1. Nature of This Service
Hickory Residents Directory is a privately operated reference. It describes and links to public rolls, record indexes, and directory collections connected with people who live or have lived in Hickory, North Carolina. It does not host government records and is not affiliated with an office, court, or records custodian.
2. Permitted Use
Use the service only for lawful purposes. You may not use it, or information obtained through it, to:
- Stalk, harass, intimidate, threaten, or injure another person.
- Find someone protected by a restraining or protective order, the North Carolina Address Confidentiality Program, or a comparable confidentiality process.
- Commit fraud or identity theft.
- Make FCRA-regulated decisions involving credit, employment, tenant screening, or insurance.
- Scrape, copy, or republish the service content at scale.
- Disrupt the operation or security of the service.
3. No Consumer Reports
Hickory Residents Directory is not a consumer reporting agency as defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. ยง 1681 et seq. Nothing on this service, including information 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. Third-Party Links
Government portals, sponsored search tools, and other outside services have their own policies and terms. We are not responsible for their content, availability, prices, or information practices.
5. No Warranties
The service is offered "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind. We do not promise that its information is accurate, complete, or current, or that a linked portal will operate or return correct results.
6. Limits of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, we are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages resulting from use of the service or a linked resource, including decisions based on records found through them.
7. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold the service operators harmless from a claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising from your misuse of the service or violation of these terms.
8. Intellectual Property
The service's original text, design, logo, and layout are protected by copyright. You may link to a page or quote a brief attributed excerpt, but you may not republish full pages or systematically copy content.
9. Changes to Terms
We may revise these terms by posting an updated version here. Continued use after a revision means you accept it.
10. Restricting Access
We may restrict or block access, without notice and at our discretion, for a user who violates these terms or misuses the service.
11. Governing Law
North Carolina law governs these terms, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Public-record access is governed separately by the North Carolina Public Records Act, Chapter 132, including G.S. 132-6 and G.S. 132-6.2, subject to applicable confidentiality and other statutory limits.
12. Severability
If a term is found unenforceable, the remaining terms remain effective.
13. Questions
Send questions about these terms through the Contact page.