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Terms of Use

These terms apply when you use Mahoning County Residents Directory. By using the site, you agree to these terms. Do not use the site if you do not agree with them.

1. What This Website Is

Mahoning County Residents Directory is a privately operated reference. It describes and links to public indexes, custodial record routes, and directory collections concerning Mahoning County, Ohio. It does not host government records and has no affiliation with a government office, court, library, or custodian.


2. Rules for Using This Site

Use the site only for lawful purposes. You may not use this site or information found through it to:

  • Stalk, harass, intimidate, threaten, or harm any person
  • Locate a person protected by a restraining or protective order
  • Commit identity theft or fraud
  • Make an FCRA-regulated credit, employment, tenant, or insurance decision
  • 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 site is not a consumer reporting agency as that term is defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. ยง 1681 et seq. Neither site content nor a linked search result is a consumer report. It may not be used to decide eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another FCRA-covered purpose.


4. Links to Outside Sites

Government portals, sponsored search tools, and other outside services follow their own terms and policies. We are not responsible for their availability, content, pricing, or data practices.


5. No Warranties

The site is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind. We do not guarantee that site material is accurate, complete, or current, or that an outside portal will remain available or return correct results.


6. Limits on Our Liability

To the fullest extent allowed by law, we are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages related to use of this site or an outside resource, including decisions based on records reached through it.


7. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold the site operators harmless from claims or demands, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising from misuse of the site or violation of these terms.


8. Intellectual Property

The site's original text, design, logo, and layout are protected by copyright. Links and brief attributed quotations are permitted; republishing full pages or systematically copying content is not.


9. Changes to These Terms

We may revise these terms by posting an updated version here. Continued use after a revision indicates acceptance.


10. Cutting Off Access

We may restrict or block access, without notice, when a user violates these terms or abuses the site.


11. Governing Law

These terms are governed by Ohio law, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Ohio Public Records Act, ORC 149.43, governs access to existing public records held by Ohio offices, subject to exemptions and confidentiality laws. It is not a general privacy or deletion statute. ORC 149.45 provides a qualifying person a limited process to request practical internet-record redaction from a public office.


12. Severability

If a part of these terms is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in effect.


13. Questions

Send questions about these terms through the Contact page.