According to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) you are not permitted to use information provided about a person by a people search site for the following purposes.

• Background check for employment — Do a background check to evaluate a person for employment, reassignment, promotion or retention.
• Hiring of household workers — Do a background check to choose a nanny or other domestic worker.
• Tenant background check — Do a background check for renters to assess their desirability as a residential or commercial tenant.
• Education background check — Do a background check to assess a person’s qualifications for an educational program or scholarship.
• Credit check or insurance check — Do a background check to assess the risk of existing credit obligations or a person’s eligibility for receiving credit or insurance.
• Individual customer background check — Do a background check to determine whether the person continues to meet the terms of the account.
• Evaluating adoptive parents, pet-owners, etc. — Do a background check to evaluate someone as a candidate to adopt a pet, service animal or human.
• Vetting someone in connection with a charity or nonprofit — Do a background check to decide whether someone can participate in, be considered for, admitted to, or gain from any non-profit, grant or charitable program or activity.