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Terms of Use

These terms apply when you use Onondaga Residents Directory. By using it, you agree to them; do not use the service if you do not agree.

1. Nature of This Reference

Onondaga Residents Directory is a private reference that describes and links to public rolls, indexes, and directory collections relevant to Onondaga, New York. It does not host government records and is not connected to an office, court, or records custodian.


2. Acceptable Use

Use the service only for a lawful purpose. You may not use it, or material reached through 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 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

This site is not a consumer reporting agency as defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq.). Nothing here, and nothing any linked search tool returns, is a consumer report, and none of it may be used to judge eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or any other FCRA-covered purpose.


4. External Resources

Government portals and outside services, including sponsored search tools, set their own terms and privacy practices. We do not control their content, availability, charges, or data handling.


5. No Warranties

The service is supplied "as is" and "as available" without warranties. We do not promise that information is complete, accurate, or current, or that an external portal will operate or return a correct result.


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 revise these terms by publishing an updated version here. Continued use after that publication is 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. New York Law

New York law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Public-record access discussed in the reference is subject to the New York Freedom of Information Law, Public Officers Law Article 6 §§84-90, and to the rules of the specific custodian.


12. Severability

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


13. Questions

Send a question about these terms through the Contact page.