1. Nature of This Reference
New Bedford Residents Directory is privately operated. It describes and links to public indexes, rolls, and historical collections connected with New Bedford, Massachusetts. It does not host government records and is not affiliated with an office, court, archive, or other custodian.
2. Permitted Use
Use this reference 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 an FCRA-regulated decision, including one involving credit, employment, housing, or insurance
- Scrape, copy, or republish the site's content at scale
- Interfere with the site's operation or security
3. No Consumer Reporting Service
This reference 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 tool, is a consumer report. Do not use it to decide eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or any other FCRA-regulated purpose.
4. External Services
Massachusetts and New Bedford portals, as well as other linked services and sponsored search tools, operate under their own policies and terms. We do not control their content, price, availability, or data practices.
5. No Warranties
The reference is offered "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind. We do not promise that its material is accurate, complete, or current, or that an outside portal will work or produce a correct result.
6. Limits of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, we are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages resulting from use of this reference or a linked resource, including a decision made from a record reached through it.
7. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold the operators harmless from claims or demands, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising from misuse of the reference or violation of these terms.
8. Intellectual Property
The original writing, logo, design, and layout are protected by copyright. You may link to a page and quote short excerpts with attribution, but may not republish complete pages or systematically copy the content.
9. Changes to Terms
We can revise these terms by posting an updated version here. Using the reference after that posting constitutes acceptance.
10. Restricting Access
We may block or limit access, without notice and at our discretion, for a user who violates these terms or abuses the service.
11. Governing Law
Massachusetts law governs these terms, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Requests for Massachusetts public records are separately governed by Massachusetts Public Records Law, G.L. c.66, §10, its exemptions in G.L. c.4, §7, cl.26, and 950 CMR 32.00.
12. Severability
If a provision is unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in effect.
13. Questions
Send questions about these terms through the Contact page.