1. Nature of This Reference
Arlington Residents Directory is privately operated. It describes and links to public indexes, record routes, and directory collections relevant to Arlington, Massachusetts. It does not host government records and is not connected to a public office, court, or record custodian.
2. Permitted Use
Use the service only for lawful purposes. You must 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 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. No Consumer Reporting Agency
Arlington Residents Directory is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. Nothing here, or returned through a linked search tool, is a consumer report. It cannot be used to assess eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another FCRA-covered purpose.
4. Links to Outside Sites
Government portals and third-party services, including sponsored search providers, set their own terms and policies. We do not control their content, availability, prices, or data practices.
5. No Warranties
The service is offered "as is" and "as available" without warranties. We do not promise that content is accurate, complete, current, or that a linked portal will work 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 post revised terms here. Continuing to use the service after that posting means you accept the revision.
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. Governing Law
Massachusetts law governs these terms, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Public-record access routes discussed by the reference are subject to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, including M.G.L. c.66 §10, and to separate court and custodian rules where applicable.
12. Severability
If any part of these terms proves unenforceable, the rest stays in force.
13. Questions
Questions about these terms go through the Contact page.