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Terms of Use

These terms set the conditions for using Knox County Residents Directory. By using the reference, you accept them; do not use it if you disagree.

1. Nature of the Reference

Knox County Residents Directory is a private reference to public record indexes, rolls, and historical directory collections connected with Knox County, Tennessee. It does not host government files and is not connected with any government office, court, or records custodian.


2. Permitted Use

Use the reference only for lawful purposes. You may not use it, or information 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. Consumer-Report Limitation

This reference is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. Neither its content nor the results of a linked tool are consumer reports. They may not be used to decide eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another FCRA-covered purpose.


4. External Services

Official portals and third-party services, including sponsored search tools, operate under their own policies and terms. We do not control their content, uptime, prices, or data practices.


5. No Warranties

The site is provided "as is" and "as available," with no warranties of any kind. We do not warrant that anything on the site is accurate, complete, or current, or that any linked portal will work 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 may update these terms by posting a new version here. Continued use after a change means 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

Tennessee law governs these terms, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Record-access questions remain subject to the Tennessee Public Records Act, T.C.A. §§10-7-501 et seq., including §10-7-503, and applicable exemptions.


12. Severability

If a term is found unenforceable, the remaining terms continue in effect.


13. Questions

Questions about these terms go through the Contact page.