1. Nature of This Reference
Galveston Residents Directory is privately operated. It describes and links to public record indexes, historical directories, and collection routes relevant to Galveston, Texas. It does not host official government records and has no affiliation with any custodian, court, or public office.
2. Acceptable Use Rules
Use this service only for lawful purposes. You may not use it, or material 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. No Consumer Reports
This reference is not a consumer reporting agency as defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. ยง 1681 et seq. Neither its content nor a linked search result is a consumer report. Do not use any of it to decide eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another FCRA-regulated purpose.
4. Third-Party Destinations
Government portals, archives, and sponsored search services have their own terms and privacy practices. We do not control their content, uptime, fees, or information practices.
5. No Warranties
The service is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties. We do not promise that the reference, a collection description, or a linked portal is accurate, complete, current, available, or able to return a correct result.
6. Liability Limits
To the fullest extent allowed by law, the operators are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages arising from use of this service or a linked resource, including choices made from information reached through it.
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 original text, design, logo, and layout are protected by copyright. Linking to a page and quoting a short attributed excerpt is permitted; republishing full pages or systematically copying the content is not.
9. Changes to Terms
We may revise these terms by posting an updated version here. Continued use after a change is acceptance.
10. Restricting Access
We may block or limit access without notice when a user violates these terms or abuses the service.
11. Governing Law
Texas law governs these terms, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Texas Government Code chapter 552, the Texas Public Information Act, governs access to many governmental records, subject to its exceptions and other confidentiality law.
12. Severability
If a portion of these terms is unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in effect.
13. Questions
Questions about these terms may be sent through the Contact page.