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Terms of Use

These terms apply to use of Ocean County Residents Directory. By using the service, you agree to them. If you do not agree, do not use the service.

1. Nature of This Reference

Ocean County Residents Directory is a privately operated reference. It describes and links to public rolls, indexes, and directory collections concerning Ocean County, New Jersey. It does not host government records and is not affiliated with a government office, court, or records custodian.


2. Rules for Lawful Use

Use the service only for lawful purposes. You may not use it, or information 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, including credit, employment, tenant, or insurance decisions
  • Scrape, copy, or republish the service’s content at scale
  • Disrupt the service’s operation or security

3. No Consumer Reporting Agency Status

This service is not a consumer reporting agency as defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. Neither its content nor results from linked tools are consumer reports. They may not be used to decide eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another FCRA-covered purpose.


4. Links to Other Services

County, state, court, library, and third-party services have their own terms and policies, including sponsored search providers. We do not control their content, availability, prices, or data practices.


5. No Warranties

The service is supplied "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind. We do not promise that its information is accurate, complete, or current, or that a linked portal will work or provide a correct result.


6. Limits of Liability

To the fullest extent allowed by law, we are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages connected with use of this service or a linked resource, including decisions based on records reached through it.


7. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the service operators from a claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising from misuse of the service or violation of these terms.


8. Intellectual Property

The original text, design, logo, and layout are protected by copyright. Linking to a page and quoting a brief attributed excerpt is permitted; republishing complete pages or systematically copying content is not.


9. Updates to These Terms

We may revise these terms by posting an updated version here. Continued use after a revision constitutes acceptance.


10. Restricting Access

We may block or limit access, without notice and at our discretion, when a user violates these terms or abuses the service.


11. Governing Law

New Jersey law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Public-record requests mentioned by this reference are governed by the New Jersey Open Public Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq., and remain subject to the custodian’s procedures, exemptions, redactions, and applicable fees.


12. Severability

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


13. Questions

Send questions about these terms through the Contact page.