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Terms of Use

These terms apply when you use North Charleston Residents Directory. By using the reference, you agree to them. Do not use the reference if you do not accept these terms.

1. Nature of the Reference

North Charleston Residents Directory is privately operated. It describes and links to public rolls, record indexes, and directory collections relevant to North Charleston, South Carolina. It does not host government records or act for a government office, court, or custodian.


2. Permitted Use

Use the reference lawfully. You may not use it, or information reached 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 (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 and outside services, including sponsored search tools, operate under their own terms and policies. We do not control their content, availability, prices, or data practices.


5. No Warranty

The reference is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties. We do not promise that content is accurate, complete, or current, or that a linked portal will work or return correct results.


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. Term Updates

We may revise these terms by posting a replacement here. Use after a revision means acceptance of the revised terms.


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. South Carolina Law

South Carolina law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Public-record access referenced by this service is subject to the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act, S.C. Code Ann. §30-4-10 et seq., including §30-4-30, and to other applicable confidentiality statutes.


12. Severability

If any part of these terms proves unenforceable, the rest stays in force.


13. Questions About Terms

Send questions about these terms through the Contact page.