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Terms of Use

These terms apply to use of Suffolk County Residents Directory. By using the reference, you accept them. If you do not accept them, do not use the service.

1. Nature of This Reference

Suffolk County Residents Directory is a privately operated reference. It describes and links to public rolls, record indexes, and directory collections connected to Suffolk County, Massachusetts. It does not host government records and is unaffiliated with any office, court, library, Registry, or records custodian.


2. Rules for Using This Site

Use the reference for lawful purposes only. Neither it 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

Suffolk County Residents Directory is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. Neither its material nor a linked search result is a consumer report. None may be used to decide eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another FCRA-covered purpose.


4. Links to Outside Sites

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


5. No Warranties

The reference is supplied "as is" and "as available," without warranties. We do not promise that its content is accurate, complete, or current, or that an outside portal will operate or return correct results.


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 harmless the operators of this site from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising from your misuse of the site or 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 update these terms by posting a new version here. Continued use after a change 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-record access referenced by this service is subject to Massachusetts Public Records Law, M.G.L. c. 66, § 10, its exemptions in M.G.L. c. 4, § 7(26), and 950 CMR 32.00 et seq.


12. Severability

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


13. Questions

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