1. Nature of the Service
Gastonia Residents Directory is a private reference service. It describes and links to public rolls, record indexes, and directory collections relevant to Gastonia, North Carolina. It does not host government records and is not connected with a court, office, or records custodian.
2. Permitted Use
Use this service only for lawful purposes. You may not use it, or material found through it, to:
- Stalk, harass, intimidate, threaten, or harm any person
- Find someone shielded by a restraining or protective order
- Commit identity theft or fraud
- Make FCRA-regulated decisions about credit, work, rental, or insurance eligibility
- Scrape, systematically copy, or republish site content at scale
- Interfere with the site's operation or security
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 this material nor a linked search result is a consumer report, and none may be used to decide eligibility for credit, work, rental, insurance, or another purpose covered by the FCRA.
4. Outside Resources
Government portals and outside services, including sponsored search tools, maintain their own terms and policies. We do not control their content, availability, pricing, or data practices.
5. No Warranty
The service is offered "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any type. We do not guarantee that material is accurate, complete, or current, or that a linked portal will function or return correct results.
6. Liability Limits
To the fullest extent allowed by law, the operators are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages connected to use of this service or a linked resource, including a decision based on a record found through one.
7. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold the service operators harmless from claims or demands, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising from misuse of the service or a breach 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 short excerpt with attribution, but may not republish full pages or systematically copy the content.
9. Changes to These Terms
We may revise these terms by posting an updated version here. Continued use after a revision constitutes acceptance.
10. Access Restrictions
We may restrict or block access, without notice and at our discretion, when a user violates these terms or misuses the service.
11. North Carolina Law
North Carolina law governs these terms, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Records discussed here are subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law, N.C. Gen. Stat. Chapter 132, including G.S. 132-1, 132-6, 132-6.1, and 132-6.2, plus the access rules of each actual custodian.
12. Severability
If a provision of these terms is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in effect.
13. Questions
Send questions about these terms through the Contact page.