1. Nature of This Service
Shelby County Residents Directory is an independent reference to public rolls, indexes, and historical collections concerning Shelby County, Alabama. We do not host government files and are not connected with any court, agency, office, or records custodian.
2. Acceptable Use
Use is limited to lawful purposes. Neither the service 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. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
This site is not a consumer reporting agency as defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq.). Nothing here, and nothing any linked search tool returns, is a consumer report, and none of it may be used to judge eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or any other FCRA-covered purpose.
4. External Services
Government portals, sponsored tools, and other outside services apply their own terms and privacy rules. Their content, fees, availability, and data handling are outside our control.
5. Disclaimer of Warranties
The service is offered "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind. Accuracy, completeness, currency, uninterrupted access, and correct results from linked portals are not guaranteed.
6. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, we disclaim liability for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages tied to this service, linked resources, or decisions based on records located through them.
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. Copyright and Content
Copyright protects the original text, design, logo, and layout. You may link to pages or quote short excerpts with attribution, but may not republish whole pages or copy the service systematically.
9. Revisions
A new version may be posted here when these terms change. Use after that posting constitutes acceptance of the revision.
10. Restricting Access
We may limit or block access, without notice, when a user abuses the service or violates these terms.
11. Governing Law
Alabama law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law principles. References to access to public writings are subject to the Alabama Open Records Law, Ala. Code § 36-12-40, and to any statute that makes a particular record confidential.
12. Severability
If one provision cannot be enforced, all remaining provisions continue in effect.
13. Questions
Questions about these terms go through the Contact page.