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Terms of Use

These conditions govern use of White County Criminal History. Visiting, reading, or searching through the site signals acceptance. If you disagree, do not continue using it.

NO FCRA USE. This privately operated site has no affiliation with a government body. Neither it nor its advertising partners offer a service for credit, employment, insurance, tenant, or other Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) decisions. White County, Illinois record resources are provided for general reference. We are neither a private investigation firm nor a 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.

We route readers to the White County Sheriff, Circuit Court, Illinois State Police Bureau of Identification, Illinois State Police Sex Offender Registry, and third-party 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

Information from this site or a linked tool may not be used to stalk, harass, intimidate, threaten, or unlawfully discriminate. Illinois law restricts misuse of Illinois State Police Sex Offender Registry data and may impose criminal penalties. Registry information supports lawful safety awareness, never vigilantism or prohibited discrimination.

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

For an FCRA-regulated purpose, use an appropriate FCRA-compliant provider and the official process required by law.

5. No Legal Advice

Nothing here is legal advice. General White County record information cannot determine how a charge, warrant, conviction, sealing rule, or expungement rule applies to one person. Consult a licensed Illinois attorney.

6. No Warranties

All content and functions are supplied "as is." No promise is made 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

Charges, dismissals, sealing orders, and expungements can change a record after publication. Gaps may occur, and no content here is an official statement from a sheriff, court, or government agency.

7. Third-Party Services and Links

Links lead to courts, sheriffs, state agencies, legal-aid groups, and outside search services. We do not control a destination's content, availability, fees, or data practices. Its own terms apply after you leave this site.

8. Intellectual Property

White County Criminal History or its content partners own the site's text, graphics, logos, and code. Copying, distribution, modification, or derivative use requires prior written permission.

9. Limits on Our Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not liable for harm arising from use of this site or reliance on a linked service.

10. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from claims caused by your site use or breach of these terms, including related legal fees and costs.

11. Governing Law

Illinois law governs these terms. A dispute related to site use must be brought in a court located in Illinois.

12. Changes to These Terms

These terms may be revised. A revision takes effect when it is posted here.

13. Cutting Off Access

Access may be restricted or terminated at any time without prior notice.

14. Severability

If one provision is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining terms continue. The affected provision is modified only as needed to make it enforceable.

15. Questions

Questions about these conditions may be submitted through the Contact page.