1. Nature of the Reference
Gaston Residents Directory is privately operated. It describes and links to public rolls, record indexes, and historical collections relevant to Gaston, North Carolina. It does not host government records and is not connected with any office, court, library, or other custodian.
2. Permitted Use
Use the reference only for lawful purposes. You may not use it, or anything located 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 involving credit, employment, tenant screening, or insurance
- Scrape, copy, or republish the site's content at scale
- Interfere with the site's operation or security
3. Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
Gaston Residents Directory is not a consumer reporting agency as defined by 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-covered purpose.
4. Links to Outside Sites
Government portals and outside services, including sponsored search tools, set their own terms and privacy practices. Their content, availability, prices, and data handling are outside our control.
5. No Warranties
The reference is provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind. We cannot promise that a page is complete or current, nor that a linked portal will remain available or return a correct result.
6. Limits on Our Liability
To the maximum extent the law allows, we are not liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages arising from use of this site or any linked resource, including decisions made from records found through it.
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. Intellectual Property
The original text, design, logo, and layout of this site are protected by copyright. Linking to any page and quoting brief excerpts with attribution is welcome; republishing full pages or systematically copying content is not.
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. North Carolina Law
North Carolina law governs these terms, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Requests for existing public records held by a North Carolina custodian are subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law, N.C. Gen. Stat. Chapter 132, including G.S. 132-1, 132-6, and 132-6.2, plus any record-specific confidentiality law.
12. Severability
If any part of these terms proves unenforceable, the rest stays in force.
13. Questions
Use the Contact page for questions about these terms.