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Terms of Use

These terms apply when you use Sterling Heights Residents Directory. By using the site, you agree to them. Do not use the site if you do not agree.

1. Nature of This Site

Sterling Heights Residents Directory is independently operated as a reference. It describes and links to public rolls, record indexes, and directory collections relevant to Sterling Heights, Michigan. It does not host government records and has no affiliation with a government office, court, or records custodian.


2. Permitted Use

Use the site only for lawful purposes. You may not use the site or material found through it to:

  • Stalk, harass, threaten, intimidate, or harm another person
  • Find a person protected by a restraining or protective order
  • Carry out identity theft or fraud
  • Make an FCRA-regulated decision about credit, employment, housing, or insurance
  • Scrape, copy, or republish site content at scale
  • Disrupt the operation or security of the site

3. No Consumer Reporting Agency

This site is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. ยง 1681 et seq. Nothing here, or returned by a linked search tool, is a consumer report. It may not be used to decide eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or any other FCRA-covered purpose.


4. External Links

Government portals and other services, including sponsored search tools, operate under their own terms and policies. We do not control their content, availability, prices, or information practices.


5. No Warranties

The site is offered "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind. We do not promise that site information is accurate, complete, or current, or that an external portal will operate or return correct results.


6. Limits of Liability

To the fullest extent allowed by law, we are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages arising from use of the site or a linked resource, including decisions based on records located through it.


7. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold the site's operators harmless from claims or demands, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising from misuse of the site or a violation of these terms.


8. Intellectual Property

The original site text, design, logo, and layout are protected by copyright. You may link to a page and quote brief excerpts with attribution, but may not republish full pages or systematically copy the content.


9. Changes to These Terms

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


10. Restricting Access

We may block or limit access for a user who violates these terms or misuses the site, at our discretion and without prior notice.


11. Michigan Law

Michigan law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Public-record access addressed by linked government resources is subject to the Michigan Freedom of Information Act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 et seq., its exemptions, and record-specific restrictions.


12. Severability

If any provision of these terms is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain effective.


13. Questions

Send questions about these terms through the Contact page.