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Terms of Use

These conditions apply whenever you use Madison County Residents Directory. By continuing, you agree to them. Do not use the service if you disagree.

1. Nature of This Website

Madison County Residents Directory is an independent reference to public rolls, official indexes, and historical collections concerning Madison County, Alabama. It does not host government records and is not connected with any agency, court, library, or records custodian.


2. Acceptable Use Rules

Use is limited to lawful purposes. Neither the site nor information reached through it may be used 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 (credit, employment, tenant, insurance)
  • Scrape, copy, or republish the site's content at scale
  • Interfere with the site's operation or security

3. No Consumer Reports

Madison County Residents Directory does not qualify as 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 constitute a consumer report. They may not support any credit, employment, housing, insurance, or other FCRA-regulated eligibility decision.


4. External Services and Links

Government portals, sponsored results, and other third-party services operate under separate terms and privacy policies. Their content, availability, fees, and data practices are outside our control.


5. Disclaimer of Warranties

The service is offered "as is" and "as available" without warranties. We do not guarantee accuracy, completeness, timeliness, uninterrupted access, or correct results from any linked portal.


6. Limits on Our Liability

To the fullest extent allowed by law, the operators are not responsible for direct, indirect, incidental, special, or consequential loss tied to this service or an outside resource, including reliance on a record.


7. Indemnification

You agree to defend and hold the site operators harmless from claims, demands, and reasonable legal fees caused by misuse of the service or a breach of these terms.


8. Intellectual Property

Copyright protects the site's original writing, visual design, logo, and layout. Readers may link to pages or quote short passages with credit. Full-page republication and systematic copying are prohibited.


9. Changes to These Terms

A revised version may be posted here at any time. Continued use after publication accepts the updated terms.


10. Cutting Off Access

Access may be limited or blocked without notice when a user abuses the service or violates these conditions.


11. Governing Law

Alabama law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Public-record access discussed on the site is principally governed by Ala. Code §§36-12-40 through -47, including procedures affected by Act 2024-278.


12. Severability

If one provision cannot be enforced, all remaining provisions continue in effect.


13. Questions

Send questions about these terms through the Contact page.