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Terms of Use

These terms apply whenever you use Rome Residents Directory. By continuing, you agree to them; otherwise, do not use the site.

1. Nature of This Website

Rome Residents Directory is an independently operated reference to public rolls, indexes, and historical collections connected with Rome, Georgia. It is not a government records host and is unaffiliated with any agency, court, library, or custodian.


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

Separate terms and privacy policies govern official portals and third-party services, including sponsored tools. Their content, uptime, prices, and data handling are outside our control.


5. Disclaimer of Warranties

The site is supplied “as is” and “as available,” without warranties. No assurance is made that its content is complete, accurate, or current, or that a linked portal will remain available or produce 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

A revised version may be posted here. Using the site afterward signifies acceptance of the updated terms.


10. Cutting Off Access

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


11. Georgia Governing Law

Georgia law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Links to public records are discussed in the context of the Georgia Open Records Act, O.C.G.A. §50-18-70 et seq., including the access and fee provisions in §50-18-71.


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.