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Terms of Use

These terms set the conditions for using Washington County Residents Directory. By using the service, you agree to them. Do not use it if you do not agree.

1. Nature of This Reference

Washington County Residents Directory is privately operated. It describes public rolls, record indexes, and directory collections connected to Washington County, Oregon, and links to their custodians. It does not host government records and is not connected with a government office, court, or records custodian.


2. Lawful Use Rules

Use this reference only for lawful purposes. You may not use it, or material 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. Links and Other Services

Government portals, sponsored tools, and other outside services maintain their own terms and policies. Their content, access, charges, and data practices are not controlled by us.


5. No Promises of Availability

The service is provided "as is" and "as available," without warranties. We do not promise that its information is complete, accurate, or current, or that any linked portal will function or return a correct result.


6. Limits on Our Liability

To the maximum extent the law allows, we are not liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages arising from use of this site or any linked resource, including decisions made from records found through it.


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. Updates to These Terms

We can revise these terms by posting a new version here. Use after a revision constitutes acceptance.


10. Cutting Off Access

We may block or restrict any user who violates these terms or abuses the site, at our discretion and without notice.


11. Oregon Law

Oregon law governs these terms, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Public-record access referenced by this service is governed separately by Oregon Public Records Law, ORS 192.311 through 192.478, including its exemptions.


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.