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Terms of Use

These terms set the conditions for using Dartmouth Residents Directory. By using the service, you accept them. Do not use the service if you do not agree.

1. Nature of This Service

Dartmouth Residents Directory is a privately run reference service. It describes and links to public rolls, indexes, and directory collections concerning Dartmouth, Massachusetts. It does not host government records and is not affiliated with an office, court, or record custodian.


2. Rules for Using This Site

Use this service only for lawful purposes. You may not use it, or material 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, or insurance matters
  • Scrape, copy, or republish the site's content at scale
  • Interfere with the site's operation or security

3. No Consumer Reporting Role

Dartmouth Residents Directory is not a consumer reporting agency as defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. Nothing here or returned by a linked search tool is a consumer report. It may not be used to assess eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another FCRA-covered purpose.


4. Links to Outside Sites

Government portals and third-party services, including sponsored search tools, operate under their own policies and terms. We do not control their content, availability, price, or data practices.


5. No Warranties

The service is offered "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind. We do not promise that a page is accurate, complete, current, or that a linked portal will function or return a correct result.


6. Limits on Our Liability

To the maximum extent the law allows, we are not liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages arising from use of this site or any linked resource, including decisions made from records found through it.


7. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold the service 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 of this site are protected by copyright. Linking to any page and quoting brief excerpts with attribution is welcome; republishing full pages or systematically copying content is not.


9. Changes to These Terms

We may revise these terms by placing an updated version here. Continuing to use the service after a revision means acceptance.


10. Cutting Off Access

We may block or restrict any user who violates these terms or abuses the site, at our discretion and without notice.


11. Governing Law

Massachusetts law governs these terms, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Public records referenced by the service are subject to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, M.G.L. c. 66, § 10, its exemptions in M.G.L. c. 4, § 7(26), and related rules including 950 CMR 32.04.


12. Severability

If any part of these terms proves unenforceable, the rest stays in force.


13. Questions

Send questions about these terms through the Contact page.