1. Nature of the Site
Dothan Residents Directory is a privately operated reference to public rolls, indexes, and historical directory collections connected with Dothan, Alabama. No government record is hosted here. The site is not affiliated with Dothan, Houston County, Alabama, any court, or any records custodian.
2. Acceptable Use Rules
Use is permitted only for lawful purposes. 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. Consumer Report Exclusion
This site is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. Content here and results from linked tools are not consumer reports. They may not be used to decide eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another FCRA-regulated purpose.
4. External Services
Government portals, sponsored tools, and other third-party services set their own terms and privacy policies. Their content, uptime, prices, results, and data practices remain their responsibility.
5. Disclaimer of Warranties
The site is offered "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind. Accuracy, completeness, and currency are not guaranteed. Nor is the operation or accuracy of any linked portal.
6. Liability Limits
To the fullest extent allowed by law, the site's operators are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages tied to use of this site, linked resources, or decisions based on records.
7. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold the site's operators harmless from claims or demands, including reasonable attorneys' fees, caused by misuse of the site or breach of these terms.
8. Intellectual Property
Copyright protects the site's original writing, design, logo, and layout. You may link to pages or quote short excerpts with attribution, but full-page republication and systematic copying are prohibited.
9. Changes to These Terms
A revised version may be posted here. Using the site after that posting signifies acceptance of the changes.
10. Cutting Off Access
Access may be blocked or limited, without notice, when a user abuses the service or violates these terms.
11. Governing Law
Alabama law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Public writings are addressed by the Alabama Open Records Act, including Ala. Code §§ 36-12-40 and 36-12-41, but those statutes govern custodians and do not turn this private site into a public office.
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.