2-50(D).
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DISCLAIMER
WARNING: LIMITATION ON USE
The public is welcome to review the information contained in this database,
but users are expressly warned that the information in this database is supplied and maintained as time and resources may
allow, not as a reliable source kept in accordance with any legal requirements. As a result, the County of Orangeburg
expressly warns users not to rely on this database for any reason, but instead to rely on original source materials that
are maintained and updated in accordance with specific legal requirements, for example Filings at the Register of Deeds
Office. In addition, this website contains material to which third parties may assert a copyright or other
interest.
The County of Orangeburg, its officials and employees, expressly
disclaim all warranties regarding this database, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability,
fitness for a particular purpose, and third-party ownership of any intellectual property or other interest that may be
asserted to be contained in the information. The County of Orangeburg, its officials and employees, also
specifically disclaim any representation regarding the accuracy, completeness, timeliness or sequence of any of the
information provided in this database. Again, users shall instead rely on original source materials that are maintained
and updated in accordance with specific legal requirements, not on this database.
Users of this database assume any and all liability that arises from use of
the information provided in this database, including, but not limited to (1) any errors, omissions, or inaccuracies in the
information provided regardless of how caused, (2) any decision made or action taken or not taken by any person in reliance
upon any information in this database, and (3) any claim made against the user by a third party based on the user’s
inspection, copying, distribution or other use of information on this site for which a third-party asserts an intellectual
property or other right.
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