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Terms of Use

Use of Estero Residents Directory is subject to these terms. Continuing to access the site confirms your acceptance. Stop using it if you do not agree.

1. What This Website Is

Estero Residents Directory is a privately operated reference to public indexes, rolls, and historical collections related to Estero, Florida. It neither hosts government databases nor represents any agency, court, library, or records custodian.


2. Acceptable Use Rules

Only lawful use is permitted. Neither the site 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. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency

Estero Residents Directory is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. ยง 1681 et seq. Content here and results supplied by a linked search provider are not consumer reports. They must not be used for eligibility decisions involving credit, employment, housing, insurance, or any other FCRA-regulated purpose.


4. Links and Outside Services

Government portals, archives, and third-party services reached by a link have separate terms and privacy practices. We do not control their content, availability, pricing, search results, or handling of submitted data.


5. No Information Warranty

The service is provided "as is" and "as available." No warranty is made that content is accurate, complete, or current. External portals may change, become unavailable, or produce incomplete results.


6. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the site's operators are not responsible for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages tied to use of the site or a linked resource, including reliance on a record.


7. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold the site's operators harmless from claims or demands, including reasonable attorneys' fees, caused by misuse of the service or a breach of these terms.


8. Intellectual Property

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


9. Changes to These Terms

Updates may be published here. Continued use after an update is posted constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.


10. Restricting Site Access

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


11. Governing Law

Florida law governs these terms, without applying conflict-of-law principles. The public-record access described here principally arises under article I, section 24 of the Florida Constitution and chapter 119 of the Florida Statutes. Statutory confidentiality and address exemptions include section 119.071 and the Address Confidentiality Program at section 741.465 et seq.


12. Severability

If one provision is found unenforceable, every remaining provision continues in effect.


13. Questions

Send questions concerning these terms through the Contact page.