1. Purpose of the Service
Wood County Residents Directory independently describes and links to public rolls, indexes, and historical collections for Wood County, West Virginia. We do not host government records or act for an office, court, library, or custodian.
2. Permitted and Prohibited Use
You must use the service lawfully. Neither the site nor information reached through it may be used 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
We are not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. ยง 1681 et seq. Content here and results from linked search tools are not consumer reports. They may not be used to determine eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another purpose regulated by the FCRA.
4. Services Operated by Others
Government portals, sponsored search providers, and other outside services apply their own terms and privacy policies. Their content, uptime, prices, and handling of data remain outside our control.
5. Disclaimer of Warranties
The service is offered "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind. We make no promise that content is accurate, complete, or current, or that an external portal will remain available or return an accurate result.
6. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent allowed by law, we are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages connected with use of the service or a linked resource, including reliance on a located record.
7. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold the site's operators harmless from claims or demands, including reasonable attorneys' fees, caused by your misuse of the service or breach of these terms.
8. Intellectual Property
Copyright protects the site's original writing, design, logo, and layout. You may link to a page or quote a short attributed excerpt, but you may not republish full pages or copy the content systematically.
9. Changes to the Terms
We may revise these terms by publishing an updated version here. Continued use after a revision signifies acceptance.
10. Restricting Access
We may restrict or block access, without notice, when a user abuses the service or violates these terms.
11. Governing Law
These terms are governed by West Virginia law, without applying conflict-of-law principles. The West Virginia Freedom of Information Act, W.Va. Code chapter 29B, separately governs access to non-exempt state and local public records discussed here.
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.