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Terms of Use

These terms govern use of Kent Residents Directory. By using this privately operated reference service, you agree to these terms. Do not use the service if you do not agree.

1. The Service

Kent Residents Directory is a private reference that describes and links to public rolls, record indexes, and directory collections associated with Kent, Ohio. It does not host government records and is not affiliated with a public office, court, or custodian.


2. Permitted Use

Use this service and information reached through it only for lawful purposes. You may not use it to:

  • Stalk, harass, intimidate, threaten, or harm any person.
  • Locate a person protected by a restraining or protective order, or disclose an address protected through Safe at Home.
  • Commit fraud or identity theft.
  • Make FCRA-regulated decisions.
  • Scrape, systematically copy, or republish content at scale.
  • Interfere with the service's operation or security.

3. FCRA Status

Kent Residents Directory is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. Nothing on this site or in a linked result is a consumer report, and it may not be used for a decision regulated by the FCRA.


4. Outside Links

Government portals and third-party services, including sponsored search providers, control their own content, availability, prices, and data practices. Their own terms and policies apply when you access or submit information to those services.


5. No Warranty

This service is offered as is and as available. We do not promise that its content is complete, accurate, current, uninterrupted, or appropriate for a particular purpose, and linked portals can change without notice.


6. Liability Limit

To the fullest extent allowed by law, the service operators are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or other damages arising from use of this service or a linked resource.


7. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the service operators from claims or demands, including reasonable attorneys' fees, that result from misuse of the service or a 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 a brief excerpt with attribution, but may not republish full pages or systematically copy site content.


9. Term Updates

We may revise these terms by posting an updated version. Continued use after a revised version is posted means acceptance.


10. Access Restrictions

We may block or restrict access without prior notice when a user violates these terms or abuses the service.


11. Ohio Law

These terms are governed by Ohio law without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Public-record requests described on this site are subject to the Ohio Public Records Act, R.C. 149.43, and other applicable confidentiality statutes, including Safe at Home protections in R.C. 111.41-111.47 and online-redaction provisions in R.C. 149.45.


12. Severability

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


13. Questions

Questions about these terms may be sent through the Contact page.