1. Nature of This Website
Madison County Residents Directory is an independent reference to public rolls, indexes, and directory collections concerning Madison County, Illinois. It is not affiliated with a custodian, court, or government office and does not host their records.
2. Acceptable Use
Only lawful use is allowed. Neither the website nor information reached through it may be used 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 Resources
Outside government portals, sponsored tools, and other services apply their own policies. Their availability, fees, content, and handling of data are outside our control.
5. Disclaimer of Warranties
Everything is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties. Accuracy, completeness, currency, uninterrupted portal access, and correct outside 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. Site Intellectual Property
Copyright protects the original writing, design, logo, and layout. Readers may link to a page or quote a short attributed passage, but may not republish whole pages or systematically copy the content.
9. Revisions
A new version may be posted here. Continued use after that posting constitutes 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. Illinois Governing Law
Illinois law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Public-record access discussed on the site is subject to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, 5 ILCS 140, along with other record-specific laws.
12. Severability
If one provision cannot be enforced, every remaining provision continues in effect.
13. Questions
Questions about these terms go through the Contact page.