1. What This Website Is
Salem Residents Directory is a private reference. It describes and links to public record routes, indexes and historical directory collections relevant to Salem, Virginia. It does not host government records and has no affiliation with a Salem office, court, library or other records custodian.
2. Rules for Using This Site
Use this reference only for lawful purposes. You may not use it, or material found through it, to:
- Stalk, harass, intimidate, threaten, or harm any person
- Locate a person protected by a restraining or protective order
- Commit identity theft or fraud
- Make a decision regulated by the FCRA, including credit, employment, housing or insurance
- Scrape, copy or republish content at scale
- Interfere with site operation or security
3. Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
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 output of a linked search tool is a consumer report. Do not use it to assess eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance or any other FCRA-covered purpose.
4. Links to Outside Sites
Government portals and third-party services, including sponsored search tools, have their own policies and terms. We do not control their content, availability, prices or data practices.
5. No Warranties
The reference is offered "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind. We do not guarantee that information is accurate, complete or current, or that a linked portal will operate or provide correct results.
6. Limits on Liability
To the fullest extent allowed by law, the operators are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or special damages arising from use of this reference or a linked resource, including actions taken from a record found through it.
7. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold the site operators harmless from a claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, caused by misuse of the reference or violation of these terms.
8. Intellectual Property
The original text, design, logo and layout are protected by copyright. You may link to a page and quote brief attributed excerpts, but may not republish full pages or systematically copy the content.
9. Changes to These Terms
We may revise these terms by posting the new version here. Continued use after a revision signifies acceptance.
10. Restricting Access
We may block or limit access, without notice and at our discretion, for a user who violates these terms or abuses the reference.
11. Governing Law
Virginia law governs these terms, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Salem and Virginia public-record requests are subject to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, Va. Code § 2.2-3700 et seq., including its exemptions and procedures; the statute does not make this private reference a government custodian.
12. Severability
If a provision of these terms is unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain effective.
13. Questions
Send questions about these terms through the Contact page.