1. Nature of This Website
Portage Residents Directory is an independent reference that describes and links to rolls, indexes, and collections concerning present or past Portage, Indiana residents. The site does not host government records and is not affiliated with a public office, court, or records custodian.
2. Acceptable Use Rules
Only lawful use is permitted. Neither the site nor information 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 decisions governed by the FCRA, including credit, employment, housing, or insurance decisions
- Systematically scrape, duplicate, or republish site content
- Disrupt the service, its operation, or its security
3. No Consumer Reports
Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. ยง 1681 et seq., this site is not a consumer reporting agency. Its content and results from linked tools are not consumer reports. They cannot be used to determine eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or any other purpose regulated by the FCRA.
4. Links to Outside Sites
Outside services, government portals, and sponsored search providers operate under their own policies and terms. Their content, uptime, charges, and data handling are outside our control.
5. Warranty Disclaimer
The service is offered "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind. We make no promise that its information is complete, accurate, or current, or that an outside portal will remain available or provide a correct result.
6. Limits on Our Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, we disclaim liability for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages connected with this site or a linked resource, including reliance on records reached through them.
7. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold the site's operators harmless against claims and demands, including reasonable attorneys' fees, resulting from your misuse or breach of these terms.
8. Intellectual Property
Copyright protects the site's original writing, design, logo, and layout. You may link to pages or quote short attributed excerpts, but may not republish whole pages or copy the content systematically.
9. Changes to These Terms
A revised version may be posted here from time to time. Continuing to use the service after revision constitutes acceptance.
10. Restricting Access
We may restrict or block access, without notice, when a user abuses the service or violates these terms.
11. Governing Law
These terms are governed by Indiana law, without regard to its conflict-of-law rules. Access to public records is controlled by the Indiana Access to Public Records Act, Indiana Code 5-14-3, together with the confidentiality and disclosure rules applicable to each record type.
12. Severability
If one provision is held unenforceable, all remaining provisions continue in effect.
13. Questions
Questions about these terms go through the Contact page.