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Terms of Use

These terms set the conditions for using Hempstead Residents Directory. By using the service, you accept them; do not use it if you do not agree.

1. Nature of This Service

Hempstead Residents Directory is privately operated reference material. It points to public rolls, record indexes, and directory collections relevant to Hempstead, New York. It does not host government records and is not connected with any office, court, or custodian.


2. Rules for Using This Site

Use this 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. 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. Links to Outside Sites

Government portals and outside services, including sponsored search tools, set their own terms and privacy rules. Their content, availability, pricing, and data practices are not under our control.


5. No Warranties

The service is provided "as is" and "as available," without warranties. We do not promise that content is complete, accurate, current, or that an outside 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 update these terms by posting a new version here. Continued use after a change means 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. Governing Law

New York law governs these terms, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Public-record access referenced by the service is subject to New York Public Officers Law Article 6, including the FOIL provisions in §§84-90, and to the separate rules of each record custodian.


12. Severability

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


13. Questions

Send questions about these terms through the Contact page.