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Terms of Use

These terms apply whenever you use Gainesville Residents Directory. Do not use the service if you do not agree to them.

1. Nature of the Service

Gainesville Residents Directory is a private reference to public rolls, indexes, and historical collections concerning Gainesville, Florida. We neither host government files nor operate on behalf of a records office, court, or custodian.


2. Rules for Using This Site

Use the site only for lawful purposes. You may not use it, or anything found 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 FCRA-regulated decisions (credit, employment, tenant, insurance)
  • Scrape, copy, or republish the site's content at scale
  • Interfere with the site's operation or security

3. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency

This site is not a consumer reporting agency as defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. ยง 1681 et seq.). Nothing here, and nothing any linked search tool returns, is a consumer report, and none of it may be used to judge eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or any other FCRA-covered purpose.


4. External Services

Separate terms and privacy policies govern official portals, sponsored search providers, and other linked services. Their content, prices, availability, and handling of data remain outside our control.


5. Disclaimer of Warranties

The service is offered "as is" and "as available" without warranties. We cannot promise that content is complete, accurate, or current, or that an external portal will operate or return a correct match.


6. Liability Limits

As far as applicable law permits, we accept no liability for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages connected with the service or a linked resource, including reliance on a record found through either.


7. Indemnification

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


8. Copyright and Site Content

Copyright protects the original writing, design, logo, and layout. You may link to a page or quote a short attributed excerpt, but you may not republish complete pages or copy the material systematically.


9. Changes to These Terms

We may update these terms by posting a new version here. Continued use after a change means acceptance.


10. Cutting Off Access

We may block or restrict any user who violates these terms or abuses the site, at our discretion and without notice.


11. Governing Law

Florida law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Public access to government records is separately governed by chapter 119, Florida Statutes, implementing article I, section 24 of the Florida Constitution.


12. Severability

If any part of these terms proves unenforceable, the rest stays in force.


13. Questions

Questions about these terms go through the Contact page.