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Terms of Use

These terms apply to use of Harris County Residents Directory. By using the service, you accept them. Do not use the service if you do not agree.

1. Nature of This Service

Harris County Residents Directory is a private reference to public rolls, record indexes, and historical directory collections relevant to Harris County, Texas. It does not host government records and is not affiliated with a government office, court, library, or custodian.


2. Permitted Use

Use this service only for lawful purposes. You may not use it, or material reached through it, to:

  • Stalk, harass, intimidate, threaten, or harm any person
  • Locate someone protected by a restraining or protective order
  • Commit identity theft or fraud
  • Make decisions regulated by the FCRA, including credit, employment, insurance, or tenant screening
  • Scrape, copy, or republish the site's content at scale
  • Interfere with the site's operation or security

3. No Consumer Reporting Role

This service is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. ยง 1681 et seq. Material here and results from linked tools are not consumer reports and may not be used to determine eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or any other FCRA-covered purpose.


4. Other Websites

Government portals and third-party services, including sponsored tools, use their own terms and policies. We do not control their content, availability, prices, or data practices.


5. No Warranties

The service is supplied "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind. We do not guarantee that content is accurate, complete, current, or that a linked portal will work or return correct results.


6. Liability Limits

To the fullest extent permitted by law, we are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages arising from use of this service or a linked resource, including decisions based on records reached through it.


7. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold the operators harmless from a claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising from misuse of the service or a violation of these terms.


8. Intellectual Property

The original copy, design, logo, and layout are protected by copyright. Links and brief attributed quotations are permitted; republication of complete pages or systematic copying is not.


9. Changes to Terms

We may post updated terms here. Continued use after a change signifies acceptance.


10. Access Restrictions

We may restrict or block access, without notice, for a violation of these terms or abusive use.


11. Governing Law

Texas law governs these terms, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. The Texas Public Information Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 552, governs access requests to Texas governmental bodies, subject to its exceptions and other confidentiality law.


12. Severability

If a part of these terms is unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in effect.


13. Questions

Questions about these terms may be sent through the Contact page.