Terms And Conditions

ESS – 7.3 Iowa Land Records Portal Terms of Use.

(Iowa Code Section 331.604, 3(a))

Terms of Use - Disclaimer

Terms of Use - Disclaimer The information contained herein is provided as a service to the public for informational purposes only and no representation is made as to its accuracy or fitness for any particular purpose. The Iowa Land Records system, or the County Land Record Information System, is not intended to replace a search of the official records maintained in by the office of the County Recorder. The Electronic Services System and its agents hereby disclaim any and all liability from or related to the use of the information contained in the Iowa Land Records system, or the County Land Record Information System. Under Iowa law, the Electronic Services System is the sole owner of its compiled and developed information. None of the materials contained on this site or any part thereof, including any information, products and/or software related to the materials, may be compiled, bundled, grouped, reproduced, shared, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form by any means without the express written permission of the Electronic Services System. Users of this site are granted a limited license to access the materials made available on this site. No user or any other party is permitted to sell, share, transfer, loan, license or market the materials or to engage in any similar transaction related to the materials contained on this site to any extent under any circumstances. The Electronic Services System provides any and all materials and other information and/or software distributed on this site “as is” without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to, the implied warranties or conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall the Electronic Services System be liable for any loss of profits, lost business, loss of use of data, interruption of business, or for indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages of any kind. The Electronic Services System may revise the Terms of Use of its site from time to time without notices other than posting on its site.

The performance of this website and all information contained on, downloaded or accessed from this website are provided on an "as is" basis, without warranties of any kind whatsoever, including any implied warranties or warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement of the rights of third parties. The Electronic Services System shall be not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer on-line systems, servers, Internet access providers, computer equipment, software, or any combination thereof including any injury or damage to your or any other person's computer as a result of using this website. As a registered user or unregistered user of https://iowalandrecords.org/portal and related extensions, you acknowledge and agree that any reliance on or use by you of any information available on this website shall be entirely at your own risk. In no event shall the Electronic Services System nor any of its service providers be liable for any direct, indirect, consequential or exemplary damages arising from the use or the performance of this website, even if the Electronic Services System or such provider has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

If you are a registered user of the Iowa Land Records system at https://iowalandrecords.org/portal, you shall maintain accurate user account information concerning your identity including your first and last name, company name if applicable, occupation, mailing address, e-mail address and telephone number.

User accounts and their associated IP addresses which are deemed to be a fictitious identity or impersonation, or created to circumvent these Terms of Use may be temporarily or permanently blocked and/or blacklisted. A determination that an account is fictious, false or inaccurate is subject to the sole discretion of an ESS Site Administrator.

If the user account information is not maintained or if the information is inaccurate, or if your user account is deemed inactive by a Site Administrator, the user account(s) will be deactivated and will no longer be permitted to access detailed information about documents posted at https://iowalandrecords.org/portal.

If you are a registered user of the Iowa Land Records system at https://iowalandrecords.org/portal, you acknowledge and agree that e-mail is an acceptable means of communication with you, and you agree to accept e-mails from either iowalandrecords.org or clris.com and shall not block e-mails originating from these sources. Newsletters and service announcements are delivered through a recognized third-party service provider - mailchimp.com, and communications from this source shall also be accepted.

If you wish to participate in a web conference or other event hosted by the Iowa Land Records system, you shall provide accurate information concerning your identity including but not limited to your first and last name. If the information is not accurate or if the information is incomplete (such as providing a first name only), then you will not be permitted to have access to the conference or event.

The Iowa Land Records newsletter and other communications distributed by e-mail will comply with the requirements of the CAN-SPAM Act, and you may submit a request to "opt-out" of the e-mail distribution list. However, if you submit an opt-out request to Iowa Land Records concerning any newsletter, service announcement or other communication distributed via e-mail, or if we are unable to communicate with you via e-mail for any reason, your user account(s) will be deactivated and you will no longer be permitted to access detailed information about documents posted at https://iowalandrecords.org/portal. If you have a question or comment about this policy, please send an inquiry by email to support@clris.com.

No Unlawful or Prohibited Use As a condition of your use of the iowalandrecords.org/portal and related extensions (site), you will not use the site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms, conditions, and notices. You may not use the site in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair any Electronic Services System server, or the network(s) connected to any Electronic Services System server, or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of the site. The maximum number of document details and/or document images which may be viewed or downloaded by an individual user shall not exceed 120 documents per day, except when authorized by a site administrator. This limitation will be programmatically enforced. Permission to view more than 120 documents per day may be granted to known, trusted registered users on a case-by-case basis. Such permission may be revoked by a site administrator for any reason.

