1. About the Reference
Novato Residents Directory is privately operated. It describes and links to public rolls, record indexes, and historical collections that may show who lives or has lived in Novato, California. Government records are not hosted here, and the reference is independent of every office, court, library, and custodian it names.
2. Acceptable Use
Use these pages only in a lawful way. You may not use the reference or linked results to:
- Stalk, harass, intimidate, threaten, or harm any person
- Locate someone protected by a restraining or protective order
- Commit identity theft or fraud
- Make a decision regulated by the FCRA, including credit, employment, tenant, or insurance decisions
- Scrape, copy, or republish the pages at scale
- Disrupt the reference or defeat its security
3. No Consumer Reporting Agency
This reference is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. section 1681 and following. Neither these pages nor a result from a linked tool is a consumer report, and neither may be used to assess eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another FCRA-covered purpose.
4. External Resources
Government portals and outside services, including sponsored search tools, set their own terms and privacy practices. The operators are not responsible for an external service’s content, availability, charges, or handling of data.
5. No Warranties
The reference is supplied “as is” and “as available,” without warranties. No promise is made that a statement is complete, accurate, or current, or that an outside portal will remain online or 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 arising from use of these pages or a linked resource, including a choice made from a record found there.
7. Indemnification
You agree to defend and hold the operators harmless from a claim or demand, including reasonable attorney fees, caused by misuse of the reference or a breach of these terms.
8. Intellectual Property
Original wording, design, logo, and layout are protected by copyright. Links and short attributed quotations are welcome. Reposting complete pages or systematically copying the content is not permitted.
9. Changes
A revised version may be posted here. Continued use after the revision takes effect means the new terms are accepted.
10. Access Restrictions
Access may be blocked or limited for a user who violates these terms or abuses the reference, with or without prior notice.
11. Governing Law
California law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law principles. The California Public Records Act, Government Code sections 7920.000 and following, and the California Consumer Privacy Act and California Privacy Rights Act, Civil Code section 1798.100 and following, may govern public custodians or covered businesses; they do not make this private reference a records custodian.
12. Severability
If a provision is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in effect.
13. Questions
Questions about these terms may be sent through the Contact page.