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Terms of Use

These terms apply when you use Fitchburg Residents Directory. By continuing to use the site, you agree to them. If you disagree, stop using the service.

1. Nature of the Site

Fitchburg Residents Directory is a private reference that describes and links to public rolls, indexes, and historical collections concerning Fitchburg, Wisconsin. It does not host government records and is not connected with any 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. § 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

Outside government portals, sponsored tools, and other services apply their own terms and privacy policies. Their content, uptime, charges, and data handling are beyond our control.


5. Warranty Disclaimer

The service is offered "as is" and "as available" without warranties. We do not promise that content is complete, accurate, or current, or that an external portal will remain available or return 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

We may update these terms by posting a new version here. Continued use after a change means acceptance.


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. Wisconsin Law

Wisconsin law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Public records described here are generally addressed by the Wisconsin Public Records Law, Wis. Stat. §§19.31–19.39, together with record-specific limits.


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.