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Terms of Use

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

1. Nature of the Service

Yarmouth Residents Directory is a private reference service. It describes and links to public indexes, records routes, and directory collections relating to Yarmouth, Massachusetts. It does not host a government record collection and is not affiliated with an office, court, library, or records custodian.


2. Permitted Use

Use the service and anything located through it only for lawful purposes. You may not use 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 a decision regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act
  • Scrape, copy, or republish the site's content at scale
  • Interfere with the site's operation or security

3. Consumer Reporting Limits

This service is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. Neither its contents nor the output of a linked tool is a consumer report, and none may be used for a purpose regulated by that law.


4. Third-Party Services

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


5. No Warranty

The service is provided "as is" and "as available." We make no warranty that information is accurate, complete, or current, or that a linked portal will remain available or return a particular 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 action taken in reliance on a record.


7. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold the operators of this service harmless from claims or demands, including reasonable attorneys' fees, that arise from misuse of the service or violation of these terms.


8. Intellectual Property

The service's original text, design, logo, and layout are protected by copyright. You may link to pages and quote short attributed excerpts, but may not republish full pages or systematically copy the content.


9. Changes to Terms

We may revise these terms by posting a new version here. Continued use after a revision constitutes acceptance.


10. Access Restrictions

We may restrict or block access, without notice and at our discretion, when a user violates these terms or misuses the service.


11. Governing Law

Massachusetts law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Public-records questions are governed by the Massachusetts Public Records Law, G.L. c.66, together with applicable exemptions including G.L. c.4 §7(26), and must be directed to the record custodian.


12. Severability

If a provision of these terms is unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in effect.


13. Questions

Send questions about these terms through the Contact page.