1. Nature of This Website
Evanston Residents Directory is a privately operated reference to public rolls, indexes, and directory collections concerning Evanston, Illinois. It does not host government records and is not connected with any city, county, state, court, library, or custodian.
2. Acceptable Use Rules
Only lawful use is permitted. Neither the site nor information reached from 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 Websites
Official portals, sponsored search providers, and other outside services set their own terms and privacy rules. Their content, availability, charges, and data handling are beyond our control.
5. No Warranties
Access is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties. We cannot promise that content is complete, accurate, or current, or that an outside portal will remain available or return a correct match.
6. Liability Limits
To the fullest extent allowed by law, we are not responsible for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages connected with the site, an external resource, or reliance on a record found through either.
7. Indemnification
You agree to protect and hold the site's operators harmless from claims, demands, and reasonable attorneys' fees caused by misuse of the site or a breach 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
A revised version may be posted here. Continuing to use the site after publication signals acceptance of the revised terms.
10. Restricting Access
Access may be blocked or limited, 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. Public-record access described in the content is subject to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, 5 ILCS 140, including its exemptions and custodian procedures.
12. Severability
If one provision cannot be enforced, all remaining provisions continue to apply.
13. Questions
Send questions concerning these terms through the Contact page.