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Terms of Use

These terms apply whenever you use Fort Smith Residents Directory. Please stop using the service if you do not agree with them.

1. Nature of the Service

Fort Smith Residents Directory is a private reference that describes and links to rolls, public indexes, and historic collections associated with Fort Smith, Arkansas. It does not host official records and has no connection with the city, Sebastian County, the state, any court, or any records custodian.


2. Acceptable Use

Use is limited to lawful purposes. Neither the service nor information reached through it may be used 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. No Consumer Reports

Fort Smith Residents Directory is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. Its content and results from linked tools are not consumer reports. They may not be used to decide eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another purpose governed by the FCRA.


4. External Resources

Outside portals and services, including sponsored tools, operate under their own policies. We do not control their data practices, fees, content, or continued availability.


5. Warranty Disclaimer

The service is offered "as is" and "as available," without warranties. No promise is made that information is complete, accurate, or current, or that an outside portal will remain available and return a correct result.


6. Liability Limits

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the operators are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages tied to use of the service or an external resource, including reliance on a record.


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. Site Content Rights

Copyright protects the original writing, design, logo, and layout. You may link to a page or quote a brief attributed excerpt, but may not republish full pages or copy the content systematically.


9. Revisions

A revised version may be posted here. Continuing to use the service after publication means you accept the change.


10. Restricting Access

Access may be limited or blocked without notice when a user violates these terms or abuses the service.


11. Governing Law

Arkansas law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law rules. References to public access are informed by the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act, Ark. Code Ann. §§ 25-19-101 through 25-19-110, but these terms do not expand any right granted by that law.


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.