1. Nature of the Service
Kalamazoo County Residents Directory is a privately operated reference. It describes and links to public record indexes, rolls, and directory collections relevant to Kalamazoo County, Michigan. It does not host government records and is not affiliated with an office, court, or custodian.
2. Permitted Use
Use the service only for lawful purposes. You may not use it, or material found 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 Status
This service is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. ยง 1681 et seq. Nothing here, or returned by a linked search tool, is a consumer report. It may not be used to assess eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another FCRA-covered purpose.
4. Third-Party Links
Government portals and third-party services, including sponsored search tools, have their own terms and policies. We do not control their content, availability, prices, or information practices.
5. Warranty Disclaimer
The service is offered "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind. We do not guarantee that material is accurate, complete, or current, or that a linked portal will remain available or return correct results.
6. Liability Limits
To the fullest extent permitted by law, we are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages arising from use of the service or a linked resource, including decisions made from records located through it.
7. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold the service operators harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, resulting from your 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 brief attributed excerpts, but may not republish full pages or systematically copy content.
9. Changes to Terms
We can update these terms by posting a revised version here. Continued use after a revision is acceptance.
10. Restricting Access
We may restrict or block access, without notice and at our discretion, for a user who violates these terms or abuses the service.
11. Governing Law
Michigan law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Michigan Freedom of Information Act requests to public bodies are addressed in MCL 15.231 et seq.; that statute does not turn this private reference into a government custodian.
12. Severability
If a provision of these terms is unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in force.
13. Questions
Questions about these terms may be sent through the Contact page.