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Terms of Use

These terms apply when you use The Bronx Residents Directory. By continuing to use the reference, you agree to them. If you do not agree, do not use the site.

1. Nature of the Reference

The Bronx Residents Directory is privately operated. It describes and links to public records, indexes, and historic collections associated with The Bronx, New York. It does not host government records and is not connected with a public office, court, library, or custodian.


2. Lawful Use Rules

Use the reference only for lawful purposes. You may not use it, or material 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 an FCRA-regulated decision, 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 site is not a consumer reporting agency as defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. §1681 et seq. Nothing here, or returned by a linked search tool, is a consumer report. It may not be used to judge eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another FCRA-covered purpose.


4. Linked Services

Government portals and outside services, including sponsored search tools, apply their own terms and policies. We do not control their material, availability, fees, or information practices.


5. Availability and Accuracy

The reference is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties. We do not promise that the information is complete, current, or accurate, or that an external portal will operate or return a correct result.


6. Limit of Liability

To the fullest extent allowed by law, we are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages arising from use of this site or a linked resource, including decisions made from information found through it.


7. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold the operators harmless from a claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, resulting from misuse of the site or violation of these terms.


8. Intellectual Property

The site’s original text, design, logo, and layout are protected by copyright. You may link to a page and quote a short attributed excerpt. Republishing full pages or systematically copying the content is not permitted.


9. Updates to These Terms

We may revise these terms by posting a new version here. Continued use after the revision means that you accept it.


10. Access Restrictions

We may block or restrict access for a user who violates these terms or misuses the site, in our discretion and without notice.


11. Governing Law

New York law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Public-record access questions involving New York agencies are generally governed by the Freedom of Information Law, Public Officers Law Article 6, §§84-90, subject to its exemptions and agency procedures.


12. Severability

If a provision of these terms is unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in effect.


13. Questions

Send questions about these terms through the Contact page.