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Terms of Use

These terms set the conditions for using Norton Shores Residents Directory. By using the service, you agree to them. If you do not agree, do not use the service.

1. Nature of This Service

Norton Shores Residents Directory is a privately operated reference for public record routes and directory collections connected with Norton Shores, Michigan. It does not host government records and is not affiliated with a public office, court, library, or records custodian.


2. Permitted Use

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. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency

This site is not a consumer reporting agency as defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. ยง 1681 et seq.). Nothing here, and nothing any linked search tool returns, is a consumer report, and none of it may be used to judge eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or any other FCRA-covered purpose.


4. External Resources

Government portals and outside services, including sponsored search providers, set their own terms and privacy practices. We do not control their content, availability, costs, or handling of submitted information.


5. Information Without Warranty

The service is provided "as is" and "as available," without warranties. We do not promise that information is accurate, complete, current, or continuously available, and a linked portal may change or fail.


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

The original text, design, logo, and layout of this site are protected by copyright. Linking to any page and quoting brief excerpts with attribution is welcome; republishing full pages or systematically copying content is not.


9. Term Updates

We may revise these terms by posting an updated version. Using the service after that posting indicates acceptance of the revision.


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. Michigan Law

Michigan law governs these terms, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Public-record requests addressed by the service are governed separately by the Michigan Freedom of Information Act, MCL 15.231 et seq., and the applicable custodian rules.


12. Severability

If any part of these terms proves unenforceable, the rest stays in force.


13. Questions

Questions about these terms go through the Contact page.