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Terms of Use

These terms apply to use of Collin County Residents Directory. By using the service, you accept these terms. Do not use the service if you do not agree with them.

1. What This Website Is

Collin County Residents Directory is a privately operated reference service. It describes and links to public rolls, record indexes, and historical directory collections concerning Collin County, Texas. It does not host government records and is not affiliated with a government office, court, or records custodian.


2. Rules for Using This Site

Use this service only for lawful purposes. You may not use it, or information found through it, to:

  • Stalk, harass, intimidate, threaten, or harm another person
  • Locate a person protected by a restraining or protective order
  • Commit identity theft, fraud, or impersonation
  • Make FCRA-regulated decisions involving credit, employment, tenant, or insurance
  • Scrape, copy, or republish the service's content at scale
  • Interfere with operation or security of the service

3. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency

Collin County Residents Directory is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. Neither the material here nor results from a linked search tool are consumer reports. They may not be used to determine eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another FCRA-covered purpose.


4. Links to Outside Sites

Government portals, archives, libraries, and sponsored search tools are outside services with their own terms and privacy policies. We are not responsible for their content, availability, charges, 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 information is accurate, complete, or current, or that a linked portal will function or produce a correct result.


6. Limits on Our Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, we are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages arising from use of this service or a linked resource, including decisions based on records located through it.


7. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless this service's operators from a claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, caused by misuse of the service or a violation of these terms.


8. Intellectual Property

The original text, design, logo, and layout are protected by copyright. You may link to a page or quote brief attributed excerpts. Republishing full pages or systematically copying the content is not permitted.


9. Changes to These Terms

A revised version of these terms may be posted here. Continued use after that posting means acceptance of the revision.


10. Cutting Off Access

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


11. Governing Law

Texas law governs these terms, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Access to Collin County or other Texas government records is subject to the Texas Public Information Act, Tex. Gov’t Code ch. 552, and applicable exceptions, not a promise made by this service. The Texas Data Privacy and Security Act became effective July 1, 2024; qualifying consumer data rights are addressed in the Privacy Policy.


12. Severability

If a provision of these terms is unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in effect.


13. Questions

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