1. The Nature of This Reference
Shelby Residents Directory is privately operated. It describes and links to public rolls, record indexes, and directory collections connected with Shelby, North Carolina. It does not host government files and has no relationship with an office, court, library, or records custodian.
2. Acceptable Use Rules
Use this reference 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. Consumer Reporting Status
Shelby Residents Directory is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. ยง 1681 et seq. Nothing in the reference or supplied by a linked search service is a consumer report, and none may be used to decide eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another FCRA-regulated purpose.
4. Outside Websites
Government portals, sponsored search services, and other linked providers operate under their own policies and terms. We do not control their content, access, prices, or handling of information.
5. No Guarantees
The site is provided "as is" and "as available," with no warranties of any kind. We do not warrant that anything on the site is accurate, complete, or current, or that any linked portal will work or return correct results.
6. Liability Limits
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. Updates to These Terms
We may post a revised version of these terms. Use after that posting constitutes acceptance of the revision.
10. Restricting Access
We may restrict or block access, without notice, when a user violates these terms or abuses the reference.
11. Governing Law
North Carolina law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Public-record access discussed in this reference is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Act, N.C. Gen. Stat. Chapter 132, including G.S. 132-1, 132-6, and 132-6.2, as well as any more specific confidentiality statute.
12. Severability
If any part of these terms proves unenforceable, the rest stays in force.
13. Questions
Questions about these terms go through the Contact page.