1. Nature of This Service
Watertown Residents Directory is a private reference. It describes and links to public rolls, record indexes, and historical collections connected to Watertown, Jefferson County, and New York. It does not host government records and is not affiliated with an office, court, or record custodian.
2. Rules for Using This Site
Use this service only for lawful purposes. You may not use it, or material located 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. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
Watertown Residents Directory is not a consumer reporting agency as defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. Neither this reference nor a linked search result is a consumer report. Nothing from either may be used to decide eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another FCRA-covered purpose.
4. Links to Outside Sites
Government portals and external services, including sponsored search tools, apply their own terms and policies. We do not control their content, availability, pricing, or data practices.
5. No Warranties
This service is provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties. We do not promise that its information is complete, current, or accurate, or that a linked portal will function or return correct results.
6. Limits on Our Liability
To the greatest extent permitted by law, we are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages resulting from use of this service or a linked source, including decisions made from a record located through them.
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 a breach of these terms.
8. Intellectual Property
The original text, design, logo, and layout are protected by copyright. Linking to a page and quoting brief material with attribution is allowed. Republishing whole pages or systematically copying content is not.
9. Changes to These Terms
We can revise these terms by posting an updated version here. Continued use after publication indicates acceptance of the revision.
10. Cutting Off Access
We may block or limit access for a user who violates these terms or abuses the service, at our discretion and without notice.
11. Governing Law
These terms are governed by New York law without regard to conflict-of-law principles. New York Freedom of Information Law, Public Officers Law article 6, sections 84 through 90, governs access to qualifying government agency records, subject to its exemptions and the record-specific laws described by their custodians.
12. Severability
If a provision of these terms is unenforceable, the remaining provisions stay effective.
13. Questions
Questions about these terms may be sent through the Contact page.