1. Nature of the Service
Beaufort County Residents Directory is a privately operated reference. It describes and links to public rolls, indexes, and historical collections relevant to Beaufort County, South Carolina. It does not host government records and is not affiliated with a custodian, court, or public office.
2. Lawful Use Rules
Use this service only for lawful purposes. 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. Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
We are not a consumer reporting agency as defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. ยง 1681 et seq. Neither this service nor a linked tool provides a consumer report. Do not use any information from them to determine eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another FCRA-covered purpose.
4. External Services
Government portals, sponsored search providers, and other outside resources maintain their own terms and privacy practices. We do not control their content, availability, prices, or handling of data.
5. No Warranties
The service is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind. We do not promise that material is accurate, complete, current, or that an external portal will remain available or return a correct result.
6. Limits of Liability
To the fullest extent allowed by law, we 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 records located through them.
7. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold the operators harmless from a claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, that results from your misuse of the service or breach of these terms.
8. Intellectual Property
The original writing, design, logo, and layout are protected by copyright. Linking to a page and quoting a short attributed excerpt is permitted; republishing complete pages or systematically copying content is not.
9. Term Updates
We may revise these terms by posting an updated version here. Continuing to use the service after a change takes effect means you accept it.
10. Access Restrictions
We may restrict or block access, without notice and at our discretion, when a user breaches these terms or misuses the service.
11. Governing Law
South Carolina law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Public-record access is separately governed by the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act, S.C. Code Ann. tit. 30, ch. 4, along with any applicable confidentiality statute.
12. Severability
If a provision of these terms is unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in effect.
13. Questions
Send questions about these terms through the Contact page.