1. Nature of the Service
Lima Residents Directory is a private reference service. It describes and links to public rolls, record indexes, and directory collections related to Lima, Ohio. It does not host government records and is not affiliated with an agency, court, Library, or records custodian.
2. Acceptable Use
Use the service only for a lawful purpose. You may not use it, or material reached through it, to:
- Stalk, harass, intimidate, threaten, or harm any person
- Locate a person whose address is protected by a court order or confidentiality program
- Commit identity theft or fraud
- Make a decision regulated by the FCRA, including credit, employment, tenant, or insurance decisions
- Scrape, copy, or republish the site's content at scale
- Interfere with the site's operation or security
3. No Consumer Reporting Service
This service is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. Nothing published here or returned by a linked tool is a consumer report, and it may not be used to decide eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or any other FCRA-covered purpose.
4. Linked Services
Government portals and third-party providers, including sponsored search tools, set their own rules and privacy practices. We do not control their content, availability, charges, or data handling.
5. Disclaimer of Warranties
The service is offered "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind. We do not promise that material is accurate, complete, current, or continuously available, or that a linked portal will function or return correct results.
6. Liability Limits
To the extent allowed by law, we are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages arising from use of this service or a linked resource, including decisions based on a record found through it.
7. Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold the service operators harmless from a claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, resulting from misuse of the service or a violation of these terms.
8. Intellectual Property
The service’s original text, design, logo, and layout are protected by copyright. Links and brief attributed quotations are permitted; republication of full pages or systematic copying of content is not.
9. Updates to These Terms
We may post a revised version of these terms. Continued use after that posting indicates acceptance.
10. Access Restrictions
We may limit or block access, without notice and at our discretion, when a user violates these terms or abuses the service.
11. Ohio Law
Ohio law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Access to records held by Ohio public offices is governed in part by the Ohio Public Records Act, ORC §149.43, subject to its exceptions and other applicable confidentiality laws.
12. Severability
If a provision of these terms is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in effect.
13. Questions
Send questions about these terms through the Contact page.