1. Nature of This Service
DeSoto Residents Directory is a privately operated reference service. It describes and links to public rolls, indexes, and directory collections relevant to DeSoto, Texas. It does not host government records and is not connected 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 information 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 service is not a consumer reporting agency as defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. ยง 1681 et seq. Nothing here, including results from a linked tool, is a consumer report. It may not be used to decide eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another FCRA-covered purpose.
4. Links to Outside Sites
Government portals and third-party services, including sponsored search tools, have their own terms and policies. We are not responsible for their content, availability, pricing, or data practices.
5. No Warranties
The service is offered "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind. We do not promise that its content is accurate, complete, or current, or that a linked portal will remain available or return correct results.
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
We can revise these terms by posting an updated version here. Continued use after that posting means you accept the revision.
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
Texas law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Texas public-record access is generally addressed through the Texas Public Information Act, Texas Government Code chapter 552; that statute does not change the access limits or legal rules stated in these terms.
12. Severability
If any part of these terms proves unenforceable, the rest stays in force.
13. Questions
Questions about these terms go through the Contact page.