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Terms of Use

These terms apply when you use Winter Haven Residents Directory. If you do not accept them, discontinue use of the site.

1. Nature of the Website

Winter Haven Residents Directory is a private reference that describes and links to public rolls, indexes, and historical collections for Winter Haven, Florida. It does not host government records and is not affiliated with a court, agency, or records 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 Resources

Separate terms and privacy policies govern public portals, sponsored search services, and other linked resources. Their content, uptime, fees, and data handling are outside our control.


5. Disclaimer of Warranties

The service is offered "as is" and "as available," without warranties. We do not promise that site information is complete, accurate, or current, or that an outside portal will remain available or return a correct match.


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 Terms

A new version may be posted here when these terms change. Use after publication constitutes 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

Florida law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Public records referenced by the site are governed in part by Article I section 24 of the Florida Constitution and Chapter 119, Florida Statutes.


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.