1. Nature of the Service
Orangetown Residents Directory is privately operated reference material. It describes and links to public rolls, record indexes, and historical collections relevant to Orangetown, New York. It does not host government records and is not affiliated with a public office, court, library, or records custodian.
2. Lawful Use Rules
Use the service only for lawful purposes. You may not use it, or information reached through it, to:
- Stalk, harass, intimidate, threaten, or harm any person
- Locate a person 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 service’s content at scale
- Interfere with the service’s operation or security
3. No Consumer Reports
This service is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. Nothing published here or returned by a linked tool is a consumer report. It may not be used to determine eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another FCRA-regulated purpose.
4. Outside Services
Government portals and outside services, including sponsored search tools, operate under their own terms and policies. We do not control their content, availability, pricing, or data practices.
5. No Warranties
The service is provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind. We do not promise that its information is accurate, complete, or current, or that a linked portal will function or return a correct result.
6. Liability Limits
To the fullest extent allowed by law, we are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages arising from use of this service or a linked resource, including decisions made from information found through them.
7. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the service operators from a claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising from misuse of the service or violation of these terms.
8. Intellectual Property
The original text, design, logo, and layout are protected by copyright. You may link to pages and quote short excerpts with attribution, but may not republish full pages or systematically copy the content.
9. Term Updates
We may revise these terms by posting an updated version here. Continued use after the change constitutes acceptance.
10. Access Restrictions
We may restrict or block access for a user who violates these terms or abuses the service, at our discretion and without notice.
11. Governing Law
New York law governs these terms, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Public-record access described in the reference is subject to New York’s Freedom of Information Law, Public Officers Law Article 6, §§84–90, and to the separate laws that restrict specific record families.
12. Severability
If a provision of these terms is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in effect.
13. Questions
Send questions about these terms through the Contact page.