1. Nature of This Service
Dakota County Residents Directory is privately operated. It describes and links to public-record indexes, rolls, and historical directory collections connected with Dakota County, Minnesota. It does not host government records and is not affiliated with a public office, court, or 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 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. No Consumer Reporting Function
This service is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. Neither material here nor information returned by a linked tool is a consumer report. It may not be used to assess eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another FCRA-covered purpose.
4. Links to Outside Sites
Government portals and third-party services, including sponsored search tools, set their own terms and privacy practices. We do not control their content, availability, charges, or handling of data.
5. No Warranties
The service is offered "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any type. We do not promise that material is accurate, complete, or current, or that a linked portal will remain available or return a correct result.
6. Limits on Our Liability
To the fullest extent allowed by law, we are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages resulting from use of this service or a linked resource, including decisions based on a record 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 service’s original text, design, logo, and layout are protected by copyright. Links and brief attributed quotations are welcome. Full-page republication or systematic copying is not allowed.
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 block or restrict any user who violates these terms or abuses the site, at our discretion and without notice.
11. Governing Law
Minnesota law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Minnesota’s public-record access framework includes the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, Minn. Stat. ch. 13, but that statute does not alter these private service terms.
12. Severability
If any part of these terms proves unenforceable, the rest stays in force.
13. Questions
Questions about these terms go through the Contact page.