1. Nature of the Service
Forsyth County Residents Directory is a privately operated reference. It describes and links to public-records sources and historical directory collections relevant to Forsyth County, North Carolina. It does not host government records and is not affiliated with a government office, court, library, or custodian.
2. Permitted Use
Use the service only for lawful, personal research. Do not use information to stalk, harass, threaten, intimidate, impersonate, defraud, or harm another person. Do not attempt to bypass security, scrape restricted systems, interfere with operation, or use a source contrary to its stated rules.
3. Consumer Reporting Notice
Forsyth County Residents Directory is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Material available through the service may not be used for credit, employment, tenant, insurance, or another FCRA-regulated purpose. Obtain official information and professional advice when a decision requires it.
4. External Resources
Linked county, state, court, library, archive, and other websites are independent services. Their content, availability, fees, rules, and privacy practices are not controlled here. A visitor is responsible for reviewing the current requirements of an outside service before using it.
5. No Warranty
The service is supplied as is and as available. Links, summaries, access rules, coverage periods, and office details can change. No warranty is made that any information is complete, current, error-free, suitable for a particular use, or continuously available.
6. Liability Limits
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the operators are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or punitive damages arising from use of, inability to use, or reliance on this service or an external link.
7. Indemnity
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the operators from claims, losses, damages, liabilities, and expenses arising from your misuse of the service, violation of these terms, or violation of another person's rights.
8. Intellectual Property
The site's original text, organization, and design are protected by applicable law. Government records, library material, and linked content remain subject to the rights, terms, and restrictions stated by their respective owners or custodians. Do not reproduce material beyond what the law or source permits.
9. Term Updates
These terms may be revised when law, sources, or operating practices change. The posted version controls from its publication date. Continued use after a revision indicates acceptance of the revised terms.
10. Access Suspension
Access may be limited or ended for conduct believed to violate these terms, threaten security, impose unreasonable burden, or risk harm to others. The operators may take reasonable steps to protect the service and its visitors.
11. North Carolina Law
These terms are governed by North Carolina law, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. North Carolina Public Records Law, N.C.G.S. Chapter 132, governs access to many public records, but record-specific statutes, court orders, and privacy laws can restrict particular information.
12. Severability
If a provision is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions stay in effect to the greatest extent allowed by law. A waiver of one provision is not a waiver of any other provision.
13. Questions
Questions about these terms may be sent through the Contact page. Questions about an official record, certified copy, correction, or restriction belong with the office that maintains that record.