1. Nature of the Reference
Cleveland Residents Directory is privately run. It describes and links to public rolls, record indexes, and directory collections connected with Cleveland, Ohio. It does not host government files and has no affiliation with a government office, court, or records custodian.
2. Permitted Use
Use the reference only for lawful purposes. Neither it nor material found 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. No Consumer Reporting Role
Cleveland Residents Directory is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. Nothing here, or returned by a linked tool, is a consumer report. It may not be used to determine eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another FCRA-covered purpose.
4. Third-Party Destinations
Government portals and outside services, including sponsored search tools, set their own terms and policies. We do not control their content, availability, charges, or data practices.
5. Information Provided Without Warranties
The reference is provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties. We do not promise that any detail is accurate, complete, or current, or that a linked portal will operate or return a correct result.
6. Liability Limits
To the fullest extent allowed by law, we are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages resulting from use of this reference or a linked resource, including decisions made from records reached 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 are protected by copyright. Links to pages and short attributed quotations are welcome, but republication of full pages or systematic copying is not.
9. Changes to Terms
We may post an updated version of these terms. Continued use after that posting means acceptance.
10. Restricting Access
We may block or restrict access, without notice and at our discretion, for violations of these terms or abuse of the reference.
11. Ohio Law
These terms are governed by the laws of Ohio, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. The public-records access principles discussed in the reference arise under Ohio's Public Records Act, Ohio Rev. Code § 149.43, subject to applicable exemptions and separate custodian rules.
12. Severability
If one provision is unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in effect.
13. Questions
Questions about these terms may be sent through the Contact page.