1. Nature of This Service
Taunton Residents Directory is privately operated. It describes and links to public record indexes, rolls, and directory collections relevant to Taunton, Massachusetts. It does not host government records and is not connected to an office, court, library, or records custodian.
2. Permitted Use
Use this service only for a lawful purpose. You may not use it, or information 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 decisions regulated by the FCRA, including credit, employment, tenant, or insurance decisions
- Scrape, copy, or republish the site's content at scale
- Interfere with the site's operation or security
3. No Consumer Reporting Service
This service is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. Nothing on it, including material returned by a linked tool, is a consumer report. It may not be used to assess eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another FCRA-covered purpose.
4. External Links
Government portals and independent services, including sponsored search tools, publish their own terms and policies. We do not control their content, availability, prices, or handling of data.
5. No Warranties
The service is offered "as is" and "as available," without warranties. We do not promise that information is complete, accurate, or current, or that a linked portal will remain available or return a correct result.
6. Limits of Liability
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 decisions based on a record reached through it.
7. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the service operators from claims or demands, including reasonable attorneys' fees, that arise from misuse of the service or violation of these terms.
8. Intellectual Property
The original text, layout, design, and logo are protected by copyright. Linking to a page and quoting a brief excerpt with attribution is permitted; copying full pages or systematically republishing content is not.
9. Updates to These Terms
We may revise these terms by posting an updated version here. Continued use after a revision constitutes acceptance.
10. Restricting Access
We may block or limit access for a user who violates these terms or misuses the service, at our discretion and without advance notice.
11. Governing Law
Massachusetts law governs these terms, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Government-record access referenced by the service is generally governed by the Massachusetts Public Records Law, M.G.L. c. 66, §10, with definitions and exemptions in M.G.L. c. 4, §7(26); that law does not make this private reference a custodian.
12. Severability
If a provision of these terms is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain effective.
13. Questions
Questions about these terms may be sent through the Contact page.