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Terms of Use

These terms apply when you use Buffalo Residents Directory. By using it, you accept these terms. Do not use the service if you do not agree.

1. Nature of the Service

Buffalo Residents Directory is privately operated. It describes and links to public rolls, indexes, and directory collections relevant to Buffalo, New York. It does not host government records and has no affiliation with a public office, court, or records custodian.


2. Permitted Use

Use the service only lawfully. 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 a decision 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 Reports

This service is not a consumer reporting agency as defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. Nothing published here or returned by a linked search function is a consumer report. It may not be used to decide eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another FCRA-regulated purpose.


4. External Links

Government portals and other services, including sponsored search tools, operate under their own terms and policies. We do not control their availability, fees, content, or data practices.


5. No Warranty

The service is provided "as is" and "as available," without warranty. We do not promise that a page, link, record description, or outside portal is complete, current, available, or accurate.


6. Liability Limits

To the extent law permits, 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 material found through them.


7. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the service operators from claims or demands, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising from misuse of the service or breach of these terms.


8. Intellectual Property

The original text, design, logo, and layout are protected by copyright. You may link to pages and quote short excerpts with attribution, but may not republish full pages or systematically copy the content.


9. Changes to Terms

We may post an updated version of these terms. Continued use after that posting indicates acceptance.


10. Access Restrictions

We may limit or block access for a user who violates these terms or abuses the service, with or without notice.


11. Governing Law

New York law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law principles. The public-records discussion on this service refers, where relevant, to the New York Freedom of Information Law, Public Officers Law Article 6, §§84–90.


12. Severability

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


13. Questions

Use the Contact page for questions about these terms.