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Terms of Use

These terms apply whenever you use Cedar Rapids Residents Directory. By continuing, you agree to them. If you disagree, do not use the site.

1. Nature of This Website

Cedar Rapids Residents Directory is a private reference that describes and links to public rolls, indexes, and historical collections concerning Cedar Rapids, Iowa. We host no government records and are not affiliated with a government office, court, library, or custodian.


2. Acceptable Use

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. ยง 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

Government portals and third-party services, including sponsored search tools, have their own terms and policies. We are not responsible for their content, availability, pricing, or data practices.


5. No Warranties

The site is provided "as is" and "as available," with no warranties of any kind. We do not warrant that anything on the site is accurate, complete, or current, or that any linked portal will work or return correct results.


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 to These Terms

A revised version may be posted here. Use of the site after publication of a change indicates acceptance.


10. Cutting Off Access

We may block or restrict any user who violates these terms or abuses the site, at our discretion and without notice.


11. Governing Law

These terms are governed by Iowa law without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Official public-record access is governed in relevant part by the Iowa Public Records Act, Iowa Code Chapter 22, but that law does not turn this private website into a records custodian.


12. Severability

If any part of these terms proves unenforceable, the rest stays in force.


13. Questions

Questions about these terms go through the Contact page.