1. Nature of the Service
Andover Residents Directory is a privately operated reference. It describes and links to public record indexes, rolls, and historical collections relevant to Andover, Massachusetts. It neither hosts government records nor represents any public office, court, library, or custodian.
2. Permitted Use
Use this site only for lawful purposes. You may not use the site or information 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. 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 decide eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another FCRA-covered purpose.
4. External Links
Government portals and third-party services, including sponsored search tools, operate under their own terms and policies. We do not control their content, availability, prices, or data practices.
5. No Warranties
The site is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind. We do not promise that site material is accurate, complete, current, or that any linked portal will operate or return correct results.
6. Limits 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 a record reached through it.
7. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the site operators from a claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, that results from misuse of the site or 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 short 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 a change constitutes acceptance.
10. Restricting Access
We may block or restrict access, without notice and at our discretion, for a user who violates these terms or misuses the site.
11. Governing Law
Massachusetts law governs these terms, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Requests for public records held by Massachusetts or Andover custodians follow the Massachusetts Public Records Law, M.G.L. c.66 §10, with definitions in M.G.L. c.4 §7 cl.26 and regulations at 950 CMR 32.00.
12. Severability
If any provision of these terms is unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in effect.
13. Questions
Send questions about these terms through the Contact page.