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Terms of Use

These conditions govern every visit, search and use of the site's content. Using the website means accepting them; anyone who does not agree must discontinue use.

NO FCRA USE. This privately operated website is unaffiliated with any government body. Neither it nor its advertising partners provides a service for credit, employment, insurance, tenant-screening or another Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) purpose. It is an Alexander County, Illinois records-reference resource, not a private investigator or consumer reporting agency.

1. What This Website Is

This is a private reference site. We operate on our own with no ties to any government office. We do not store official criminal records and we cannot pull records, run official background checks, or file documents for anyone.

The site identifies custodians such as the Alexander County Sheriff and Circuit Clerk, the Illinois State Police Bureau of Identification and the Illinois Sex Offender Registry, while also linking to outside research tools.

2. Rules for Using This Site

You agree that you will not:

  • Break any federal, state, or local law while using this site
  • Use information you find here to stalk, harass, or threaten anyone
  • Base hiring, housing, lending, or insurance decisions on content from this site
  • Try to break into our systems or gain access you are not supposed to have
  • Run bots, scrapers, or automated tools against our pages
  • Do anything that slows the site down or blocks other people from using it

3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination

No one may use information from this site or a linked tool to stalk, harass, intimidate, threaten or discriminate against another person; such conduct may also be criminal. Illinois registry information is provided for public-safety awareness, and 730 ILCS 152/115 does not authorize vigilantism, harassment or discriminatory misuse of Illinois Sex Offender Registry data.

4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency

We are not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA. We do not generate background checks, credit reports, or consumer reports of any kind. Neither we nor our advertising partners provide services built for screening job applicants, reviewing rental applications, calculating insurance rates, or judging creditworthiness. You agree not to use data from this site or any linked tool to:

  • Decide whether to hire or fire someone
  • Screen potential renters or housing applicants
  • Judge creditworthiness or set insurance premiums
  • Determine who qualifies for licenses, permits, or government programs
  • Do anything else that falls under FCRA rules

A check required for an FCRA-regulated purpose must be obtained through an appropriate official Illinois State Police process or an FCRA-compliant screening provider.

5. No Legal Advice

The site offers no legal advice. Its general explanation of Alexander County records cannot determine how a charge, conviction, warrant, expungement or sealing rule affects a particular matter; consult an Illinois-licensed attorney.

6. No Warranties

Everything on this site is provided "as is." We do not guarantee that:

  • The information here is accurate, complete, or current at any given time
  • The site will stay up and running without interruptions
  • Our pages are free of errors, bugs, or security holes
  • Results from our partner search tools will be thorough or accurate

Criminal records change all the time - charges are filed, dismissed, sealed, and expunged. We try to keep up, but gaps are unavoidable. Nothing on this site should be treated as an official statement from a court, sheriff, or government agency.

7. Third-Party Services and Links

We link to sheriff's office sites, court portals, state agency pages, legal aid organizations, and outside search services across this site. Clicking one of those links moves you off our platform and onto one we have no control over. We are not responsible for their content, how they handle data, what they charge, or whether their site stays online. Check their terms before using them.

8. Intellectual Property

The site's text, graphics, logos and code belong to Alexander County Criminal History or its content partners. Written permission is required to copy, distribute, alter or create derivative works from that material.

9. Limits on Our Liability

To the fullest extent the law allows, we are not liable for damages that come from using this site - including decisions made based on information found here or through any linked service.

10. Indemnification

You agree to hold us harmless from any claim, legal action, or demand that stems from how you used this site or from breaking these terms. That includes covering our legal fees and related costs.

11. Governing Law

Illinois law governs these terms, including applicable provisions of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act, 815 ILCS 505. Any dispute arising from use of the site must be brought in a court located in Illinois.

12. Changes to These Terms

We can update these terms whenever we see fit. New terms go into effect the moment they appear on this page.

13. Cutting Off Access

We can limit or block your access to this site at any time, for any reason, with no warning.

14. Severability

If a court rules that any part of these terms is invalid or unenforceable, the rest stand. The problem section gets adjusted only as much as needed to make it work.

15. Questions

If something here doesn't make sense, visit our Contact page and ask.