1. Nature of This Reference
Durham Residents Directory is privately operated. It describes and links to public rolls, record indexes, and historical directory collections relevant to Durham, North Carolina. It does not host government records and has no affiliation with any custodian, court, or agency.
2. Permitted Use
Use this reference 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, tenant, or insurance decisions
- Scrape, copy, or republish the site's content at scale
- Interfere with the site's operation or security
3. Consumer-Reporting Status
Durham Residents Directory is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. Nothing published here, or returned by a linked search tool, is a consumer report. It may not be used to determine eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another FCRA-regulated purpose.
4. External Links
Government portals, library resources, and third-party services, including sponsored search tools, have their own terms and privacy practices. We do not control their content, availability, pricing, or data handling.
5. No Warranty
The reference is provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind. We do not promise that its content is accurate, complete, or current, or that any linked portal will operate or return an accurate result.
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 reference or a linked resource, including decisions based on records reached through it.
7. Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the operators of this reference from claims or demands, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising from your misuse of the reference or violation of these terms.
8. Intellectual Property
The original text, design, logo, and layout are protected by copyright. You may link to a page or quote a brief attributed excerpt, but may not republish full pages or systematically copy the content.
9. Changes to Terms
We may revise these terms by posting an updated version here. Continued use after the revision signifies acceptance.
10. Restricting Access
We may block or limit access, without notice and at our discretion, for a user who violates these terms or abuses the reference.
11. Governing Law
North Carolina law governs these terms, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Many official records linked from this reference are subject to the North Carolina Public Records Act, Chapter 132, including G.S. 132-1 and G.S. 132-6, along with record-specific confidentiality laws.
12. Severability
If a provision of these terms is unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in effect.
13. Questions
For questions about these terms, use the Contact page.