1. Nature of the Service
Mentor Residents Directory is a privately operated reference service. It describes and links to public record routes, indexes, and directory collections concerning Mentor, Ohio. It does not host government records and is not connected with a public office, court, library, or records custodian.
2. Lawful Use Rules
Use the service only for lawful purposes. You may not use it, or information 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 any decision regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act
- Scrape, copy, or republish the site's content at scale
- Interfere with the site's operation or security
3. Consumer Reporting Status
This service is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. ยง 1681 et seq. Nothing published here, or returned by a linked search tool, is a consumer report. It may not be used for any decision the FCRA regulates.
4. Third-Party Links
Government portals and outside services, including sponsored search functions, maintain their own terms and policies. We do not control their content, availability, fees, or data practices.
5. No Warranty
The service is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind. We do not promise that its information is complete, accurate, current, or available, nor that a linked portal will operate or return a particular result.
6. Liability Limits
To the fullest extent permitted 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 information reached through it.
7. Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the service operators from a claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising from misuse of the service or a violation of these terms.
8. Intellectual Property
The service's original text, design, logo, and layout are protected by copyright. Linking to a page and quoting a brief attributed excerpt is permitted; republication of full pages or systematic copying is not.
9. Term Updates
We may revise these terms by posting an updated version here. Continuing to use the service after a change signifies acceptance.
10. Access Restriction
We may restrict or block access, without notice and at our discretion, when a user violates these terms or misuses the service.
11. Ohio Law
Ohio law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Public-record access questions for Ohio, Lake County, or Mentor custodians are subject to applicable law, including Ohio Revised Code 149.43, and should be addressed to the responsible office.
12. Severability
If one part of these terms is found unenforceable, the remaining portions remain effective.
13. Questions
Send a question about these terms through the Contact page.