1. What This Website Is
Zion Residents Directory is a private reference that describes and links to public rolls, indexes, and historical collections concerning Zion, Illinois. It is not affiliated with a government office, court, or custodian and does not host their records.
2. Acceptable Use Rules
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, sponsored search providers, and other third parties set their own terms and privacy policies. We do not control their content, access, fees, availability, or handling of data.
5. Disclaimer of Warranties
The service is offered "as is" and "as available" without warranties. We do not promise that its content is complete, accurate, or current, or that an external portal will remain available or return a correct result.
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. Updates to These Terms
A revised version may be posted here. Continued use after publication signifies acceptance of the updated terms.
10. Restricting Access
We may restrict or block access, without notice, when a user abuses the service or violates these terms.
11. Governing Law
Illinois law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Government records linked from the site are subject, where applicable, to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, 5 ILCS 140/1 et seq., and to more specific confidentiality laws.
12. Severability
If any part of these terms proves unenforceable, the rest stays in force.
13. Questions
Send questions about these terms through the Contact page.