1. Nature of the Website
West Des Moines Residents Directory is an independent reference to public indexes, official offices, and historical directory collections serving West Des Moines, Iowa. We do not host government records and have no connection with the city, any of its four counties, a court, or another custodian.
2. Rules for Using This Site
Use the site only for lawful purposes. You may not use it, or anything found 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. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
This site is not a consumer reporting agency as defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. ยง 1681 et seq.). Nothing here, and nothing any linked search tool returns, is a consumer report, and none of it may be used to judge eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or any other FCRA-covered purpose.
4. External Services
Government portals, archives, and third-party services set their own prices, availability, terms, and privacy practices. This includes any provider of sponsored search results, and we do not control those services.
5. Disclaimer of Warranties
The service is offered "as is" and "as available" without warranties. A West Des Moines or Iowa office may change a portal, fee, field, or coverage period, so we cannot promise completeness, accuracy, currency, continuous access, or correct third-party results.
6. Limits on Our Liability
To the maximum extent the law allows, we are not liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages arising from use of this site or any linked resource, including decisions made from records found through it.
7. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the operators of this site from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising from your misuse of the site or violation of these terms.
8. Intellectual Property
The original text, design, logo, and layout of this site are protected by copyright. Linking to any page and quoting brief excerpts with attribution is welcome; republishing full pages or systematically copying content is not.
9. Revisions to These Terms
A revised version may be posted here. Using the service after publication of a revision means that you accept it.
10. Cutting Off Access
We may block or restrict any user who violates these terms or abuses the site, at our discretion and without notice.
11. Iowa Governing Law
Iowa law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Public-record access remains subject to Iowa Code chapter 22, including its confidentiality and custodian provisions, as well as record-specific laws such as Iowa Code section 144.43 for vital records and section 321.11 for vehicle information.
12. Severability
If one provision cannot be enforced, every remaining provision continues in effect.
13. Questions
Questions about these terms go through the Contact page.