1. Nature of the Service
Hempstead Residents Directory is a privately run reference to public rolls, indexes, and historical directory collections related to Hempstead, New York. It links to source custodians but does not host government files and is not affiliated with any office, court, or records holder.
2. Lawful Use Rules
Use this service 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 Reporting Notice
This service is not a consumer reporting agency as that term is defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. Neither its material nor the return from a linked search tool is a consumer report, and neither may be used to determine eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another FCRA-covered purpose.
4. External Resources
Government portals and outside services, including sponsored search tools, set their own terms and privacy practices. We do not control their content, price, availability, or data handling.
5. No Warranty
The service is offered "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind. We do not promise that content is complete, current, or accurate, or that a linked portal will operate or return a correct result.
6. Limits on Our Liability
To the maximum extent the law allows, we are not liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages arising from use of this site or any linked resource, including decisions made from records found through it.
7. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the operators of this site from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising from your misuse of the site or violation of these terms.
8. Intellectual Property
Our original writing, design, logo, and layout are protected by copyright. Links and brief attributed quotations are welcome. Republishing full pages or systematically copying material is prohibited.
9. Changes to Terms
We may revise these terms by posting a new version here. Continued use after a revision means acceptance.
10. Cutting Off Access
We may block or restrict any user who violates these terms or abuses the site, at our discretion and without notice.
11. Governing Law
New York law governs these terms, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. References to public-agency records reflect the New York Freedom of Information Law, Public Officers Law Article 6, §§84-90, which does not alter the terms that apply to this private service.
12. Severability
If any part of these terms proves unenforceable, the rest stays in force.
13. Questions
Send questions about these terms through the Contact page.