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Terms of Use

These terms apply when you use Matthews Residents Directory. By continuing to use the site, you agree to them. If you do not agree, do not use the site.

1. Nature of This Site

Matthews Residents Directory is a private reference service. It identifies and links to public rolls, record indexes, and directory collections that may help show who lives or previously lived in Matthews, North Carolina. We do not host government records and have no affiliation with any government office, court, or records custodian.


2. Permitted Use

Use this site only for lawful purposes. You may not use the site or information reached through it to:

  • Stalk, threaten, harass, intimidate, or harm another person.
  • Find a person protected by a restraining or protective order.
  • Commit fraud or identity theft.
  • Make an FCRA-regulated credit, employment, tenant, or insurance decision.
  • Scrape, reproduce, or republish site content at scale.
  • Disrupt the operation or security of the site.

3. No Consumer Reporting Agency

We are not a consumer reporting agency as that term is defined in the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. ยง 1681 et seq. Neither the material on this site nor results from any linked search tool are consumer reports. Do not use either to determine eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another purpose covered by the FCRA.


4. External Services

Government portals, sponsored search tools, and other outside services have their own policies and terms. We do not control, and are not responsible for, their content, availability, prices, or data practices.


5. No Warranties

This site is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind. We do not promise that its information is accurate, complete, or current, or that a linked portal will operate or return correct results.


6. Liability Limits

To the fullest extent allowed by law, we are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages arising from use of this site or a linked resource, including a decision based on a record found through either.


7. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold the site's operators harmless from a claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, resulting from your misuse of the site or your violation of these terms.


8. Intellectual Property

The original text, design, logo, and layout are protected by copyright. You may link to a page and quote a short attributed excerpt, but you may not republish full pages or systematically copy their content.


9. Changes to These Terms

We may revise these terms by posting an updated version here. Using the site after a revision means you accept it.


10. Restricting Access

We may restrict or block access, without notice and at our discretion, when a user abuses the site or violates these terms.


11. North Carolina Law

North Carolina law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Requests to public custodians may also be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law, N.C. Gen. Stat. Chapter 132, including G.S. 132-1 and G.S. 132-6.2; that law does not alter these private-site terms.


12. Severability

If a provision of these terms is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain effective.


13. Questions About Terms

Send questions about these terms through the Contact page.