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Terms of Use

These terms apply to use of Duluth Residents Directory. By using the service, you agree to them. Do not use it if you do not agree.

1. Nature of This Reference

Duluth Residents Directory is privately operated. It describes and links to public rolls, record indexes, and directory collections that may relate to people who live or lived in Duluth, Minnesota. It does not host government records and has no affiliation with a government office, court, library, or custodian.


2. Permitted Use

Use this service only for lawful purposes. You may not use it or material found 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 (credit, employment, tenant, insurance)
  • Scrape, copy, or republish the site's content at scale
  • Interfere with the site's operation or security

3. No Consumer Reports

This service is not a consumer reporting agency as defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 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 another FCRA-covered purpose.


4. Outside Links

Government portals and outside services, including sponsored search tools, operate under their own terms and policies. We do not control or warrant their content, availability, charges, or data practices.


5. No Warranty

The service is provided “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 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 this service or a linked resource, including decisions based on records found through them.


7. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold the service operators harmless against claims or demands, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, caused by misuse of the service or a breach of these terms.


8. Intellectual Property

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


9. Term Updates

We may revise these terms by posting an updated version here. Continued use after a revision accepts the new version.


10. Access Restrictions

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


11. Governing Law

These terms are governed by Minnesota law, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Public-record requests discussed in this service are subject to the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, Minn. Stat. ch. 13, and the rules of the custodian that maintains the record.


12. Severability

If one part of these terms is unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain effective.


13. Questions

Send questions about these terms through the Contact page.