Terms of Use

These terms establish the conditions that govern your use of this website. By accessing any page, performing a search, or reading any content published here, you agree to be bound by everything outlined below. If you are unwilling to accept these conditions, please exit the site immediately and do not continue using it.

1. Nature of This Website

This is a privately operated reference site. We function independently and have no connection to any government office at any level, whether local, county, state, or federal. We do not house official records, and we are unable to retrieve or file documents for anyone.

What we provide is direction toward public records resources throughout Washington State, along with connections to third-party tools that may assist with your research needs.

2. Acceptable Use Guidelines

You agree to use this website strictly for lawful purposes. Specifically, you will not:

• Violate any federal, state, or local law in connection with your use of this site
• Use information obtained here to stalk, harass, intimidate, or threaten any individual
• Rely on content from this site to make hiring, housing, lending, or insurance decisions
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to our systems, servers, or databases
• Deploy bots, scrapers, crawlers, or other automated tools against our pages
• Engage in any activity that degrades site performance or interferes with other users

3. Not a Consumer Reporting Agency

We are not a consumer reporting agency as defined by the FCRA. We do not produce background checks, credit reports, or consumer reports of any kind. Neither we nor our advertising partners offer services designed for evaluating job candidates, screening rental applicants, setting insurance rates, or assessing creditworthiness. You agree that you will not use data from this site or any linked service to:

• Make employment or termination decisions about any person
• Evaluate prospective tenants or housing applicants
• Assess creditworthiness or determine insurance premiums
• Decide eligibility for government benefits, licenses, or permits
• Carry out any other action that falls under the scope of FCRA regulations

4. Third-Party Links and External Sites

We include links to court websites, state agency portals, legal aid organizations, and external search services throughout this site. Clicking any of those links redirects you to a platform that we do not own or control. We bear no responsibility for their content, their data handling practices, or their availability. Review their own terms of service before engaging with them.

5. No Warranties

All content on this site is delivered on an "as is" basis. We make no guarantees that:

• The information presented here is accurate, complete, or current at any given moment
• The site will remain available without interruption or downtime
• Our pages are free from errors, technical glitches, or security vulnerabilities
• Results delivered by our partner search tools will be comprehensive or error-free

Public records are updated and amended on an ongoing basis. We work to keep pace, but discrepancies are inevitable. Nothing published on this site should be interpreted as an official statement from any court or government body.

6. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we disclaim liability for any damages arising from your use of this site. This includes but is not limited to:

• Content that is inaccurate, incomplete, or no longer current
• Personal injury or property damage, whether direct or indirect
• Unauthorized interception of or tampering with data transmitted through the site
• Service outages, slow loading times, or other technical disruptions
• Malicious software or harmful code encountered through our site or linked platforms

7. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us harmless from any claim, lawsuit, or demand that arises from your use of this site or from any violation of these terms. This obligation includes covering our reasonable legal fees and associated expenses.

8. Intellectual Property

All written content, visual elements, logos, and source code on this site are the property of Washington Official Records or our content partners. You are prohibited from copying, redistributing, modifying, or creating derivative works from our content without obtaining prior written consent.

9. Modifications to These Terms

We reserve the right to revise these terms at any time and without advance notice. Updated terms take effect immediately upon being published on this page. Your continued use of the site after any modification constitutes acceptance of the revised terms. We recommend reviewing this page from time to time to stay current with the rules that apply.

10. Termination of Access

We may restrict or revoke your access to this site at any time, for any reason, and without prior notice. If you are found to be in violation of these terms, your access may be terminated immediately.

11. Governing Law

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Washington. Any legal dispute arising from or related to your use of this site must be brought in courts located within the State of Washington.

12. Severability

Should any provision of these terms be found invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect. The invalid section will be modified only to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable.

13. Questions

If any portion of these terms is unclear to you, visit our Contact page and reach out. We are happy to provide clarification.