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Terms of Use

These terms set the conditions for using Royal Oak 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

Royal Oak Residents Directory is a private reference to public record indexes, rolls, and historical collections associated with Royal Oak, Michigan. It does not host government records and has no affiliation with any public office, court, library, or records custodian.


2. Lawful Use Rules

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 decisions regulated by the FCRA, including credit, employment, housing, or insurance decisions
  • Scrape, copy, or republish the site's content at scale
  • Interfere with the site's operation or security

3. No Consumer Reports

Royal Oak Residents Directory is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. Nothing here, or returned from a linked tool, is a consumer report. It may not be used to assess eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another FCRA-covered purpose.


4. External Resources

Government portals and third-party services, including sponsored result providers, set their own terms and privacy practices. Their content, availability, prices, and data practices are outside our control.


5. No Warranties

The site is provided "as is" and "as available," with no warranties of any kind. We do not warrant that anything on the site is accurate, complete, or current, or that any linked portal will work or return correct results.


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. Revisions to These Terms

We may post a revised version of these terms. Continuing to use the service after a revision indicates acceptance.


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 mentioned on this service are subject to the Michigan Freedom of Information Act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231–15.246, and to the separate exemptions and custodian rules that apply to each record type.


12. Severability

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


13. Contact for Terms

Direct questions about these terms through the Contact page.