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Terms of Use

These terms apply when you use Frankfort Residents Directory. By continuing to use the site, you agree to them. If you do not agree, discontinue use.

1. What This Website Is

Frankfort Residents Directory is a privately operated reference to public rolls, indexes, and historical collections related to Frankfort, Illinois. It does not host government records and is not affiliated with the Village, Township, Will County, any state agency, 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. Outside Websites

Government portals, sponsored search tools, and other external services set their own terms and privacy practices. We do not control their content, uptime, prices, or handling of data.


5. No Warranties

The service is offered "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind. No promise is made that content is complete, accurate, or current, or that an external portal will remain available or produce a correct match.


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

A revised version may be posted here. Continued use after posting constitutes acceptance of the change.


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

These terms are governed by Illinois law, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Public-record access discussed on the site is subject to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, including 5 ILCS 140/3, and to other record-specific restrictions.


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.