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Terms of Use

These terms apply whenever you use Pierce County Residents Directory. By continuing, you agree to them. If you disagree, do not use the service.

1. The Nature Of This Site

Pierce County Residents Directory is an independent reference to public rolls, official indexes, and historical collections concerning Pierce County, Washington. It does not host government files and is not affiliated with a public office, court, library, or records custodian.


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

Linked government portals, sponsored tools, and other third-party services operate under their own terms and privacy rules. Their availability, prices, content, and data practices are outside our control.


5. Disclaimer Of Warranties

The service is offered "as is" and "as available," without warranties. Accuracy, completeness, timeliness, uninterrupted access, and correct results from any linked portal are not guaranteed.


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. Revisions To These Terms

A revised version may be posted here. Continuing to use the site after publication means you accept the changes.


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. Washington Governing Law

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


12. Severability

If one provision cannot be enforced, all remaining provisions continue in effect.


13. Questions

Questions about these terms go through the Contact page.