1. Nature of the Service
Somerville Residents Directory is a privately operated reference that describes and links to public rolls, record indexes, and historical collections associated with Somerville, Massachusetts. It does not host government records and is not affiliated with an office, court, library, or other records custodian.
2. Acceptable Use Rules
Use the service only for lawful purposes. You may not use it, or any information reached through it, to:
- Stalk, harass, intimidate, threaten, or harm any person
- Find a person protected by a restraining or protective order
- Commit identity theft or fraud
- Make an FCRA-regulated decision, including one about credit, work, residency, or insurance
- Scrape, copy, or republish the site's content at scale
- Interfere with the site's operation or security
3. No Consumer Reporting Agency Role
This service is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. Neither its content nor results from a linked search tool are consumer reports. They may not be used to determine eligibility for credit, work, residency, insurance, or any other purpose regulated by the FCRA.
4. External Services
Government portals, sponsored search tools, and other outside services have their own conditions and privacy practices. We do not control their content, availability, charges, or information practices.
5. No Warranties
The service is provided “as is” and “as available” without warranties of any kind. We do not promise that its content is accurate, complete, or current, or that a linked portal will operate or return a correct result.
6. Liability Limits
To the extent law permits, the operators are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages connected with use of this service or an outside resource, including decisions based on record information.
7. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold the operators harmless 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 original text, design, logo, and layout are protected by copyright. Linking to a page and quoting a short excerpt with attribution is permitted; republishing whole pages or systematically copying their content is not.
9. Changes to Terms
We may revise these terms by posting an updated version here. Continued use after the posting accepts the revision.
10. Restricting Access
We may block or limit access, without notice, for a user who violates these terms or misuses the service.
11. Governing Law
Massachusetts law governs these terms, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Requests to government custodians are separately governed by Massachusetts Public Records Law, M.G.L. c. 66 §10 and 950 CMR 32.00, along with any record-specific access rule.
12. Severability
If a provision of these terms is unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in effect.
13. Questions
Questions about these terms may be sent through the Contact page.