1. Nature of This Service
Melrose Residents Directory is a privately operated reference to public record routes, indexes, and historical directory collections associated with Melrose, Massachusetts. It does not host government records and is not connected with any public office, court, or custodian.
2. Permitted and Prohibited Use
Use this service only for lawful purposes. Neither the service nor information found 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 an FCRA-regulated decision, including a credit, employment, tenant-screening, or insurance decision
- Scrape, copy, or republish the site's content at scale
- Interfere with the site's operation or security
3. No Consumer Reporting Service
Melrose Residents Directory is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. No information here, including information supplied by a linked search tool, is a consumer report or may be used to assess eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another FCRA-covered purpose.
4. Links and Outside Services
Government portals and third-party services, including sponsored search tools, operate under their own terms and privacy practices. Their availability, charges, content, and data handling are not controlled by this service.
5. No Warranties
The service is offered "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind. No representation is made that its information is complete, current, or accurate, or that a linked portal will operate or return correct results.
6. Liability Limits
To the fullest extent allowed by law, the operators are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages arising from use of the service or a linked resource, including decisions based on records reached through it.
7. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold the service operators harmless from a claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, caused by misuse of the service or a breach of these terms.
8. Intellectual Property
The original writing, design, logo, and layout are protected by copyright. Links and brief attributed quotations are permitted, but complete-page republication or systematic copying is not.
9. Changes to the Terms
These terms may be revised by posting an updated version here. Continued use after a revision signifies acceptance.
10. Restricting Access
Access may be blocked or restricted, without notice and at the operators' discretion, for a violation of these terms or abusive use.
11. Massachusetts Law
Massachusetts law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Public-records routes discussed in the service are subject to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, principally G.L. c.66 §10, and their custodian-specific exemptions and procedures.
12. Severability
If a provision is unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in effect.
13. Questions
Questions about these terms may be sent through the Contact page.