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Terms of Use

These terms set the conditions for using Cookeville Residents Directory. By using the site, you accept them. Do not use the site if you do not agree.

1. Nature of This Website

Cookeville Residents Directory is a privately operated reference. It describes and links to public rolls, indexes, and directory collections associated with people who live or once lived in Cookeville, Tennessee. It does not host government records and is not affiliated with any office, court, or records custodian.


2. Acceptable Use

Use the site and information reached through it only for lawful purposes. You may not use either to:

  • Stalk, harass, intimidate, threaten, or harm any person
  • Find someone protected by a restraining or protective order
  • Commit identity theft or fraud
  • Make FCRA-regulated decisions, including credit, employment, tenant, or insurance decisions
  • Scrape, reproduce, or republish site content at scale
  • Disrupt the site’s operation or security

3. No Consumer Reporting Agency

This site is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. Neither its content nor any result from a linked search tool is a consumer report. None may be used to determine eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another FCRA-covered purpose.


4. Third-Party Links

Government portals and third-party services, including sponsored search tools, apply their own terms and policies. We are not responsible for their content, availability, prices, or data practices.


5. No Warranties

The site is offered "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind. We do not guarantee that site information is accurate, complete, or current, or that a linked portal will operate or return correct results.


6. Limits of Liability

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


7. Indemnification

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


8. Intellectual Property

The site’s original text, design, logo, and layout are protected by copyright. You may link to pages and quote brief excerpts with attribution. Republishing full pages or systematically copying material is not permitted.


9. Changes to the Terms

We may revise these terms by posting an updated version here. Continued use following a change constitutes acceptance.


10. Restricting Access

We may block or limit access, without notice and at our discretion, for a user who violates these terms or misuses the site.


11. Governing Law

Tennessee law governs these terms, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Access to Tennessee public records is also subject to the Tennessee Public Records Act, T.C.A. §§ 10-7-501 et seq., including the inspection provision in § 10-7-503 and applicable confidentiality exceptions in § 10-7-504.


12. Severability

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


13. Questions

Send questions about these terms through the Contact page.