1. What This Website Is
Hoffman Estates Residents Directory is privately operated. It describes and links to public indexes, rolls, and historical collections related to Hoffman Estates, Illinois. It does not host government files or act for any agency, court, library, or custodian.
2. Acceptable Use Rules
Use is limited to lawful purposes. 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 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. External Services and Links
Government portals, sponsored search tools, and other third-party services apply their own terms and privacy rules. Their content, uptime, prices, and data practices are outside our control.
5. Disclaimer of Warranties
The site is offered "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind. Accuracy, completeness, timeliness, uninterrupted access, and correct results from linked portals are not guaranteed.
6. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the operators are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages tied to this site, a linked service, or decisions based on records found through either.
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
A revised version may be posted here. Continuing to use the site after publication means the revision is accepted.
10. Restricting Access
Access may be blocked or limited, without notice, when a user abuses the site or violates these terms.
11. Illinois Governing Law
Illinois law governs these terms, without applying conflict-of-law principles. Public-record requests referenced in the directory remain subject to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, 5 ILCS 140/1 et seq., and each custodian's procedures and exemptions. The Illinois Personal Information Protection Act, 815 ILCS 530, concerns safeguards and breach notice; it does not create a general right to remove accurate government records.
12. Severability
If one provision cannot be enforced, every remaining provision continues in effect.
13. Questions
Questions about these terms go through the Contact page.