1. About This Reference
West Virginia Residents Directory is a privately operated guide to public rolls, indexes, and historical directories concerning current and former West Virginia residents. It does not hold government records and is independent of every government office, court, and records custodian.
2. Lawful Use
Use this reference and any information reached through it only as the law allows. Prohibited conduct includes:
- Stalking, harassment, intimidation, threats, or harm toward another person
- Trying to find a person shielded by a protective or restraining order
- Fraud or identity theft
- Using information for a decision covered by the Fair Credit Reporting Act
- Large-scale scraping, copying, or republication of site material
- Disruption of the site's operation or security
3. No Consumer Reports
West Virginia Residents Directory is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. §1681 et seq. Neither its contents nor results from linked search providers are consumer reports, and neither may be used to assess eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another purpose governed by that law.
4. Third-Party Resources
State and county portals, libraries, archives, and search providers set their own terms and privacy practices. We do not control or accept responsibility for their material, service availability, prices, or handling of submitted data.
5. No Guarantee
This reference is supplied "as is" and "as available," without warranties. We cannot promise that a page is accurate, complete, or up to date, or that an outside portal will be available or return a correct result.
6. Liability Limits
As far as the law permits, the operators are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special loss arising from this reference or a linked resource, including a decision based on a record located through one of them.
7. Responsibility for Claims
You agree to protect and reimburse the site's operators against claims or demands, including reasonable legal fees, that result from your misuse of the reference or breach of these terms.
8. Site Materials
Copyright protects the site's original writing, visual design, logo, and layout. You may link to a page or quote a short passage with credit; republishing full pages or copying material in bulk is not allowed.
9. Revisions
We may revise these terms by placing a new version here. If you continue using the reference after a revision, you accept the updated terms.
10. Access Restrictions
We may limit or block access, with or without advance notice, when a user violates these terms or misuses the site.
11. West Virginia Law
West Virginia law governs these terms, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Public records held by West Virginia agencies are subject to the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act, W. Va. Code §29B-1-1 et seq.; requests must go to the public body that keeps the record.
12. Severability
If a court finds a provision unenforceable, the other terms remain effective.
13. Questions
For a question about these terms, use the Contact page.