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Terms of Use

These terms apply when you use Odessa Residents Directory. By using the service, you accept them. Do not use the service if you do not agree.

1. What This Service Is

Odessa Residents Directory is a privately operated reference to public rolls, record indexes, and historical directory collections related to Odessa, Texas. It does not host government records and is not connected with an office, court, or records custodian.


2. Rules for Lawful Use

Use this 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 site is not a consumer reporting agency as defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. ยง 1681 et seq.). Nothing here, and nothing any linked search tool returns, is a consumer report, and none of it may be used to judge eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or any other FCRA-covered purpose.


4. External Services

Government portals and outside services, including sponsored search providers, have their own terms and privacy policies. We do not control their content, availability, charges, or data practices.


5. No Warranty

This service is offered "as is" and "as available," without warranties. We do not promise that a page is complete or current, or that a linked portal will operate or return accurate information.


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 Terms

We may revise these terms by posting an updated version here. Use after the revision indicates 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

Texas law governs these terms, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Public-record access questions are governed by the Texas Public Information Act, Government Code Chapter 552, while each custodian's procedures and confidentiality rules still apply.


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.