These Terms and Conditions set the rules for using NewYorkCompanySearch.us. A visitor who opens or uses the site accepts these terms, and a visitor who disagrees should stop using it. The site is an independent informational resource about New York business entity searches. It links readers to official state tools and explains how entity records work. It is not a government website and provides no professional services. These terms took effect on September 23, 2026.
Agreement and Scope
These terms form an agreement between each visitor and the operator of the site. They cover the website, its pages, and its email contact channel. They do not cover external websites, even when a page here links to one.
Using the site means accepting the current version of these terms. The effective date at the top of this page identifies the version in force.
Who These Terms Cover
The terms apply to every visitor, whether the visit serves research, due diligence, journalism, or plain curiosity. No account exists, so no sign-up step creates a separate contract. Reading is enough to trigger the terms. Business use counts too. A company that consults these pages for its own research accepts the same terms, and bulk copying sits outside any fair use.
What the Site Is — and Is Not
This section draws the line between the site and official government bodies.
An Independent Website
NewYorkCompanySearch.us is a private informational website. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the New York Department of State or any government agency. It does not represent the State of New York and does not speak for any public office.
Services the Site Does Not Provide
The site does not process filings and does not provide legal, financial, tax, filing, registration, or consulting services. It does not form companies, prepare documents, issue certificates, or advise on specific matters. All searches described on these pages run on the government’s own systems, never on this website.
Informational Purpose Only
Content on the site is general information about New York business entity searches, entity records, documents, and certificates. It is not legal, financial, tax, or professional advice. A page may look specific, but it describes the general shape of a process, not any reader’s situation.
Decisions about forming, naming, or maintaining a business deserve official sources and, where appropriate, advice from a qualified professional. Official pages at dos.ny.gov state the current rules; this site explains them in plainer language.
No Professional Relationship
Using the site creates no lawyer-client, adviser-client, or other professional relationship. Reading a page starts no engagement and creates no duty of that kind.
For matters with real consequences — forming an entity, resolving a name dispute, answering a legal notice — readers should consult a qualified professional and the official state sources.
No Warranties
The site is provided “as is” and “as available.” Content is written carefully and reviewed, but the operator makes no promise that any page is accurate, complete, current, or uninterrupted. Business rules, procedures, fees, and official tools change over time.
Disclaimed Warranties
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the operator disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. This limits what this website promises; it does not affect what official government sources provide.
Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, NewYorkCompanySearch.us and its operators bear no liability for any loss or damage arising from use of the site or reliance on its content. This covers indirect, incidental, consequential, and punitive damages, along with lost profits, data, or opportunities. The limitation applies even when the operators have been warned about the possibility of such damages.
Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations, so parts of this section may not apply in every case. Nothing in these terms limits liability in a way the law forbids.
External Links
The site links to official government websites — including the New York Department of State’s public search tools — and to other resources. Links exist for convenience and imply no control over, or endorsement of, the linked pages.
External websites follow their own terms and policies. Any search, filing, or request performed on another website happens at the visitor’s own risk.
Acceptable Use
Visitors agree to use the site lawfully and respectfully. The following conduct is off-limits:
Prohibited Conduct
- Copying, republishing, or scraping the site’s content in bulk or with automated tools.
- Interfering with the site’s operation, including attempts to overload, disrupt, or break into its systems.
- Using the site for unlawful purposes or in a way that violates the rights of others.
- Presenting the site as a government agency or an official source of records.
Enforcement
The operator may restrict or end a visitor’s use of the site for conduct that breaks these rules. Serious violations may go to the relevant authorities, and repeated attempts to disrupt the site may end in a permanent ban. Conduct outside this list still falls under general law, which these terms never override. Ordinary reading, quoting, and linking raise no issue.
Intellectual Property
The text, design, layout, and organization of this site belong to NewYorkCompanySearch.us. Official business entity data belongs to its government sources, and nothing on this site transfers any right in that data. Names, logos, and trademarks of third parties — including the State of New York — remain the property of their owners and serve identification purposes only.
Short quotations of site content with attribution and a link are usually fine; wholesale copying or republication requires permission. A short email to the site’s contact address settles most permission questions.
Records and Data Sources
Entity records are described on this site, not copied wholesale. The operator does not republish the state database and does not mirror official records. A record’s authority comes from the state’s own systems, and readers should treat those systems as the only official copies.
Descriptions of records reflect the database at a point in time. The state may hold fresher facts by the time a page is read, and the database always wins on freshness.
Suspension and Termination
The operator may suspend, restrict, or end a visitor’s ability to use the site for conduct that breaks these rules or risks the site’s operation, without advance notice when needed.
A suspension does not cancel these terms for past use. Sections that limit liability and disclaim warranties keep their force after any suspension or termination.
Email Communications
Email to the site’s address works on a plain basis. Replies go only to the sender within a few business days, and addresses never join a mailing list. Email creates no confidential relationship, so readers should keep sensitive personal details out of messages.
Changes to These Terms
These terms may change from time to time as the site, the law, or official procedures change. The effective date at the top of this page reflects the current version.
Using the site after a change means the visitor accepts the updated terms. Material changes deserve a fresh effective date.
Governing Law
These terms follow the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its conflict-of-law principles. This statement names the state whose law applies to these terms; it does not make the site a government body or an official state resource.
Severability and the Whole Agreement
If a court holds one part of these terms unenforceable, that part drops out and the rest stays in force.
These terms, together with the site’s Privacy Policy and Disclaimer, form the whole agreement between visitors and the operator regarding the website.
Frequently Asked Questions
The questions below restate the main points of these terms in plain language.
Do these terms apply to every visitor?
The terms apply to every visitor, whether the visit serves research, due diligence, journalism, or plain curiosity. No account exists, so no sign-up step creates a separate contract.
Is the site affiliated with the New York Department of State?
No. NewYorkCompanySearch.us is a private informational website, not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the Department of State or any government agency. It processes no filings and speaks for no public office.
Is the content on the site professional advice?
Content on the site is general information, not legal, financial, tax, or professional advice. Matters with real consequences deserve a qualified professional and the official state sources.
Does the site charge for searches?
Reading costs nothing, and the site sells no searches. The Department of State charges its own fees for filings and certificates, and those amounts appear only on official pages.
Where do questions about these terms go?
Questions go to info@newyorkcompanysearch.us. A message that quotes the section in doubt gets the clearest answer. Full contact details live on the site’s Contact page.