User accounts and their associated IP addresses which are deemed to be created to circumvent the daily document details and/or document image limitations may be temporarily or permanently blocked and/or blacklisted. A determination that an account(s) has been created to circumvent this policy is subject to the sole discretion of an ESS Site Administrator.

You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to the site, other accounts, computer systems or networks connected to any Electronic Services System server or to any of the services or information provided, through hacking, password mining or any other means. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available through the site.

Access to the site through an IP address located outside of the United States is prohibited except when authorized by a site administrator. Permission for access through foreign IP addresses may be granted to known, trusted registered users on a case-by-case basis. Such permission may be revoked by a site administrator for any reason.

User accounts and their associated IP addresses which are deemed to be created to circumvent the foreign access prohibition may be temporarily or permanently blocked and/or blacklisted. A determination that an account(s) has been created to circumvent this policy is subject to the sole discretion of an ESS Site Administrator.

Illegal and/or unauthorized uses of the site, including, but not limited to, unauthorized framing of or linking to the site, or unauthorized use of any robot, spider or other automated device on the site, will be investigated and appropriate legal action will be taken, including without limitation civil, criminal and injunctive redress.

User accounts and their associated IP addresses which are deemed to be created to circumvent the policies prohibiting illegal or unauthorized uses may be temporarily or permanently blocked and/or blacklisted. A determination that an account(s) has been created to circumvent this policy is subject to the sole discretion of an ESS Site Administrator.

If you violate these Terms of Use, the Electronic Services System may bar you from future use of the Site and/or take appropriate legal action against you. The laws of the State of Iowa shall govern and determine all matters arising out of or in connection with the Terms of Use. Any and all litigation or actions commenced in connection with this agreement, including after expiration or termination of this agreement, shall be brought in Des Moines, Iowa, in Polk County District Court for the State of Iowa, if jurisdiction is proper. However, if jurisdiction is not proper in the Iowa District Court, Polk County, but is proper only in a United States District Court, the matter shall be commenced in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.

Historical Index and Images The Iowa Land Record indexes have been replicated from the official indexes in each county. The Iowa Land Record images have been replicated from the official image systems in each county. In some cases, the indexes and images have been modified to comply with standards established by the Electronic Services System including standards for document types, a standard format for party names, and a standard document image format. The County Recorder indexes and images are the official indexes and images in any and all cases where there is an inconsistency.

As provided in Section 331.606A (Iowa Code), Iowa Land Records and the Electronic Services System have implemented a system for redacting personally identifiable information from document images. "Personally identifiable information" means one or more of the following specific unique identifiers when combined with an individual's name:

(1) Social security number. (2) Checking, savings, or share account number, credit, debit, or charge card number.

Driver license information is also being redacted from document images.

Every reasonable measure is taken to redact personally identifiable information from document images before they are posted for public access through Iowa Land Records. However, no redaction system has been shown to be completely accurate. Because it is possible that some personally identifiable information may be unintentionally visible in a document image, all users of the site have the responsibility to help protect the privacy of persons whose records may be displayed.

Any personally identifiable information which may be found on any image posted on this web site is considered to be confidential. In the event that you discover any personally identifiable information posted on the Iowa Land Records system, as a condition for being a user of the site, you have the responsibility to immediately notify Iowa Land Records so that the information can be restricted or redacted. Additionally, each user of the site is expressly prohibited from distributing, sharing, or publicizing any personally identifiable information which may be found. Personally identifiable information may be reported by using the “PII button” located on a search results page on the site, or by sending a message to support@clris.com.”

Products Any product mentioned on this site is mentioned for identification purposes only. Product names appearing in this material may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies.

Links to External Sites Iowa Land Records includes links to web sites not under the control of the Electronic Services System. The Electronic Services System does not have control of these other sites and is not responsible for the contents of any site outside of the iowalandrecords.org domain, any domain contained in a linked site, or any changes or updates to such sites. The Electronic Services System provides these links only as a convenience and is not an endorsement by the Electronic Services System.

