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Terms of Use

These conditions apply whenever someone browses Clark County Criminal History, reads its content, or uses a search tool. Use of any page means the visitor accepts them. Anyone who does not agree should discontinue use.

NO FCRA USE. Clark County Criminal History is private and unaffiliated with government. It is not a private investigation firm or consumer reporting agency. Neither the website nor its advertising partners offers a service for credit, employment, tenant, insurance, or any other decision regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Its purpose is to direct readers to criminal-record resources in Clark County, Wisconsin.

1. What This Website Is

This private reference site has no government affiliation. It does not store official records, submit filings, retrieve documents for visitors, or conduct an official criminal-history check.

The resource identifies custodians such as the Clark County Sheriff, Wisconsin Circuit Court, Wisconsin Department of Justice Crime Information Bureau, and Wisconsin Sex Offender Registry. It also provides access to independently operated search tools.

2. Rules for Using This Site

Use is conditioned on the following restrictions:

  • Do not scrape pages or run bots and automated collection tools
  • Do not threaten, stalk, or harass a person with information found here
  • Do not interfere with site performance or another visitor's access
  • Do not use site content for hiring, housing, credit, or insurance decisions
  • Do not attempt unauthorized entry into any system or account
  • Do not violate federal, Wisconsin, or local law

3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination

No information obtained here or through a linked service may be used to intimidate, stalk, threaten, harass, or unlawfully discriminate. Wisconsin Sex Offender Registry information is governed by Wis. Stat. §§ 301.45 and 301.46 and exists for lawful public-safety awareness. It must not support vigilantism, retaliation, employment blacklisting, or housing discrimination, and misuse can expose the user to criminal or civil consequences.

4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency

This website is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA and produces no credit report, consumer report, or official background check. Site content and linked tools may not be used to:

  • Set an insurance rate or judge creditworthiness
  • Evaluate an applicant for housing
  • Make a hiring or termination decision
  • Decide eligibility for a regulated permit, license, or benefit
  • Support any other purpose governed by the FCRA

A legally permitted regulated check must come through the appropriate official Wisconsin channel or a screening provider that complies with the FCRA.

5. No Legal Advice

The material is general information, not legal advice. Only a licensed Wisconsin attorney can advise how a pending charge, warrant, conviction, or expungement rule applies to specific facts.

6. No Warranties

All services and content are supplied "as is." No warranty is made that:

  • A partner's search result is complete or correctly matched
  • The website will operate without interruption
  • Every page is free from errors or security defects
  • Information remains accurate, complete, and current

Charges, dispositions, access restrictions, and expungement status can change. Gaps may occur, and nothing published here is an official statement from the sheriff, a court, or any government body.

7. Third-Party Services and Links

An external link can lead to a court, sheriff, Wisconsin agency, legal service, or commercial provider that we do not operate. We are not responsible for that service's availability, fees, data practices, or content. Its own terms apply after a visitor leaves this website.

8. Intellectual Property

Clark County Criminal History or its content partners own the site's text, graphics, logos, and code. Copying, distribution, modification, or derivative use requires prior written permission.

9. Limits on Our Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not responsible for damages arising from use of this website, its information, or a linked service.

10. Indemnification

A user agrees to indemnify and hold us harmless against claims, demands, proceedings, costs, and legal fees arising from that user's conduct or breach of these terms.

11. Governing Law

Wisconsin law governs these terms. Any proceeding tied to use of the website must be brought in a court located in Wisconsin. Wisconsin Public Records Law, Wis. Stat. §§ 19.31-19.39, applies to public authorities, and Wis. Stat. § 165.82 governs state criminal-history searches and fees; neither makes this private site an official record custodian.

12. Changes to These Terms

These terms may be revised. A new version becomes effective when it is posted on this page.

13. Cutting Off Access

Access may be restricted or ended at any time, for any reason, without advance notice.

14. Severability

If one provision is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in force. The affected language will be narrowed only as needed for enforcement.

15. Questions

Questions about these conditions may be directed through the Contact page.