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Terms of Use

These terms govern your use of Marshalltown Residents Directory. Using the site means you accept them; if you do not, please do not use the site.

1. What This Website Is

Marshalltown Residents Directory is a private reference that describes public rolls, indexes, and historical collections connected with Marshalltown, Iowa. No government records are hosted here, and the service has no affiliation with a public office, court, or custodian.


2. Rules for Using This Site

Use is limited to lawful purposes. Neither the service nor a result 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

Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. ยง 1681 et seq., this service is not a consumer reporting agency. Content here and results from linked tools are not consumer reports and cannot be used for eligibility decisions involving credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another FCRA-regulated purpose.


4. Links to Outside Sites

Outside government portals, archives, and sponsored search providers set their own terms and privacy rules. We do not control their content, uptime, fees, or handling of data.


5. No Warranties

The service is offered "as is" and "as available" without warranties. Accuracy, completeness, timeliness, portal availability, and the correctness of 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. 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. Changes to These Terms

We may update these terms by posting a new version here. Continued use after a change means 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

Iowa law governs these terms without applying conflict-of-law principles. Iowa Code chapter 22, the Iowa Open Records Law, governs access to public records held by state and local custodians but does not make this private service a 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.