1. Nature of the Reference
Hingham Residents Directory is privately operated. It describes and links to public rolls, record indexes, and directory collections relevant to Hingham, Massachusetts. It does not host government records and has no connection with a public office, court, or records 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 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. Consumer-Report Status
Hingham Residents Directory is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. Nothing in the reference or returned by a linked tool is a consumer report, and it may not be used for a decision the FCRA regulates.
4. Links and Outside Services
Government portals and outside services, including sponsored search tools, operate under their own terms and policies. We do not control or guarantee their content, availability, pricing, or data practices.
5. No Warranties
The reference is offered "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind. No promise is made that its material is accurate, complete, current, or that any linked portal will operate or return correct results.
6. Limits of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the operators are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages resulting from use of the reference or a linked resource, including decisions based on retrieved records.
7. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold the operators harmless from a claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, that arises from misuse of the reference or a violation of these terms.
8. Intellectual Property
The 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 the content is not.
9. Changes to Terms
We may revise these terms by posting an updated version here. Continued use after a revision constitutes acceptance.
10. Restricting Access
We may block or limit access, without notice and at our discretion, for a user who violates these terms or abuses the reference.
11. Massachusetts Law
Massachusetts law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Public-record access questions are separately governed by Massachusetts Public Records Law, M.G.L. c.66 §10, and applicable exemptions.
12. Severability
If one provision is unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in effect.
13. Questions
Send questions about these terms through the Contact page.