1. Nature of the Service
Chesapeake Residents Directory is a privately operated reference to public rolls, record indexes, and directory collections relating to Chesapeake, Virginia. It does not host government records and has no affiliation with a government office, court, library, or records custodian.
2. Rules for Using This Site
Use the service only for lawful purposes. You may not use it, or material 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. No Consumer Reports
Chesapeake Residents Directory is not a consumer reporting agency as defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. Neither material here nor a linked search result is a consumer report, and neither may be used to decide eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another FCRA-regulated purpose.
4. Links to Outside Sites
Government portals, sponsored search tools, and other outside services operate under their own terms and policies. Their content, availability, charges, and data practices are not controlled by us.
5. No Warranties
The service is offered "as is" and "as available," without warranties. We do not promise that any content is accurate, complete, or current, or that an outside portal will work or return a correct result.
6. Limits on Our Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages caused by use of this service or a linked resource, including choices made from a located record.
7. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold the operators harmless from a claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising from misuse of the service or breach of these terms.
8. Intellectual Property
Original text, design, logo, and layout are protected by copyright. Links and brief attributed quotations are permitted, but republishing full pages or systematically copying material is not.
9. Changes to These Terms
We may revise these terms by posting a new version here. Continued use after a revision is acceptance.
10. Cutting Off Access
We may block or restrict access, without notice, for a user who violates these terms or misuses the service.
11. Governing Law
Virginia law governs these terms, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Virginia FOIA, Code of Virginia §§2.2-3700 through 2.2-3715, governs access to public records from Virginia public bodies; its request procedure is in §2.2-3704.
12. Severability
If a provision is unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain effective.
13. Questions
Use the Contact page for questions about these terms.