The Iowa Land Records website is configured to operate with various web browsers including Microsoft Edge, Firefox and Google Chrome. Users should send an inquiry by email to support@clris.com concerning any compatibility issues with web browsers. Internet Explorer is not recommended. Users are advised to install the most recent updates to Adobe Acrobat Reader.

ESS – 7.4 Iowa Land Records Portal Privacy Policy. (Iowa Code Section 331.604, 3(a))

Privacy Notice

Iowa Land Records knows that you care how information about you is used and shared, and we appreciate your trust that we will handle this information carefully and sensibly. This notice describes our privacy policy. By visiting Iowa Land Records (iowalandrecords.org or related sites), you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Notice.

What Personal Information About Registered Users and Customers Does Iowa Land Records Gather?

The information we learn from customers helps us personalize and continually improve your experience at Iowa Land Records. Here are the types of information we gather.

• Information You Give Us: We receive and store any information you enter on the Site or give us in any other way. You provide most such information when you register. You can choose not to provide certain information, but then you might not be able to take advantage of many features of the Site. We use the information that you provide for such purposes as responding to your requests, customizing future services for you, communicating with you, and generally monitoring the use of the web site and system. Examples of the information we collect and analyze include the Internet protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the Internet; login; e-mail address; password; computer and connection information such as browser type and version, operating system, and platform. During some visits we may use software tools such as JavaScript to measure and collect session information, including information about search activities.

• Automatic Information: We receive and store certain types of information whenever you interact with us. For example, like many Web sites, we use "cookies," and we obtain certain types of information when your Web browser accesses Iowa Land Records.

• E-mail Communications: To help us make e-mails more useful and interesting, we often receive a confirmation when you open e-mail from Iowa Land Records if your computer supports such capabilities.

• Information from Other Sources: We might receive information about you from other sources and add it to our account information. Examples of information we receive from other sources include updated delivery and address information from our carriers or other third parties which we use to correct our records, or credit history information from credit bureaus, which we may use to help prevent and detect fraud.

Does Iowa Land Records Share the Information It Receives?

Information about our registered users and customers is important to us, and we are not in the business of selling it to others. We share customer information only as described below.

• Agents: We employ other companies, organizations and individuals to perform functions on our behalf. Examples include fulfilling orders, delivering packages, sending postal mail and e-mail, removing repetitive information from customer lists, analyzing data, processing credit/debit card payments, and providing customer service. They have access to customer and user information needed to perform their functions, but may not use it for other purposes.

• Protection of Iowa Land Records and Others: We release account and other customer and user information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law; enforce or apply our Terms of Use and other agreements; or protect the rights, property, or safety of Iowa Land Records, our users, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction. This does not include selling, renting, sharing, or otherwise disclosing personally identifiable information from customers or users for commercial purposes in violation of the commitments set forth in this Privacy Notice.

• With Your Consent: Other than as set out above, you will receive notice when information about you might go to third parties, and you will have an opportunity to choose not to share the information.

How Secure Is Information About Me? We work to protect the security of your information. It is important for you to protect against unauthorized access to your password and to your computer. Be sure to sign off when finished using a shared computer.

Which Information Can I Access?

Iowa Land Records gives you access to a range of information about your account and your interactions with Iowa Land Records for the limited purpose of viewing and, in certain cases, updating that information.

What Choices Do I Have?

As discussed above, you can always choose not to provide information, even though it might be needed to take advantage of some Iowa Land Records features. You can add or update certain information about your account. When you update information, we may keep a copy of the prior version for our records.

If you choose to visit Iowa Land Records, your visit and any dispute over privacy is subject to this Notice and our Terms of Use, including limitations on damages, arbitration of disputes, and application of the laws of the State of Iowa. If you have any concern about privacy at Iowa Land Records, please contact us with a thorough description, and we will try to resolve it.

Our activities and services change constantly, and our Privacy Notice and the Terms of Use will change also. We may e-mail periodic reminders of our notices and conditions, but you should check the Site frequently to see recent changes. Unless stated otherwise, our current Privacy Notice applies to all information that we have about you and your account. We stand behind the promises we make, however, and will never materially change our policies and practices to make them less protective of customer information collected in the past without the consent of affected customers.

This Privacy Notice addresses the handing of information about registered users and customers of the Iowa Land Records portal (iowalandrecords.org and related Sites). These policies do not address privacy issues concerning personally identifiable information which may be embedded within document images. See Section 331.606A (Iowa Code). Polices relating to personally identifiable information are incorporated within the Terms of Use section.