1. Nature of the Service
Rome Residents Directory is a privately operated reference. It describes and links to public rolls, indexes, and historical collections relevant to Rome, New York. It does not host government records and is not affiliated with a government office, court, or record custodian.
2. Permitted Use
Use the service only for lawful purposes. You may not use it, or material found 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. Consumer Reporting Status
This service is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. Neither this service nor a linked tool provides a consumer report. Information may not be used to determine eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another FCRA-regulated purpose.
4. Third-Party Links
Government portals and outside services, including sponsored search providers, have separate terms and privacy rules. We do not control their content, availability, charges, or information practices.
5. No Warranty
The service is offered "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind. We do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or currency of content, or that an external portal will operate or return a correct result.
6. Liability Limits
To the fullest extent permitted 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 based on a record located through it.
7. Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold the service operators harmless from claims or demands, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, that arise from your 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 a page and quote a brief attributed excerpt. Republishing complete pages or systematically copying site content is not permitted.
9. Changes to Terms
We may revise these terms by posting an updated version here. Continuing to use the service after that posting means you accept the revision.
10. Access Restrictions
We may suspend, block, or restrict access for a user who violates these terms or abuses the service, at our discretion and without advance notice.
11. Governing Law
New York law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Public-record access questions are separately governed by New York’s Freedom of Information Law, Public Officers Law Article 6, §§84-90, and by the record-specific rules of the responsible custodian.
12. Severability
If a part of these terms is held unenforceable, the remaining portions continue in effect.
13. Questions
Questions about these terms may be sent through the Contact page.