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Terms of Use

These terms apply to use of Brownstown Township Residents Directory. By using the site, you agree to them. If you do not agree, do not use the site.

1. Nature of This Website

Brownstown Township Residents Directory is a privately run reference service. It describes and links to public rolls, record indexes, and historical directory collections relevant to Brownstown Township, Michigan. It does not host government records and is not connected with any public office, court, or records custodian.


2. Permitted Use

Use this site only for lawful purposes. Neither the site nor information found through it may be used to:

  • Stalk, threaten, harass, intimidate, or harm another person
  • Find a person protected by a restraining or protective order
  • Carry out identity theft or fraud
  • Make FCRA-regulated credit, employment, tenant, or insurance decisions
  • Scrape, reproduce, or republish site content at scale
  • Disrupt the operation or security of the site

3. No Consumer Reporting Service

This site is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. ยง 1681 et seq. Nothing on this site, or returned by a linked search tool, is a consumer report. It cannot be used to determine eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another FCRA-covered purpose.


4. External Services

Government portals, third-party services, and sponsored search tools have their own policies and terms. We do not control or take responsibility for their content, availability, prices, or data practices.


5. No Warranties

The site is offered "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 operate or return correct results.


6. Limitation 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 based on records reached through it.


7. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold the site's operators harmless from claims or demands, including reasonable attorneys' fees, that result from your misuse of the site or breach of these terms.


8. Intellectual Property

The site's original text, design, logo, and layout are protected by copyright. Links to pages and brief attributed quotations are permitted; full-page republication or systematic copying is not.


9. Changes to the Terms

We may revise these terms by posting an updated version here. Continued use after the change constitutes acceptance.


10. Restricting Access

At our discretion and without notice, we may restrict or block a user who breaches these terms or abuses the site.


11. Michigan Law

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Michigan, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Records-access references are subject to the Michigan Freedom of Information Act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 et seq.; that law concerns existing, sufficiently described, non-exempt public records and does not require an agency to create a resident list. A normal FOIA response is due in five business days, with one written ten-business-day extension, and allowable fees may apply.


12. Severability

If a provision of these terms is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in effect.


13. Questions

Send questions about these terms through the Contact page.