Terms & Conditions

These terms govern access to and use of Madison County Recent Arrests. They cover lawful conduct, limits on record use, external services, ownership, warranties, and the responsibilities a visitor accepts. The terms apply whenever someone reads a page, follows a link, or uses a search tool offered through the site. By using the site, a visitor agrees to follow them and accepts the limits described below. Anyone who does not agree should stop using the site.

Madison County Recent Arrests is privately owned and is not affiliated with any government body, sheriff, jail, court, or corrections department. Neither this site nor its advertising partners provides consumer reports or services for credit, employment, insurance, tenant screening, or another FCRA-covered purpose. The site is a records-resource reference, not a private investigation firm or consumer reporting agency.


Nature of the Website

This is an independent reference with no official government role. It does not store Madison County records and cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, or file a request or court document for a visitor.

The site points readers toward Madison County jail and arrest-record resources and may connect them with independently operated research tools.


Acceptable Use

Visitors must use the website responsibly and only for lawful purposes. By using it, a visitor agrees not to:

  • Violate any local, state, federal, or other applicable law
  • Stalk, harass, threaten, or harm another person
  • Make employment, housing, lending, or insurance decisions from site information
  • Attempt to enter an account, server, or system without authorization
  • Operate automated bots, crawlers, or scrapers against the site
  • Interfere with access, security, performance, or use by others

No Consumer Reports

Madison County Recent Arrests is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. It does not supply background checks, credit reports, or consumer reports, and neither it nor its advertising partners offers screening services. A visitor agrees not to use information found here for:

  • Hiring, firing, promotion, or other employment action
  • Housing or tenant-screening decisions
  • Creditworthiness, lending, or insurance pricing
  • Licensing, permits, or eligibility for a government program
  • Any other decision governed by the FCRA

External Websites

Links may lead to official jail rosters, police activity reports, sheriff and corrections sites, government portals, legal resources, or third-party search providers. A link does not endorse the destination. Madison County Recent Arrests does not control an outside site’s content, privacy practices, terms, data quality, prices, or availability.


No Warranties

The website and all information are provided “as is” and “as available.” No warranty is made that:

  • Information will always be accurate, complete, or current
  • Access will be uninterrupted or continuously available
  • The website will be free of mistakes, bugs, or security weaknesses
  • A partner tool will return every potentially relevant result

Custody data, arrest entries, and public records can change quickly. Nothing on this private site is an official statement from the Madison County Sheriff’s Office or another government agency.


Limits of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Madison County Recent Arrests and its owners, operators, and partners are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or other damages arising from access to, inability to use, or reliance on this website or an external resource.


Indemnification

A visitor agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the site, its owners, and its partners from claims, losses, costs, and reasonable legal fees arising from that visitor’s use of the site or violation of these terms.


Intellectual Property

Unless stated otherwise, the site’s original text, graphics, logos, organization, and code belong to Madison County Recent Arrests or its content partners. They may not be copied, modified, republished, or distributed without prior written permission.


Revisions to These Terms

These terms may be changed at any time. A revised version becomes effective when posted on this page, and continued use after posting means the visitor accepts it.


Suspension or Termination

Access to all or part of the website may be restricted, suspended, or ended at any time, for any reason, without advance notice.


Iowa Law Applies

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Iowa, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Any dispute must be filed in a court with proper jurisdiction in Iowa.


Severability

If a court finds one provision invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions stay effective. The affected provision will be limited or adjusted only as much as needed to make it enforceable.


Questions About These Terms

Questions about these terms may be sent through the Get in Touch page.