1. Nature of This Service
Independence Residents Directory is a private reference to public rolls, record indexes, and directory collections relevant to Independence, Missouri. It does not host official records and is not connected with a government office, court, library, or custodian.
2. Permitted Use
Use this service only for lawful purposes. Neither it nor an item 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 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. Consumer-Report Status
This service is not a consumer reporting agency as defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. Nothing here or in a linked search result is a consumer report, and it may not be used for any FCRA-covered decision.
4. External Resources
Official portals and third-party services, including sponsored results, operate under their own rules and policies. We do not control their content, price, availability, or data practices.
5. No Promise of Availability
The service is offered “as is” and “as available,” without warranties. No page or external portal is guaranteed to be accurate, complete, current, accessible, or responsive at a given time.
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. Revisions to These Terms
We may revise these terms by posting an updated version here. Use after that posting indicates acceptance of the revision.
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. Missouri Law
Missouri law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Public-record access referenced here is subject to the Missouri Sunshine Law, Chapter 610, RSMo, including the custodian and response provisions in RSMo 610.023 and fee provisions in RSMo 610.026.
12. Severability
If any part of these terms proves unenforceable, the rest stays in force.
13. Term Questions
Questions about these terms may be sent through the Contact page.