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Terms of Use

These Terms of Use govern access to Balch Springs Residents Directory. By using the service, you accept these terms. If you do not agree, do not use the service.

1. Nature of the Service

Balch Springs Residents Directory is a privately operated reference service. It describes and links to public rolls, indexes, and directory collections related to Balch Springs, Texas. It does not host government records and has no affiliation with a government office, court, or records custodian.


2. Lawful Use Rules

Use this service only for lawful purposes. You may not use it, or information found through it, 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 screening, insurance, or a similar regulated purpose
  • Scrape, copy, or republish the site's content at scale
  • Interfere with the site's operation or security

3. No Consumer Reporting Agency Status

This service is not a consumer reporting agency as defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. Neither this service nor a linked search tool provides a consumer report. Information obtained through either may not be used to evaluate eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another FCRA-covered purpose.


4. Third-Party Resources

Government portals and third-party services, including sponsored search tools, operate under their own terms and privacy policies. We are not responsible for their content, availability, costs, or information practices.


5. Disclaimer of Warranties

The service is offered "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind. We do not promise that the material is accurate, complete, or current, or that an external portal will remain available or return accurate results.


6. Limitation of 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 actions taken in reliance on records found through them.


7. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the operators of this service from claims or demands, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, that arise from your misuse of the service 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 or quote a brief excerpt with attribution. Republishing full pages or systematically copying the content is prohibited.


9. Updates to These Terms

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


10. Restricting Access

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


11. Governing Texas Law

Texas law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Government records described or linked by this service are subject to the Texas Public Information Act, Texas Government Code chapter 552, along with the confidentiality exceptions and custodian procedures that apply to each record type.


12. Severability

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


13. Questions

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