1. This Private Reference
Scotch Plains Residents Directory is privately operated. It describes and links to public-record indexes, rolls, and historical collections relevant to Scotch Plains, New Jersey. It does not host government records and has no government, court, or records-custodian affiliation.
2. Permitted Use
Use the site lawfully. You may not use it or linked results to:
- Stalk, harass, threaten, intimidate, or harm a person
- Locate an individual protected by a restraining or protective order
- Commit identity theft, fraud, or another unlawful act
- Make FCRA-regulated credit, employment, tenant, insurance, or similar decisions
- Scrape, copy, or republish site content at scale
- Interfere with service operation or security
3. No Consumer Reports
This service is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. ยง 1681 et seq. Nothing on it or returned by a linked tool is a consumer report, and none of it may be used for any FCRA-covered eligibility decision.
4. External Services
Government portals, libraries, archives, and sponsored search providers have their own terms and privacy practices. We do not control their content, availability, charges, data practices, or results.
5. No Warranties
The service is provided as is and as available. We make no warranty that information is complete, current, accurate, or available, or that a linked resource will operate or return a correct result.
6. Liability Limits
To the fullest extent allowed by law, we are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or other damages arising from use of the service or a linked resource.
7. Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the service operators from claims, demands, and reasonable attorneys' fees resulting from misuse of the service or breach of these terms.
8. Site Material
Original text, design, logo, and layout are protected by copyright. Linking and brief attributed quotation are permitted, but systematic copying or republication of complete pages is not.
9. Term Updates
We may revise these terms by posting an updated version. Continued use after publication signals acceptance of the revision.
10. Access Restrictions
We may restrict or block access when a user violates these terms, misuses the service, or threatens its security, without advance notice where law permits.
11. New Jersey Law
New Jersey law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Public-record routing described here is subject to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq., and to the applicable custodian's rules.
12. Severability
If a provision is unenforceable, the remaining terms continue in effect.
13. Questions
Use the Contact page for questions about these terms.