1. Nature of the Reference
Ossining Residents Directory is a privately operated reference to records, indexes, and historical collections concerning Ossining, New York. It does not host government records and is not affiliated with a Village, Town, Westchester County, State agency, court, library, or other custodian.
2. Acceptable Use Rules
Use the reference only for lawful purposes. You must not use it or information reached through it to:
- stalk, harass, intimidate, threaten, or harm anyone;
- locate a person protected by a restraining or protective order;
- commit fraud, identity theft, or another unlawful act;
- make a decision regulated by the FCRA, including a credit, employment, housing, insurance, or tenant decision;
- scrape, republish, or systematically copy content at scale; or
- interfere with the reference, its systems, or its security.
3. FCRA Status
We are not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. section 1681 and following. Neither this reference nor results from a linked tool are a consumer report. They may not be used for a credit, employment, housing, insurance, tenant, or other FCRA-regulated purpose.
4. External Resources
Links may lead to government portals, libraries, archives, and sponsored tools that have independent terms, privacy practices, fees, and availability. We do not control or endorse their content, results, pricing, or data handling.
5. No Warranty
The reference is supplied as is and as available. We make no promise that its information or a linked resource is accurate, complete, current, secure, uninterrupted, or suitable for a particular purpose.
6. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent allowed by law, the operators are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or other damages arising from use of this reference, a linked resource, or a decision based on information obtained through either.
7. Indemnity
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold the operators harmless from claims, losses, or reasonable attorneys' fees caused by your misuse of the reference or breach of these terms.
8. Intellectual Property
The reference's original text, design, logo, and layout are protected by copyright. Linking and brief attributed quotation are permitted; full-page republication or systematic copying is not.
9. Updates to These Terms
We may revise these terms by posting an updated version here. Continued use after a posted revision means that you accept the revised terms.
10. Restricting Access
We may suspend or restrict access, without notice, for conduct that violates these terms, compromises security, or abuses the reference.
11. New York Law
These terms are governed by New York law, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Record access remains subject to the New York Freedom of Information Law, Public Officers Law sections 84 through 90, including the privacy provisions in sections 87 and 89, and to the separate statutes governing court, voter, and vital records.
12. Severability
If a provision of these terms is unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in effect.
13. Questions About Terms
Questions about these terms may be sent through the Contact page.