IBE
Indiana Businesses Exposed Consumer-transparency research

About IBE

Who runs this site

Indiana Businesses Exposed (IBE) is an independent consumer-advocacy project operated by Gary Amick (That Computer Guy 26 / TCG Solutions), based in Seymour, Indiana. IBE has no paid relationships with any business it profiles. It is funded by TCG Solutions' consulting work, not by advertising.

How the site works

This static site is served by a content-delivery network. Every finding you see here was pulled from a self-hosted API over HTTPS and is stored in a local SQLite database we control directly. Business profiles are compiled from:

What we don't do

Correction requests

If you represent a business profiled on IBE and believe a factual error exists, send documentation to gdamick@thatcomputerguy26.org. Removal requests without supporting documentation are publicly logged as part of our transparency record.

Disclaimer

Not legal advice, not a ratings service, not a lead-generation tool. IBE is journalism-style research published as a public service. Readers should verify everything themselves before making business decisions. IBE and its operator accept no liability for decisions made based on these profiles.

Master Disclaimer, Corrections, Privacy, and Records Policy

This site is part of an independent public‑interest research, data, and reporting project operated by a private individual, not by any government agency, court, law‑enforcement body, business association, or law firm. It is not legal advice, not an official government publication, not a ratings service, not a credit or consumer‑reporting agency, and not a lead‑generation, referral, or reputation‑management service.

The site may summarize, organize, analyze, and comment on information drawn from public records, official statistics, court and agency filings, regulatory documents, business registrations, inspection or licensing records, news reporting, academic research, and other documented sources. Any labels, rankings, tiers, “profiles,” risk indicators, scores, dashboards, comparisons, or commentary on this site are editorial and analytical judgments created specifically for this project. They are not official government findings, legal determinations, credit ratings, or endorsements, and they should not be treated as such.

The site’s content is provided for general information, research, accountability, and public‑interest discussion. It does not create an attorney–client relationship, business‑client relationship, or any other professional‑services relationship. Nothing on this site is a substitute for getting advice from a licensed attorney, accountant, clinician, or other qualified professional about your specific situation. You should not make legal, financial, employment, housing, licensing, medical, or personal‑safety decisions based solely on this site.

We aim for factual accuracy and careful sourcing, but public records and other source materials can be incomplete, delayed, misentered, corrected, sealed, expunged, or revised. Databases and dashboards often lag reality and may contain errors, omissions, or inconsistencies. Dates, counts, locations, and other figures may change over time as agencies update their systems or as new information emerges. We cannot guarantee that any page, dataset, or visualization on this site is complete, current, or free of error. For any decision with significant consequences, you should verify important details directly with the originating court, clerk, recorder, agency, regulator, or other official custodian of the record.

This project does not sell placement, endorsements, favorable coverage, referrals, lead‑generation services, “reputation repair,” or removal of accurate information. We do not remove, hide, or downgrade accurate content solely because it is unfavorable, inconvenient, or critical of a person, business, agency, or organization. However, we recognize that records and reporting can be wrong or misleading, and we are committed to correcting the public record where we reasonably can.

If you believe this site contains a factual error, misidentification, outdated statement, context‑missing claim, or other material inaccuracy, contact us with the specific URL, a clear description of the issue, and any supporting documentation you are able to provide. We may request additional information if needed to understand or verify the concern. We will review good‑faith requests and, when warranted in our independent judgment, may correct, clarify, annotate, update, or, in some cases, remove or partially redact the content at issue. We do not promise to act on every request, and we reserve the right to decline requests that are unsupported, abusive, misleading, or inconsistent with the public interest.

We do not intentionally publish information that is sealed, expunged, confidential, excluded from public access by court rule or statute, or otherwise restricted from disclosure under applicable law or ethical norms. This includes, for example, certain categories of court records, some mental‑health and medical information, and other confidential judicial or administrative materials. Where we discover, or are credibly informed, that such material appears on this site, we may remove, redact, or further restrict it even if it was previously available from a public source.

We also do not intentionally publish certain types of sensitive personal information unless it is strictly necessary and clearly in the public interest, such as: Social Security numbers; full financial account numbers; driver’s license or state ID numbers; full dates of birth; home addresses in a context that creates a safety risk; medical or mental‑health details; non‑public contact information; passwords or security credentials; or similar identifiers that substantially expose a person to identity theft, harassment, or physical danger. When we identify such information in our materials, we may redact or generalize it (for example, by truncating dates, masking numbers, or aggregating small counts) even if the same information appears in a source document.

We are particularly cautious with information involving crime victims, juveniles, survivors of abuse or exploitation, and other vulnerable people. We do not aim to re‑victimize or stigmatize individuals by re‑publishing traumatic details. Even when certain information is technically public, we may choose not to publish it or may present it in an aggregated, anonymized, or less granular form to reduce the risk of harm. In some cases, we may alter or omit names, exact dates, addresses, or other linking details while still describing patterns, systemic issues, or aggregate outcomes.

This project maintains its own compiled datasets, notes, and work product assembled from many sources. We are not a government records office and do not control access to official court files, jail logs, police systems, or agency databases. We are not obligated to provide custom research, internal notes, draft materials, unpublished correspondence, proprietary compilations, or raw datasets, even if some of the underlying documents originated as public records. We may, at our discretion, share data, methodology, or documentation with researchers, journalists, advocates, or other requesters when we believe it serves the public interest and is consistent with legal, ethical, privacy, and licensing constraints.

We may deny, narrow, or decline records‑related requests that, in our judgment, fall into one or more of the following categories: the requested material is already reasonably available from the original public source; the material appears to be sealed, expunged, confidential, excluded from public access, or otherwise legally restricted; the request seeks internal notes, draft work, or analytical work product rather than finished public content; the request would disclose sensitive personal information or create an undue privacy or safety risk; the request is overly broad, vague, duplicative, abusive, or excessively burdensome for an independent project; or we lack the legal rights or technical ability to redistribute the requested materials.

When we receive requests for correction, annotation, redaction, or removal, we may log the existence and outcome of such requests for transparency and accountability. We may also describe our general practices or publish anonymized summaries of how we handle corrections and disputes. However, we may withhold or redact certain details in these logs when necessary to protect safety, victim privacy, juvenile confidentiality, personal identifiers, or other legitimate privacy and security interests.

Links from this site to external websites, services, or documents are provided for reference and convenience only. We do not control and are not responsible for the content, policies, or availability of third‑party sites or services, and a link does not imply endorsement, sponsorship, or affiliation. External sources may change, move, or disappear without notice, and we cannot guarantee ongoing access to any particular outside resource.

All content on this site is provided “as is,” without any warranty of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to warranties of accuracy, completeness, timeliness, fitness for a particular purpose, or non‑infringement. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we disclaim any responsibility and liability for any loss, harm, or damages (including but not limited to legal, financial, employment, housing, or personal‑safety consequences) that may arise from use of, reliance on, or inability to use any information, data, or tools provided here.

By accessing or using this site, you acknowledge that it is an independent informational and editorial resource; that you are responsible for verifying important facts with original sources or qualified professionals; and that you accept the limitations, boundaries, and policies described in this master disclaimer and records policy.