1. Nature of the Service
Peabody Residents Directory is a private reference service. It discusses and links to public indexes, rolls, and directory collections relevant to Peabody, Massachusetts. It neither hosts governmental records nor represents an office, court, library, or other custodian.
2. Permitted and Prohibited Use
Use the service only for lawful purposes. You may not use the service or material reached through it to:
- Stalk, harass, intimidate, threaten, or harm any person
- Find someone whose location is protected by a restraining or protective order
- Commit identity theft or fraud
- Make any 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. No Consumer Reporting Role
This private service is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. Neither its information nor results from a linked search provider are consumer reports, and none may be used for an FCRA-regulated decision.
4. Outside Resources
Government portals and outside services, including sponsored-search providers, have independent terms and policies. We do not control their content, availability, prices, or information practices.
5. No Warranty
The service is provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties. We do not promise that its material is accurate, complete, or current, or that an outside portal will remain available or yield 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 the service, an outside resource, or a decision based on a record reached through either.
7. Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold the service operators harmless from claims or demands, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising 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. Links and short attributed quotations are permitted; republication of full pages or systematic copying is not.
9. Changes to These Terms
We may revise these terms by posting an updated version here. Use after that posting indicates acceptance.
10. Restricting Access
We may restrict or block access, without notice, when a user violates these terms or misuses the service.
11. Massachusetts Law
Massachusetts law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Public-record access described by the service is subject to Massachusetts Public Records Law, M.G.L. c. 66, §10, including its exemptions, custodian rules, and appeal process.
12. Severability
If a provision is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain effective.
13. Questions
Questions concerning these terms may be sent through the Contact page.