1. Nature of This Service
King County Residents Directory is privately operated. It describes and links to public rolls, indexes, and directory collections connected with people who live or once lived in King County, Washington. The site does not host government records and is not affiliated with an agency, court, or records custodian.
2. Acceptable Use
Use the site only for lawful purposes. You may not use it, or anything found through it, to:
- Stalk, harass, intimidate, threaten, or harm any person
- Locate someone protected by a restraining or protective order
- Commit identity theft or fraud
- Make FCRA-regulated decisions (credit, employment, tenant, insurance)
- Scrape, copy, or republish the site's content at scale
- Interfere with the site's operation or security
3. No Consumer Reports
King County Residents Directory is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. ยง 1681 et seq. Neither site content nor a linked search result is a consumer report. It may not be used to determine eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or another FCRA-regulated purpose.
4. External Services
Government portals, sponsored tools, and other outside services set their own terms and privacy policies. Their content, prices, availability, and data practices are not under our control.
5. Warranty Disclaimer
The service is offered "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind. We do not guarantee that content is accurate, complete, or current, or that an outside portal will remain available or produce a correct result.
6. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the site's operators are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages arising from use of this service or a linked resource, including decisions based on located records.
7. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold the operators harmless from claims or demands, including reasonable attorneys' fees, caused by your misuse of the service or breach of these terms.
8. Intellectual Property
Copyright protects the site's original writing, design, logo, and layout. You may link to a page or quote a short excerpt with attribution, but you may not republish whole pages or systematically copy the content.
9. Changes to These Terms
A revised version may be posted here. Your continued use after publication means you accept the updated terms.
10. Restricting Access
We may restrict or block access without notice when a user abuses the site or violates these terms.
11. Governing Law
Washington law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Public records held by Washington agencies remain subject to the Washington Public Records Act, chapter 42.56 RCW, including the copying-fee provisions in RCW 42.56.120.
12. Severability
If one provision is held unenforceable, all remaining provisions continue in effect.
13. Questions
Send questions about these terms through the Contact page.