1. Nature of the Site
Hudson Residents Directory is a privately operated reference. It describes and links to Hudson, Massachusetts public-source pathways and historical directory collections, including materials kept by the Town Clerk, Assessors and GIS, Middlesex South Registry of Deeds, court clerks, and libraries. The site does not host government records and is not affiliated with an office, court, or custodian.
2. Acceptable Use
Use the site only for lawful purposes. You may not use it, or information located 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 involving credit, employment, tenant screening, insurance, or another regulated purpose
- Scrape, copy, or republish the site's content at scale
- Interfere with the site's operation or security
3. No Consumer Reports
This site is not a consumer reporting agency as defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. Nothing on the site, including a result supplied by a linked search tool, is a consumer report. It may not be used for credit, employment, tenant screening, insurance, or another purpose regulated by the FCRA.
4. External Services
Government portals and third-party services, including sponsored search tools, operate under their own terms and policies. We do not control their content, availability, charges, or data practices.
5. No Warranties
The site is offered "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind. We do not guarantee that site content is accurate, complete, or current, or that a linked portal will work or return accurate results.
6. Liability Limits
To the fullest extent allowed by law, we are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages arising from use of this site or a linked resource, including decisions based on material found through either.
7. Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless this site's operators against a claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, that results from your misuse of the site or breach of these terms.
8. Intellectual Property
The original text, design, logo, and layout are protected by copyright. You may link to a page or quote a short, attributed excerpt, but may not republish full pages or systematically copy site content.
9. Revisions to These Terms
We may revise these terms by posting an updated version here. Continued use after a revision signifies acceptance.
10. Restricting Access
We may block or limit access, without notice and at our discretion, for a person who violates these terms or misuses the site.
11. Governing Law
Massachusetts law governs these terms, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. For government-held records, the relevant access framework includes the Massachusetts Public Records Law, MGL c.66 §10, and its exemptions in MGL c.4 §7(26), together with 950 CMR 32.00. These terms do not alter a custodian's legal duties or access decisions.
12. Severability
If a portion of these terms is found unenforceable, the remaining portions continue in effect.
13. Questions
Direct questions about these terms through the Contact page.