1. Nature of the Site
Berkeley County Residents Directory is a private reference that describes public rolls, indexes, and historical collections for Berkeley County, West Virginia. It neither hosts government records nor represents a government office, court, or records custodian.
2. Acceptable Use Rules
Use is limited to lawful purposes. You must not use the site 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. 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. ยง 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
Outside government portals, sponsored tools, and other third-party services set their own terms and privacy rules. Their content, uptime, prices, and data handling are not under our control.
5. Disclaimer of Warranties
The site is offered "as is" and "as available" without warranties. No guarantee is made that its content is accurate, complete, or current, or that an outside portal will remain available or return a correct match.
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 revised version may be posted on this page. Continued use after publication signals acceptance of that revision.
10. Restricting Access
Access may be blocked without notice when a user abuses the site or violates these terms.
11. Governing Law
West Virginia law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law principles. References to access to public records are subject to the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act, W.Va. Code chapter 29B, including its exemptions and custodian procedures.
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.