1. Nature of This Reference
Galveston Residents Directory is a privately run reference that describes and links to public rolls, indexes, and historical collections relating to Galveston, Texas. It is not a government archive and does not host government records or act for any records custodian.
2. Acceptable Use Rules
Use this service only for lawful purposes. It may not be used to stalk, harass, intimidate, threaten, harm, impersonate, or commit fraud against anyone; locate a protected person; make regulated consumer decisions; scrape or republish content at scale; or interfere with security and operation.
3. Consumer Reporting Notice
We are not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. ยง 1681 et seq. No material here or supplied by a linked search provider is a consumer report, and it may not be used for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another FCRA-regulated decision.
4. Linked Services
Government portals and outside search services have separate terms, privacy practices, prices, and availability. We do not control or warrant those services.
5. Disclaimer of Warranties
The service is supplied as available and as is, without express or implied warranties. We do not promise that content, links, or external results are complete, current, accurate, or available.
6. Liability Limits
To the greatest extent allowed by law, the operators are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or other damages arising from use of this service or a linked resource.
7. Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold the operators harmless from claims, demands, and reasonable attorneys' fees arising from misuse of the service or breach of these terms.
8. Site Materials
The original text, design, logo, and layout are protected by copyright. Brief attributed quotations and ordinary links are welcome, but systematic copying or full-page republication is not.
9. Term Revisions
We may post revised terms here. Continued use after a revision is posted signifies acceptance of the updated terms.
10. Access Restrictions
We may restrict or block access, without notice, where a user violates these terms or abuses the service.
11. Texas Law
Texas law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Public-record access referenced by the site is subject to the Texas Public Information Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 552, as well as record-specific confidentiality laws and custodian rules.
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.