1. Nature of This Reference
Cottage Grove Residents Directory is an independently operated reference to public record routes and historical collections for Cottage Grove, Minnesota. It does not host government records and has no connection with a custodian, court, library, or agency.
2. Acceptable Use
Use this reference only for lawful purposes. You may not use it, or material found through it, to:
- Stalk, harass, intimidate, threaten, or harm another person.
- Find a person protected by a restraining or protective order.
- Commit identity theft, deception, or fraud.
- Make an FCRA-regulated decision, including credit, employment, tenant, or insurance decisions.
- Scrape, copy, or republish content at scale.
- Disrupt the operation or security of the service.
3. No Consumer Reports
We are not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. Nothing on this website or returned by a linked tool is a consumer report, and it may not be used for an FCRA-covered eligibility decision.
4. Outside Resources
Government portals, libraries, archives, and sponsored tools have their own terms and privacy rules. We do not control their content, uptime, prices, or information practices.
5. No Warranty
The service is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. We make no warranty that its information is complete, accurate, current, or available, or that an outside portal will produce a correct result.
6. Liability Limit
To the extent permitted by law, the operators are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, special, or consequential loss resulting from use of this service or an outside resource, including decisions made from a record located through it.
7. Indemnity
You agree to defend and hold the site operators harmless from claims, demands, and reasonable attorney fees that arise from misuse of the service or a breach of these terms.
8. Site Materials
The original text, layout, logo, and design are protected by copyright. Linking to a page and quoting a short attributed excerpt is permitted; copying full pages or systematically reproducing the content is not.
9. Term Updates
We may revise these terms by posting an updated version here. Continued use after an update means acceptance of the revised terms.
10. Access Restrictions
We may suspend or limit access, without notice, when a visitor violates these terms or misuses the service.
11. Minnesota Law
Minnesota law governs these terms, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Public records referenced here are subject to the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, Minn. Stat. ch. 13, including its classification and access provisions.
12. Severability
If one provision is unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in effect.
13. Questions
Questions about these terms can be sent through the Contact page.