1. Nature of the Site
Linn County Residents Directory is a private reference resource. It describes and links to public rolls, indexes, offices, and historical collections connected with Linn County, Iowa. The site hosts no government records and is not affiliated with any agency, court, library, or custodian.
2. Rules for Using This Site
Use the site only for lawful purposes. You may not use it, or anything 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. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
This site is not a consumer reporting agency as defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq.). Nothing here, and nothing any linked search tool returns, is a consumer report, and none of it may be used to judge eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or any other FCRA-covered purpose.
4. External Services
Linked government portals, archives, and third-party services, including sponsored searches, operate under their own terms and privacy practices. We do not control their content, uptime, prices, or handling of data.
5. Warranty Disclaimer
The service is offered "as is" and "as available" without warranties. We do not guarantee that a page is complete or current, or that an outside portal will remain available or return an accurate match.
6. Limits on Our Liability
To the maximum extent the law allows, we are not liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages arising from use of this site or any linked resource, including decisions made from records found through it.
7. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the operators of this site from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising from your misuse of the site or violation of these terms.
8. Intellectual Property
The original text, design, logo, and layout of this site are protected by copyright. Linking to any page and quoting brief excerpts with attribution is welcome; republishing full pages or systematically copying content is not.
9. Revisions
A revised version may be posted here from time to time. Continued use after publication indicates acceptance of the updated terms.
10. Restricting Access
We may limit or block access when a user abuses the service or breaches these terms, with or without advance notice.
11. Governing Law
Iowa law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Public-record access described in the site's local references is governed in relevant part by Iowa Code chapter 22, “Examination of Public Records (Open Records),” including its confidentiality exceptions.
12. Severability
If any part of these terms proves unenforceable, the rest stays in force.
13. Questions
Send questions about these terms through the Contact page.