1. The Nature of This Site
Columbus Residents Directory privately describes and links to public rolls, indexes, and historical collections for Columbus, Georgia. It is not affiliated with an agency, court, or custodian, and it does not host government records.
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
Outside services, including government portals and sponsored search tools, apply their own policies and terms. We do not control their content, availability, charges, or data practices.
5. Disclaimer of Warranties
The service is provided "as is" and "as available," with no warranties. Accuracy, completeness, and currency are not guaranteed. We also cannot promise that an external portal will remain online or produce 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. Changes to These Terms
A revised version may be posted here from time to time. Continuing to use the site after publication of a change constitutes acceptance.
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. Governing Law
Georgia law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law rules. References to access to government records concern the Georgia Open Records Act, O.C.G.A. §50-18-70 et seq., but that statute does not make us a public records custodian.
12. Severability
If one provision cannot be enforced, every remaining provision continues in effect.
13. Questions
Questions about these terms go through the Contact page.