1. What This Reference Is
Tyler Residents Directory is a privately operated reference to public rolls, record indexes, and directory collections relevant to Tyler, Smith County, and Texas. It does not host government records and is not affiliated with a government office, court, library, or records custodian.
2. Rules for Using This Site
Use this service and information located through it only for lawful purposes. You may not use either 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 involving credit, employment, tenant, or insurance matters
- Scrape, copy, or republish the site's content at scale
- Interfere with the site's operation or security
3. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
Tyler Residents Directory is not a consumer reporting agency as defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. ยง 1681 et seq. Nothing on this service, including a result from a linked tool, is a consumer report. It may not be used to assess eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another purpose covered by the FCRA.
4. Outside Links and Services
Government portals, third-party services, and sponsored search tools have their own terms and privacy practices. We do not control their content, availability, pricing, data practices, or search results.
5. No Guarantees
The service is provided "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind. We do not guarantee that its information is accurate, complete, or current, or that a linked portal will operate or return a correct result.
6. Limits on Our Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, the operators 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 information found through either.
7. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the service operators from a claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising from misuse of the service or a violation of these terms.
8. Intellectual Property
The site's 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. Changes to These Terms
We may revise these terms by posting an updated version here. Continued use after that posting means acceptance of the revised terms.
10. Restricting Access
We may block or limit access, without notice, for a user who violates these terms or abuses the service.
11. Texas Governing Law
These terms are governed by Texas law without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Public governmental records mentioned here are subject to the Texas Public Information Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 552, while judicial records follow the separate access rules identified in that law. The Texas Data Privacy and Security Act, Texas Business & Commerce Code Chapter 541, addresses qualifying privacy rights and obligations of covered businesses; it does not make records held by the City of Tyler, Smith County Clerk, or Smith County Appraisal District subject to deletion through this private service.
12. Severability
If any part of these terms is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in effect.
13. Questions
Questions about these terms may be sent through the Contact page.