Terms of Service

By visiting or using Dickinson County Recent Arrests, you agree to these terms. If you do not accept them, stop using the site.

This is a privately owned reference site with no affiliation to a government body, sheriff, jail, court, or corrections department. Neither the site nor its advertising partners provides a consumer report or an FCRA-covered service for credit, employment, insurance, or tenant screening. It is not a private investigation firm or consumer reporting agency.


Nature of the Service

The site stores no official government records. It cannot confirm custody, release anyone, file a request, or act for a visitor before an agency.

Its purpose is to point readers toward Dickinson County and Iowa jail-record resources and to connect users with optional outside research tools.


Acceptable Use Rules

You agree to use the site responsibly and must not:

  • Break any law through use of the service.
  • Stalk, harass, threaten, or harm another person.
  • Use content for hiring, housing, lending, or insurance decisions.
  • Attempt to enter systems without authorization.
  • Operate bots, scrapers, or automated collection tools.
  • Interfere with access for other visitors.

Fair Credit Reporting Act

We are not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Neither we nor our advertising partners provide background checks, credit reports, consumer reports, or screening services. You agree not to use information for:

  • Hiring, discipline, or termination decisions
  • Housing or tenant screening
  • Creditworthiness or insurance pricing
  • License, permit, or government-benefit eligibility
  • Any other purpose regulated by the FCRA

External Links

Links may lead to rosters, sheriff and corrections sites, government portals, legal resources, news pages, or outside search services. We do not control their content, privacy practices, or uptime. Review their terms before use.


No Warranties

The service is provided "as is" and "as available." We make no promise of:

  • Accuracy, completeness, or currency
  • Continuous, uninterrupted availability
  • Freedom from errors, defects, or security flaws
  • Complete results from a partner search tool

Custody status and public records can change at once. Nothing here is an official statement by DCSO or another government agency.


Liability Limits

To the fullest extent allowed by law, the site and its operators are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or other damages arising from access or use.


Your Duty to Indemnify

You agree to defend and hold the site and its operators harmless from claims, losses, and reasonable legal fees caused by your use or breach of these terms.


Intellectual Property

Text, graphics, logos, and code belong to Dickinson County Recent Arrests or its content partners. They may not be copied, distributed, or modified without written permission.


Changes to Terms

These terms may be revised at any time. A revised version takes effect when it is posted.


Ending Access

Access may be limited, suspended, or ended at any time and for any reason, without advance notice.


Iowa Governing Law

Iowa law governs these terms. Any dispute must be filed in a court with proper jurisdiction in Iowa.


Severability

If one term is found invalid or unenforceable, the rest remain effective. The affected term will be adjusted only as much as needed.


Questions About Terms

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