1. Nature of the Website
Merrillville Residents Directory is an independent reference linking to public rolls, indexes and historical collections concerning Merrillville, Indiana. No government records are hosted here, and the site has no relationship with a public office, court or custodian.
2. Rules for Using This Site
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. Services Beyond Our Control
Public portals, sponsored tools and other outside services set their own terms and privacy practices. Their content, uptime, charges and handling of data are controlled by their operators.
5. No Warranty
The website is offered "as is" and "as available" without warranties. Accuracy, completeness and currency are not guaranteed, nor is the operation or correctness of any linked source.
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 Materials
Copyright protects the site's original writing, visual design, logo and layout. Readers may link to pages or quote a short attributed passage, but may not reproduce whole pages or copy the site systematically.
9. Revisions
A revised version may be posted here from time to time. Using the website afterward signifies acceptance of the revised terms.
10. Restricting Access
Access may be limited or blocked without notice when a user abuses the service or violates these terms.
11. Governing Law
Indiana law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Public-record access referenced by the site is governed in relevant part by the Indiana Access to Public Records Act, IC 5-14-3.
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.