1. Nature of This Website
Kanawha County Residents Directory is an independently operated reference to public rolls, record indexes, and historical collections in Kanawha County, West Virginia. It is not a government records host and has no connection to a public office, court, library, or custodian.
2. Acceptable Use Rules
Use is limited to lawful purposes. Neither the site nor information reached through it may be used 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
Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq., this site is not a consumer reporting agency. Its content and the output of linked search tools are not consumer reports and cannot be used to decide eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another FCRA-regulated purpose.
4. External Services
Government portals, sponsored search providers, and other linked services set their own policies and terms. Their content, availability, prices, and data handling are outside our control.
5. Warranty Disclaimer
The service is offered "as is" and "as available" without warranties. We do not guarantee complete, current, or accurate content, nor do we promise that an outside portal will remain available or return a correct result.
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. Revisions to These Terms
A new version may be posted here at any time. Continued use after a revision signals acceptance.
10. Restricting Access
Access may be limited or blocked, without notice, when a user violates these terms or abuses the service.
11. Governing Law
West Virginia law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Public-record access discussed on the site is governed in part by the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act, W. Va. Code §29B-1-1 et seq.
12. Severability
If any part of these terms proves unenforceable, the rest stays in force.
13. Questions
Send questions about these terms through the Contact page.