1. Nature of the Service
Houston Residents Directory is a privately operated reference service. It describes and links to public rolls, record indexes, and directory collections concerning Houston, Texas. It does not host government records and has no relationship with a government office, court, or records custodian.
2. Lawful Use Rules
Use the service only for a lawful purpose. You may not use the service or information reached through it to:
- Stalk, harass, intimidate, threaten, or harm any person
- Find a person protected by a restraining or protective order
- Commit identity theft or fraud
- Make a decision regulated by the FCRA, including credit, employment, tenant, or insurance decisions
- Scrape, copy, or republish service content on a large scale
- Disrupt the operation or security of the service
3. No Consumer Reporting Service
This service is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. §1681 et seq. Neither its content nor results from a linked search tool are consumer reports. They may not be used to decide eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another purpose covered by the FCRA.
4. Third-Party Destinations
Government portals, sponsored-search tools, and other outside services have their own policies and terms. We do not control or guarantee their content, availability, charges, or information practices.
5. Disclaimer of Warranties
The service is supplied "as is" and "as available" without any warranty. We do not promise that its content is accurate, complete, or current, or that a linked portal will remain available or return correct results.
6. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the operators are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages arising from use of this service or a linked resource, including a decision based on a record reached through it.
7. Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold the service operators harmless from a claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, caused by your misuse of the service or breach of these terms.
8. Intellectual Property Rights
The original text, logo, layout, and design are protected by copyright. You may link to a page or quote a brief attributed excerpt, but may not republish complete pages or systematically copy the content.
9. Term Updates
We may revise these terms by placing an updated version here. Use after a revision constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.
10. Access Restrictions
We may restrict or block access, without notice and at our discretion, for a user who violates these terms or misuses the service.
11. Texas Law
Texas law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Nothing in these terms changes the Texas Public Information Act, Tex. Gov't Code ch. 552, including the vital-record confidentiality limits in §552.115, or the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act, Tex. Bus. & Com. Code ch. 541. The Texas Address Confidentiality Program and federal protections, including the Driver's Privacy Protection Act, 18 U.S.C. §§2721-2725, also remain applicable where their rules apply.
12. Severability
If a provision of these terms is held unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in effect.
13. Questions
Send questions about these terms through the Contact page.