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Terms of Use

These terms set the conditions for using Niagara County Residents Directory. By using the reference, you agree to them. Do not use it if you do not agree.

1. Nature of This Reference

Niagara County Residents Directory is privately operated. It describes and links to public rolls, indexes, and directory collections relevant to Niagara County, New York. It does not host government records and is not connected to an office, court, or records custodian.


2. Acceptable Use

Use this reference only for lawful purposes. 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 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. Not a Consumer Reporting Agency

This reference is not a consumer reporting agency as defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. Nothing here, including results from a linked tool, is a consumer report. It may not be used to make a credit, employment, housing, insurance, or other FCRA-regulated decision.


4. External Services

Government portals and third-party services, including sponsored search tools, operate under their own terms and privacy practices. We do not control their content, availability, charges, or handling of data.


5. No Warranty

This reference is provided "as is" and "as available," without warranties. We do not promise that content is accurate, complete, current, or available, or that any linked portal will function 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. Updates to Terms

We may revise these terms by posting an updated version. Continued use after publication is acceptance of the revision.


10. Restricting Access

We may suspend or restrict access, without notice, for violation of these terms or abuse of the service.


11. Governing Law

New York law governs these terms, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. The public-records framework referenced in the directory is the New York Freedom of Information Law, Public Officers Law Article 6, §§84–90; the statute does not require an agency to create a new record.


12. Severability

If a provision is unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in effect.


13. Questions

Use the Contact page for questions about these terms.