1. Nature of This Reference
Westlake Residents Directory is privately run. It describes and links to public record indexes, rolls, and directory collections relevant to Westlake, Ohio. It does not host government records and has no affiliation with a public office, court, or records custodian.
2. Acceptable Use
Use this service only for lawful purposes. You may not use it, or material reached 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. Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
This service is not a consumer reporting agency as that term is used in the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. Nothing 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 another FCRA-regulated purpose.
4. Outside Resources
Government portals and third-party services, including sponsored search tools, maintain their own terms and policies. We do not control their content, availability, pricing, or data practices.
5. No Warranty
The service is offered "as is" and "as available" without warranties. We do not guarantee that content is accurate, complete, or current, or that a linked portal will work or return correct results.
6. Liability Limits
To the fullest 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 records reached through it.
7. Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold the site operators harmless from claims or demands, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising from misuse of the service or 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 welcome; republishing full pages or systematically copying material is not.
9. Changes to Terms
We may post an updated version of these terms here. Continued use after a change means acceptance.
10. Access Restrictions
We may limit or block access, without notice and at our discretion, for a user who violates these terms or abuses the service.
11. Governing Law
Ohio law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Public-record access referenced here is governed by the Ohio Public Records Act, Ohio Revised Code §149.43, and by record-specific statutes and court rules.
12. Severability
If a provision of these terms is unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in effect.
13. Questions
Send questions about these terms through the Contact page.