Terms & Conditions
and
Privacy Policy

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  Copyright Notice

Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006, Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County.  All rights reserved. Reproduction of any portion of www. cookcountyclerkofcircuitcourt.org or this World Wide Website is prohibited. Permission to use all documents and related graphics and any other material from this World Wide Website is subject to these Terms and Conditions.

Terms and Conditions

The documents, forms and other materials (the "Materials") published by Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County may only be used as permitted by the right-of-use license in these terms and conditions. Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County provides the Materials under a non-exclusive, non-transferable license for printing and use only by the individual who signed onto this website, and only for that individual's personal use. The user is not permitted to commercially exploit the information or transfer it to any third party. Any reprinting, sublicensing, copying, modifying, publishing, assignment, transfer, sales, or other distribution, text-based, electronic, or other physical or virtual distribution, of the Materials are prohibited without the prior written consent of Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County. Copies of the Materials may only be held in local storage systems for personal use only in an archival format. The user may not copy, reverse engineer, translate, port, modify, or make derivative works of the Materials. The user may not rent, disclose, publish, sell, assign, lease, sublicense, market, or transfer the Materials. The user may not derive or attempt to derive the source code or structure of all or any portion of the Materials by reverse engineering, disassembly, decompilation, or any other means. The user may not use the Materials to operate an information bureau. The Materials may not be copied, even if modified or merged with other data or software. The user will not alter or remove any copyright notice or proprietary legend contained in or on the Materials.

The Materials may include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County has the right to make changes and updates to any information contained within this server without prior notice.

Limitation of Liability.

Without waiving any other defenses or immunities provided by law, the Clerk shall not be liable for any demand or claim, regardless of form of action, arising out of or incident to the posting of information on this website and/or the acts or omissions of any person or entity accessing information herefrom. This includes, but is not limited to claims arising out of or incident to incorrect or incomplete data or information accessed pursuant to this Agreement. All users are advised to independently verify any information or data obtained pursuant to this Agreement with official court information reposing in the court files (i.e., pleadings, orders, half sheets, file jackets and the contents thereof, etc.).

Clerk's Disclaimer or Warranties

The Clerk provides no warranties of any kind or nature, express or implied, and specifically disclaims any and all warranties with regard to any computer programs, materials or services in connection with this website. The Clerk diligently strives to maintain accurate, complete and timely data on this site but shall not be liable for any consequential, exemplary, incidental or special damages arising from or in connection with data or information accessed via this site.

THE USER OF THIS SYSTEM ASSUMES ALL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK FOR THE USE OF THE MATERIALS AND THE INTERNET GENERALLY. THE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT AND ITS AFFILIATES DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS, OR ENDORSEMENTS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH REGARD TO THE MATERIALS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NONINFRINGEMENT. THE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT DOES NOT ASSUME ANY LEGAL LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR USEFULNESS OF ANY MATERIAL ON THIS SITE. THE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY COMPENSATORY, SPECIAL, DIRECT, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, EXEMPLARY DAMAGES OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE MATERIALS. IF THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OR THE EXCLUSION OF WARRANTY IS HELD INAPPLICABLE OR UNENFORCEABLE FOR ANY REASON, THEN THE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT'S MAXIMUM LIABILITY FOR ANY TYPE OF DAMAGES SHALL BE LIMITED TO U.S. $100.00.

THE MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. NO INFORMATION GIVEN BY THE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT, ITS AFFILIATES, OR THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES WILL CREATE ANY WARRANTY.

Clerk of Circuit Court

Privacy Policy

Thank you for visiting the website published by Honorable Dorothy Brown's, Clerk of Circuit Court of Cook County's. Clerk Brown also thanks you for reviewing this privacy policy. Clerk Brown respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it. She provides this Privacy Statement to inform you of our Privacy Policy and practices and of the choices you can make about the way your information is collected online and how that information is used. We have structured this website so that, in general, you can visit the site without identifying yourself or revealing any personal information. The essence of our privacy policy is simple and clear: we will collect no personal information about you when you visit our website unless you voluntarily choose to provide that information to us, for example, by entering information in a voluntary online form, sending us an email, registering for an online subscription, or by performing an online service transaction using an assigned user ID and password.

Here is how we handle information about your visit to our Website:

•  “Cookies”

•  A "cookie" is a small text file that a Web site can place on your computer's hard drive in order, for example, to collect information about your activities on the site or to make it possible for you to use an online "shopping cart" to keep track of items you wish to purchase. We do not use “cookies” on our website.

•  If you choose to identify yourself by sending us an email or by using our online forms:

•  The Clerk's Office may ask for your e-mail address in order to respond to email inquiries and, in some cases, in connection with requests for site feedback, etc.

•  All of these activities are purely voluntary. You will always have the option of whether to perform the transaction and provide this information. Please understand, however, that in order to open an online service account or perform a service transaction, you will be required to provide some personal information. Whether to perform the transaction is up to you.

•  If you choose to provide us with personal information -- as when you send an e-mail or by filling out some other form with your personal information and submitting it to us through our Website -- we use that information solely to respond to your message and to help us get you the information you have requested.

•  We do not share the information you give us.

•  The Clerk's Office does not collect information for commercial marketing. We will not sell or rent your personally identifiable information to anyone.

•  We do not collect credit card information or other financial information.

•  The Clerk's Office will not share, disseminate or send personally identifiable information about you to other companies, agencies, or unless we have your consent to share the information;

•  Personally Identifiable Information Available From Governmental Agencies Over the Web

•  The Clerk's Office may already have, or may acquire, personally identifiable information through the normal functions of this office such as keeping and maintaining records of proceedings in the Circuit Court of Cook County. In most cases, this information is part of a public record. In the case of public records, the Clerk's Office may make the record available in much the same manner as the agency would make a record available to a member of the public who visits the agency in person.

•  Links to Other Sites

•  The Clerk's Office Website contains links to many governmental entities and other public sector resources. In a few cases, we link to private organizations with their permission. Once you link to another site, you are subject to the privacy policy of the new site.

•  Kids' Safety and Privacy

•  The Clerk's Office's website is not targeted at children under 13, and does not knowingly collect personal information from children. For more information about children's privacy generally, please see the Federal Trade Commission's Kidz Privacy web page.

•  Contacting us

The Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County provides this website as a public service. If you have comments or questions about our privacy policy, you may contact us at the following address:

Clerk of Circuit Court

Website Privacy

Richard J. Daley Center – CL25

50 West Washington Street

Chicago, IL 60602

Or email us.