1. Nature of This Reference
Ottawa County Residents Directory is a privately operated reference to public rolls, record indexes, and historical directory collections concerning Ottawa County, Michigan. It does not host government records and has no affiliation with a government office, court, library, or records custodian.
2. Lawful Use Rules
Use the service only for lawful purposes. You may not use this service or a linked record to:
- Stalk, harass, threaten, intimidate, or harm another person
- Find a person protected by a restraining or protective order
- Commit fraud or identity theft
- Make an FCRA-regulated decision about credit, employment, housing, tenant, or insurance matters
- Scrape, copy, or republish the service at scale
- Interfere with its operation or security
3. No Consumer Reporting Agency
Ottawa County Residents Directory is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. Nothing on this service, or through a linked search tool, is a consumer report or may be used to determine eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another FCRA-covered purpose.
4. Outside Links
Government portals, historical repositories, sponsored tools, and other linked services operate under their own terms and policies. We do not control their data, availability, pricing, or practices.
5. No Warranties
The service is provided “as is” and “as available.” We make no warranty that a page, record description, office detail, or external search result is accurate, complete, current, or available.
6. Liability Limits
To the fullest extent permitted by law, we are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or other damages arising from use of this service or a linked resource, including a decision based on a record reached through it.
7. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold the service operators harmless from claims or demands, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising from misuse of the service or violation of these terms.
8. Intellectual Property
Original text, design, logo, and layout are protected by copyright. Linking to a page and quoting a brief attributed excerpt is permitted. Republishing full pages or systematically copying content is not.
9. Changes to Terms
We may revise these terms by posting an updated version here. Continued use after the revision is posted means you accept the new version.
10. Access Restrictions
We may suspend or limit access for a person who violates these terms or abuses the service. We may do so without advance notice.
11. Michigan Law
These terms are governed by Michigan law, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Michigan Freedom of Information Act access questions are governed by 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 et seq., and should be directed to the public body that holds the requested record.
12. Severability
If a term is held unenforceable, the remaining terms remain effective.
13. Questions
Questions about these terms may be sent through the Contact page.