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Terms of Use

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

1. Nature of the Website

Bellevue Residents Directory is a private reference to public rolls, indexes, and historical collections associated with Bellevue, Washington. It hosts no 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. 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 to Outside Sites

Outside government portals, sponsored tools, and other services apply their own policies and terms. Their availability, prices, content, and handling of data are beyond our control.


5. No Warranties

Access is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties. No promise is made that content is complete, current, or accurate, or that an external portal will remain available or produce correct results.


6. Limits on Our Liability

To the fullest extent allowed by law, the operators are not responsible for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages connected with using the site, linked resources, or records found through them.


7. Indemnification

You agree to protect and hold the operators harmless from claims or demands, including reasonable attorneys' fees, that result from misuse of the site or a breach of these terms.


8. Intellectual Property

Copyright protects the original writing, design, logo, and layout. Links and short attributed quotations are welcome, but full-page republication and systematic copying are prohibited.


9. Changes to These Terms

A revised version may be posted here at any time. Continued use after publication signals acceptance of the revision.


10. Cutting Off Access

Access may be blocked or limited, without notice, when a user abuses the service or violates these terms.


11. Governing Law

Washington law governs these terms without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Public access to state and local agency records is addressed by the Washington Public Records Act, RCW 42.56, including the response framework in RCW 42.56.520.


12. Severability

If one provision cannot be enforced, every remaining provision continues in effect.


13. Questions

Send questions concerning these terms through the Contact page.