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Terms of Use

These terms apply to use of Aiken Residents Directory. By using the private reference, you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, do not use the site or any result reached through it.

1. Private Reference

Aiken Residents Directory is a privately operated reference to public rolls, record indexes, and directory collections concerning Aiken, South Carolina. It does not host government records and has no affiliation with a public office, court, library, or custodian.


2. Permitted Use

Use this site and material reached through it only for lawful purposes. You may not use it to:

  • Stalk, harass, intimidate, threaten, or harm a person.
  • Locate a person protected by a restraining or protective order.
  • Commit identity theft, fraud, or another unlawful act.
  • Make an FCRA-regulated credit, employment, tenant, insurance, or similar decision.
  • Scrape, copy, or republish the content at scale.
  • Interfere with site operation or security.

3. FCRA Status

This site is not a consumer reporting agency as defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. Nothing here or in a linked search result is a consumer report, and none of it may be used to evaluate eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another FCRA-covered purpose.


4. Outside Services

Government portals, libraries, archives, sponsored tools, and other third-party services maintain their own terms and privacy practices. We are not responsible for their content, availability, price, or data handling.


5. No Warranties

The site is provided as is and as available, without warranties. We do not promise that content is complete, accurate, current, or that a linked portal will operate or return a correct result.


6. Liability Limits

To the fullest extent the law allows, the operators are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages arising from use of this site or a linked resource, including a decision based on a record found through it.


7. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the site operators from a claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising from misuse of the site or a violation of these terms.


8. Intellectual Property

The original text, design, logo, and layout are protected by copyright. Linking to a page and quoting a brief attributed excerpt is permitted. Republishing full pages or systematically copying content is not.


9. Term Updates

Updated terms may be posted here. Continued use after an update constitutes acceptance of that version.


10. Access Restrictions

We may restrict or block access, without notice, when a user violates these terms or abuses the service.


11. South Carolina Law

These terms are governed by South Carolina law without regard to conflict-of-law principles. The public-records references on this site include the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act, S.C. Code Ann. tit. 30, ch. 4, including §§30-4-30 and 30-4-40 where applicable to a custodian.


12. Severability

If one provision is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain effective.


13. Terms Questions

Questions about these terms may be sent through the contact page.