1. This Reference Service
Cumberland Residents Directory is a privately operated reference to public record routes, indexes, and historical collections associated with Cumberland County and Fayetteville, North Carolina. It does not host government records and has no affiliation with a court, custodian, library, county, city, or state agency.
2. Acceptable Use
Use the service only for a lawful purpose. Do not use it to stalk, harass, threaten, intimidate, harm, impersonate, scrape, disrupt, or attempt to gain unauthorized access to the service or an external system. Follow the access rules and terms of every linked custodian or provider.
3. Consumer Reporting Status
We are not a consumer reporting agency as defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Information on this service, and information returned by a linked third-party search tool, may not be used for credit, employment, insurance, tenant screening, or any other purpose regulated by the FCRA.
4. Outside Links
Links to Cumberland County, state, court, library, archive, and other resources are provided for convenience. We do not control, endorse, or guarantee their content, availability, privacy practices, records, charges, or results.
5. No Warranties
The service is provided as available and without warranties of accuracy, completeness, fitness for a particular purpose, uninterrupted availability, or error-free operation. Confirm important information with the custodian that holds the record.
6. Liability Limits
To the fullest extent allowed by law, Cumberland Residents Directory is not liable for losses arising from use of, inability to use, or reliance on this service or an external link. This includes indirect, incidental, special, consequential, and punitive damages.
7. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Cumberland Residents Directory and its operators from claims, losses, costs, and reasonable legal fees arising from your misuse of the service or violation of these terms.
8. Intellectual Property
The site design, original text, and other protected materials remain the property of their respective owners. Government records, archive content, and linked resources may carry their own copyright, access, or reuse rules.
9. Term Updates
These terms may be changed when operations, law, or service features change. An updated version will be posted here. Continued use after posting means you accept the revised terms.
10. Access Suspension
We may suspend or end access when we reasonably believe a user has violated these terms, harmed the service, or created a security or legal risk. This does not limit other available remedies.
11. North Carolina Law
North Carolina law governs these terms, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Public record access remains subject to North Carolina Public Records Law, N.C. Gen. Stat. Chapter 132, including the record-specific exceptions and custodian procedures that apply to a request.
12. Severability
If a court finds one term unenforceable, that term will be limited or removed only as needed. The remaining terms will continue in effect.
13. Questions
Questions about these terms may be sent through the Contact page.