1. Nature of This Website
Ann Arbor Residents Directory is privately operated. It describes and links to public rolls, record indexes, and directory collections relevant to people who live or once lived in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It does not host government records and is not affiliated with an office, court, or records custodian.
2. Permitted Use
Use the site only for lawful purposes. You may not use it, or material found 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 about credit, employment, tenant screening, or insurance
- Scrape, copy, or republish the site's content at scale
- Interfere with the site's operation or security
3. No Consumer Reporting Agency Status
This site is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. ยง 1681 et seq. Nothing on the site 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 purpose covered by the FCRA.
4. Links to Other Services
Government portals and third-party services, including sponsored search tools, maintain their own terms and privacy policies. We do not control their content, availability, pricing, or data practices.
5. No Warranties
The site is provided "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind. We do not guarantee that its information is accurate, complete, or current, or that a linked portal will function or return correct results.
6. Liability Limits
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 based on records found through them.
7. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold the site operators harmless from a claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, that arises from your 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 brief excerpts with attribution. Republishing entire pages or systematically copying content is prohibited.
9. Changes to These Terms
We may revise these terms by posting an updated version here. Using the site after a change means you accept the revision.
10. Restricting Access
We may, without notice and at our discretion, block or restrict a user who violates these terms or abuses the site.
11. Governing Law
Michigan law governs these terms, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Public-record requests discussed by this site are subject to the Michigan Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 et seq.; a court record may instead follow the court's own access rules.
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.