1. Nature of the Service
Portsmouth Residents Directory is a private reference to public rolls, record indexes, and directory collections relating to Portsmouth, Virginia. It links to custodians and collections but does not host government records or represent any Portsmouth, Virginia, court, or library office.
2. Rules for Using This Site
Use the site only for lawful purposes. You may not use it, or anything found 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, sponsored-result providers, and other linked services operate under their own terms and privacy practices. Their content, availability, pricing, and data handling are outside our control.
5. No Warranty
The service is provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties. We do not promise that an item is complete, accurate, or current, or that any linked records system will be available or return a correct result.
6. Liability Limits
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the operators are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages related to this service, a linked source, or a decision based on material found through either.
7. Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold the service operators harmless from claims or demands, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising from misuse of the service or a breach of these terms.
8. Copyright and Reuse
The site’s original writing, design, logo, and layout are protected by copyright. Links and brief attributed quotations are permitted; full-page republication and systematic copying are not.
9. Term Updates
These terms may change by publication of a revised version here. Continued use after that publication accepts the revised terms.
10. Access Restrictions
Access may be blocked or limited, without notice, for a terms violation or abuse of the service.
11. Virginia Law
Virginia law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Public-record access discussed here is subject to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, Va. Code §§2.2-3700 et seq., and to the separate statutes that control particular record types.
12. Severability
If a provision is held unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in effect.
13. Terms Questions
Questions about these terms may be sent through the Contact page.