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Terms of Use

These terms apply when you use Utica Residents Directory. By continuing to use the service, you accept them. Do not use the service if you do not agree.

1. Nature of the Service

Utica Residents Directory is a private reference service. It describes and links to public rolls, record indexes, and directory collections relevant to Utica, New York. No government record is hosted here, and the service has no affiliation with a government office, court, or custodian.


2. Lawful Use Rules

Use the service only for lawful purposes. 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. Consumer Reporting Status

This service is not a consumer reporting agency as defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. Nothing provided here, or returned by a linked search tool, is a consumer report. It may not be used to decide eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another FCRA-regulated purpose.


4. Links to Outside Sites

Government portals and third-party services, including sponsored search tools, apply their own terms and policies. We do not control their content, availability, prices, or data practices.


5. No Warranties

The service is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any type. We do not promise that material is accurate, complete, or current, or that a linked portal will operate or return a correct result.


6. Limits on Our Liability

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 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, that arises from misuse of the service or a violation of these terms.


8. Intellectual Property

The original writing, design, logo, and layout are protected by copyright. Linking to a page and quoting a short excerpt with attribution is welcome. Republishing full pages or systematically copying content is not permitted.


9. Changes to These Terms

We may revise these terms by posting an updated version here. Continued use after a revision means acceptance.


10. Cutting Off Access

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

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 the procedure of the agency holding the requested record.


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.