1. Nature of the Reference
Gates Residents Directory is privately run. It describes and links to public rolls, record indexes, and historical directory collections relevant to Gates, New York. No government records are hosted here, and the reference has no affiliation with a public office, court, library, or records custodian.
2. Lawful Use Rules
Use this reference 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. Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
Gates Residents Directory is not a consumer reporting agency as defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. Nothing here or returned by a linked search tool is a consumer report. It may not be used to judge eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another FCRA-regulated purpose.
4. External Services
Government portals and outside services, including sponsored search tools, set their own terms and privacy practices. We do not control their content, availability, prices, or handling of data.
5. No Guarantees
The reference is provided "as is" and "as available," without warranties. We do not promise that content is complete, accurate, or current, or that a linked portal will remain available or return correct results.
6. Liability Limits
To the fullest extent allowed by law, the operators are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages arising from use of this reference or a linked resource, including decisions made from information found through it.
7. Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold the operators harmless from claims or demands, including reasonable attorneys' fees, caused by your misuse of the reference 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. Changes to Terms
We may revise these terms by posting an updated version here. Use after the revision is posted constitutes acceptance.
10. Restricting Access
We may block or limit access, without notice, when a user violates these terms or misuses the reference.
11. Governing Law
New York law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Public-record access discussed on the reference is subject to New York's Freedom of Information Law, Public Officers Law Article 6, §§84–90, and to the rules of the actual record custodian.
12. Severability
If a provision of these terms is held unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in effect.
13. Questions
Questions about these terms may be sent through the Contact page.