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Terms of Use

These conditions govern every visit, search, and use of content on Eau Claire County Criminal History. Continued use indicates acceptance of all terms below. Anyone who does not accept them must stop using the website.

NO FCRA USE. This privately operated website has no connection to a government body. Neither the site nor its advertising partners offer a service for employment, credit, tenant, or insurance decisions, or any other purpose governed by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The material points to Eau Claire County and Wisconsin record resources. It is not a private-investigation service or consumer reporting agency.

1. What This Website Is

This private reference site operates independently from government. It neither stores official records nor retrieves criminal histories, conducts official checks, or submits documents for a visitor.

Its pages identify custodians such as Eau Claire County Sheriff Records, the Circuit Court Clerk, the Wisconsin DOJ Crime Information Bureau, and WiStaySafe. Government access remains subject to the Wisconsin Public Records Law, Wis. Stat. §§ 19.31-19.39, while CIB reporting and dissemination follow Wis. Stat. §§ 165.83-165.84. Some pages also provide access to outside research tools.

2. Rules for Using This Site

Use of the website is conditioned on an agreement not to:

  • Interfere with access or degrade site performance
  • Deploy scraping, bot, or other automated access tools
  • Attempt unauthorized entry into any system
  • Use the material for an employment, housing, lending, or insurance decision
  • Threaten, stalk, or harass a person with information found here
  • Violate federal, Wisconsin, or local law

3. No Harassment, Stalking, or Discrimination

No site or linked-tool information may be used to stalk, threaten, intimidate, harass, or discriminate against anyone. Wisconsin registry information from WiStaySafe is provided for public safety awareness. Threats, vandalism, harassment, injury, crime, or vigilante action directed at a registrant are forbidden and may result in criminal penalties.

4. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency

We are not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA. We do not generate background checks, credit reports, or consumer reports of any kind. Neither we nor our advertising partners provide services built for screening job applicants, reviewing rental applications, calculating insurance rates, or judging creditworthiness. You agree not to use data from this site or any linked tool to:

  • Decide whether to hire or fire someone
  • Screen potential renters or housing applicants
  • Judge creditworthiness or set insurance premiums
  • Determine who qualifies for licenses, permits, or government programs
  • Do anything else that falls under FCRA rules

A check for a regulated purpose must come from an appropriate FCRA-compliant provider or official Wisconsin channel.

5. No Legal Advice

General information about Eau Claire County records is not legal advice and cannot determine how a charge, warrant, conviction, or expungement rule applies to a specific matter. Consult a licensed Wisconsin lawyer.

6. No Warranties

Everything on this site is provided "as is." We do not guarantee that:

  • The information here is accurate, complete, or current at any given time
  • The site will stay up and running without interruptions
  • Our pages are free of errors, bugs, or security holes
  • Results from our partner search tools will be thorough or accurate

Charges may be filed, changed, dismissed, restricted, or expunged, so criminal record information can change. Gaps are unavoidable. No page is an official statement by a court, sheriff, or government agency.

7. Third-Party Services and Links

External links may lead to court, sheriff, state agency, legal-aid, or commercial search services. Those services control their content, availability, charges, and data practices. Their own terms apply after a visitor leaves this site.

8. Intellectual Property

Eau Claire County Criminal History or its content partners own the site's text, graphics, logos, and code. Written permission is required to copy, alter, distribute, or create derivative material.

9. Limits on Our Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, the site is not liable for damage arising from its use, including reliance on its content or a linked service.

10. Indemnification

A user agrees to indemnify and hold the site harmless against claims, demands, or proceedings caused by that user's conduct or violation of these terms, including related legal costs.

11. Governing Law

Wisconsin law governs these terms. A dispute tied to use of the site must be brought in a court located in Wisconsin.

12. Changes to These Terms

Revised terms may be posted at any time and become effective when they appear 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 a court finds one term invalid or unenforceable, the remaining terms continue in effect. The affected term will be narrowed only as needed to make it enforceable.

15. Questions

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