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Terms of Use

These terms apply when you use Kirkland Residents Directory. Continued use signals acceptance. If you disagree with them, do not use the service.

1. Nature of the Service

Kirkland Residents Directory is a private reference to public rolls, indexes, and historical collections related to Kirkland, Washington. It does not host official government files and is not connected with any agency, court, or record keeper.


2. Rules for Using This Site

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. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency

This site is not a consumer reporting agency as defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. ยง 1681 et seq.). Nothing here, and nothing any linked search tool returns, is a consumer report, and none of it may be used to judge eligibility for credit, employment, housing, insurance, or any other FCRA-covered purpose.


4. External Services

Government portals, sponsored tools, and other outside services set their own terms and privacy rules. Their content, access, charges, and data handling are beyond our control.


5. No Guarantees

The service is offered "as is" and "as available" without warranties. We cannot promise that content is complete, correct, or current, or that an outside portal will remain available or produce an accurate result.


6. Liability Limits

To the fullest extent allowed by law, the operators are not liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special loss tied to use of this service or an external resource, including reliance on a located record.


7. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the operators of this site from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising from your misuse of the site or violation of these terms.


8. Intellectual Property

The original text, design, logo, and layout of this site are protected by copyright. Linking to any page and quoting brief excerpts with attribution is welcome; republishing full pages or systematically copying content is not.


9. Revisions to These Terms

A revised version may be posted here from time to time. Using the service after publication of a revision constitutes acceptance of it.


10. Restricting Access

We may limit or block access, without notice, when a user violates these terms or misuses the service.


11. Washington Law

Washington law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Government-record access discussed here is subject to the Washington Public Records Act, Chapter 42.56 RCW, including its exemptions and agency procedures.


12. Severability

If any part of these terms proves unenforceable, the rest stays in force.


13. Questions

Questions about these terms go through the Contact page.