1. What This Website Is
Winnebago County Residents Directory is a privately operated reference to public rolls, official indexes, and historical collections concerning Winnebago County, Illinois. It does not host government records and is not connected with a public office, 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. 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. Outside Services
Public portals and outside providers, including sponsored search tools, operate under separate terms and privacy policies. Their content, uptime, prices, and data handling remain outside our control.
5. Warranty Disclaimer
The service is offered "as is" and "as available" without warranties. Accuracy, completeness, currency, uninterrupted portal access, and correct outside search results are not guaranteed.
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. Term Revisions
A revised version may be posted here. Using the site after publication means that you accept the revised terms.
10. Restricting Access
Users who break these terms or abuse the service may be blocked or restricted at our discretion without prior notice.
11. Governing Law
Illinois law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Access to records held by Illinois public bodies is separately governed by the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, 5 ILCS 140, including its request rules and exemptions.
12. Severability
If one provision cannot be enforced, all remaining provisions continue to apply.
13. Questions
Questions about these terms go through the Contact page.