1. Nature of the Service
Kent County Residents Directory is a private reference to public record paths and historical directory collections for Kent County, Michigan. It is not a government office, court, library, records custodian, or record host.
2. Acceptable Use
Use the service lawfully and responsibly. You may not use it or linked material to:
- stalk, harass, threaten, intimidate, or harm a person;
- seek out a person protected by a restraining or protective order;
- commit identity theft, fraud, or impersonation;
- make a decision regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act;
- scrape, systematically copy, or republish the service at scale; or
- interfere with its operation or security.
3. Consumer-Report Status
This service is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. Neither its content nor the output of a linked tool is a consumer report, and neither may be used for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another purpose regulated by that law.
4. External Resources
Official portals, libraries, archives, sponsored tools, and other linked services operate under their own terms and policies. We do not control their availability, charges, contents, or data practices.
5. No Promise of Accuracy
The service is supplied as available and as is. We do not promise that its pages, linked records, coverage notes, or outside portals are complete, current, uninterrupted, or error free. Confirm material facts with the responsible custodian.
6. Liability Limits
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the operators are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or other losses arising from use of this service or an outside resource.
7. Your Responsibility
You agree to defend and hold the operators harmless from claims, demands, and reasonable attorney fees arising from your misuse of the service or breach of these terms.
8. Site Materials
The original text, design, logo, and layout are protected by copyright. You may link to a page or quote a short attributed excerpt, but may not republish complete pages or systematically copy the service.
9. Term Updates
We may revise these terms by publishing a new version here. Continued use after a revision means that you accept the new version.
10. Access Restrictions
We may limit or end access for a user who violates these terms, abuses the service, or creates a security risk. Notice is not required.
11. Michigan Law
Michigan law governs these terms without applying conflict-of-law rules. The public-record access paths discussed here include the Michigan Freedom of Information Act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231–15.246. That statute does not override record-specific exemptions or custodian procedures.
12. Severability
If a part of these terms cannot be enforced, the remaining provisions continue in effect.
13. Term Questions
Questions about these terms may be sent through the Contact page.